Tips & Info Threads

Useful Info Cards to Make Caregiving Better and Easier

Pertinent information for anyone whose life was brought into voluntary or involuntary caregiving

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Mom has become impossible… She needs help but she refuses everything!

Mom has become impossible… She needs help but she refuses everything! — image 1 of 7
Mom has become impossible… She needs help but she refuses everything! — image 2 of 7
Mom has become impossible… She needs help but she refuses everything! — image 3 of 7
Mom has become impossible… She needs help but she refuses everything! — image 4 of 7
Mom has become impossible… She needs help but she refuses everything! — image 5 of 7
Mom has become impossible… She needs help but she refuses everything! — image 6 of 7
Mom has become impossible… She needs help but she refuses everything! — image 7 of 7

Anosognosia is more than denial or unwillingness to accept a diagnosis. It is a neurological condition that prevents people from having insight into illness, making them genuinely unaware…. Read more

I ask Dad to go brush his teeth… then I find him in the bathroom with a blank stare.

I ask Dad to go brush his teeth… then I find him in the bathroom with a blank st — image 1 of 7
I ask Dad to go brush his teeth… then I find him in the bathroom with a blank st — image 2 of 7
I ask Dad to go brush his teeth… then I find him in the bathroom with a blank st — image 3 of 7
I ask Dad to go brush his teeth… then I find him in the bathroom with a blank st — image 4 of 7
I ask Dad to go brush his teeth… then I find him in the bathroom with a blank st — image 5 of 7
I ask Dad to go brush his teeth… then I find him in the bathroom with a blank st — image 6 of 7
I ask Dad to go brush his teeth… then I find him in the bathroom with a blank st — image 7 of 7

If you're a family member supporting someone who lives with Apraxia, you already know how challenging daily activities can become. Some days, it can feel like you're starring in your own personal episode of “Whose Movement Is It Anyway?”—the task might be simple, but the execution rarely goes as planned. This condition can…. Read more