Practice for Developing Alzheimer’s: Part I-Embracing Senior Moments Stan Goldberg November 18, 2019 Aging, Alzheimer’s/dementia 6 Comments best rated beverage refrigeratorsWhy should you practice living with an illness as dreadful as Alzheimer’s? Because, according to NIH statistics, one-in-ten people over 65 will develop this most common form of dementia, and by 85-years-of-age, one-third of us will be struck.
14 Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Nursing Home Stan Goldberg February 3, 2017 Caregiving 12 Comments by Stan Goldberg. Originally published by verywell.com, January 23, 2016 There may come a time when, despite wanting to care for your loved one, it...
Depression? Four Simple “Non-Therapy” Strategies to Reduce It Stan Goldberg March 28, 2016 Aging, Alzheimer’s/dementia, Cancer, Caregiving, Chronic illness, End of Life, Grieving and Recovery, Life 4 Comments There are more things that can cause depression as we age. I can’t run as fast or as far as I did ten years ago, my weight only fluctuates upward,...
Alzheimer’s/Dementia Part III: How to Speak Dementia-Thought of the Day Stan Goldberg February 6, 2015 Alzheimer’s/dementia, Thoughts of the Day Who would think there is anything humorous about Dementia? Most people who experience it or their caregivers wouldn't. But humor and improvisation...
Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Part II): 5 Strategies for Recreating the Rules for Living. Thought of the Day Stan Goldberg February 4, 2015 Alzheimer’s/dementia, Thoughts of the Day 3 Comments In part one of this weekly series, I discussed some myths and facts about Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. I stressed the most alarming...
Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Part I): What It Is and What It Isn’t. Thought of the Day Stan Goldberg February 2, 2015 Alzheimer’s/dementia, Thoughts of the Day 8 Comments Alzheimer's: it's becoming a less distant illness and something directly touching us. If a friend or relative doesn't have it or had it, it's just a...
Aging and a Shrinking World Stan Goldberg November 20, 2014 Aging, Thoughts of the Day When friends die death comes closer to us
Not Drawing Conclusions: Robin William’s Suicide Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day 1 Comment suicide often involves facts we don't understand
A Dementia Model for Health Care Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Alzheimer’s/dementia, Thoughts of the Day 11/10/14 In the Netherlands a village for people living with dementia was structured based on their needs and limitations. The result was a safe...
When You Really Screw Up Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Alzheimer’s/dementia, Thoughts of the Day 06/27/14 Last night I went to an intimate dinner-concert to hear my favorite shakuhachi player. When I sat next to a couple I bubbled over with...
When a Friend Wants to Talk About Something Uncomfortable Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day 06/09/14 A friend I know for more than 20 years asked to speak with me about a life-threatening illness. He didn’t want medical advise. He was...
Aging: In Praise of Adaptation Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Aging, Thoughts of the Day 06/09/14 As I age and read books on how I can recreate the body I had when I was 20 by just buying a jar of this newly developed elixer that...
Aging and Identity Part II-When the Ground Shakes Stan Goldberg April 15, 2014 Aging 9 Comments In 2009 I wrote, When the Ground Shakes, an article in which I described finding my mother coming out of a forested area holding a bunch of sticks...
Aging and Identity: Part I-The Perfect Storm Stan Goldberg March 12, 2014 Aging 11 Comments In 2010, I wrote Top 10 Insults for Old People, a tongue-in-cheek article about an insensitive young couple I watched making fun of an older man as...
End of Life: Terminal Sedation and Politically Correct Words Stan Goldberg November 13, 2013 End of Life 6 Comments In 2011 I wrote Shoot Me Please: The Right to Die, where I described my reactions to a patient who asked me to help him die. I recently received a...
The Pope, Aging, and Me Stan Goldberg February 19, 2013 Aging 12 Comments My Catholic friends are apprehensive about Pope Benedict’s resignation. Who will be the new Pope? Will he pull the church more to the right or...
Why “Truth” is Always Relative: A Lesson on Understanding Stan Goldberg November 28, 2012 Aging, Grieving and Recovery, Life 16 Comments We move in a world created by our history and often pretend the past and present aren’t connected. A partner becomes annoyed at what we do or say,...
Alzheimer’s: Awareness Isn’t Enough Stan Goldberg March 22, 2012 Alzheimer’s/dementia 14 Comments “If we just could increase awareness,” some of my friends with Alzheimer’s say, “funding would rise and the illness could be eventually...
I’m Different: Illness-based Identity Stan Goldberg February 15, 2012 Chronic illness 24 Comments How we view ourselves—our identity—is based on what we do, the roles we play, activities we enjoy, affiliations we have, the values that...
Of Course You Remember Stan Goldberg July 7, 2011 Alzheimer’s/dementia, Poems 27 Comments Of course you remember she says. It was your sixtieth, and we came from across the country to express our love. I don’t remember, I say. But...
