Tag Archives: aging

If It’s Not Alzheimer’s, What is it?

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Tryn Rose

As a full-time caregiver, I didn’t always know what caused dementia for the people I cared for. I just cared for them. Creativity with photos, music, and storytelling, which support the social and emotional/heart aspects of ourselves always makes life … Continue reading →

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Exercise Now, I Don’t Mind How

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Tryn Rose

I just took me a walk. A walk that included rolling a water bottle back and forth between my hands and arms, giving me a wider stretch and a higher heart rate, admiring the birds, flowers and bunnies, singing my … Continue reading →

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Hospice Care: Good or Not So Good?

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Tryn Rose

Truth is, with the elder needs of our culture growing by leaps and bounds, there will always be a need for hospice care, and I’ve seen some of the best care provided by skillful, intelligent, patient, kind men and women. … Continue reading →

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Sundowning

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Tryn Rose

What is Sundowning? If you have heard someone say, “They’re a sundowner,”or talk about “sundowner syndrome,” this means the person with dementia is prone to a state of stress that can come over them, often in the early afternoon or … Continue reading →

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