This year, my 82-year-old mom started working out with weights at the gym. Realizing that she was losing strength and mobility, which is a risk as she still lives on her own, she decided to take action. She found a trainer to teach her how to use weights safely and what exercises to do, and now she works out at the gym three days a week. [Read more…]
While fairy tales talk about living happily ever after, rarely do movies portray what love relationships look like in the last years of life. When people get married, they say some version of “til death do us part,” but what happens when a spouse has dementia and not only isn’t cognitively present in the marriage, but also must be placed in a secure environment with 24 hour care for their well being and safety? [Read more…]