(Editor’s Note: With this post, we welcome Holly, our newest family caregiver who blogs. She’ll write about caring for her husband, Dave.)
Almost 4 years ago the specialist gave us the news that my husband, Dave, who just turned 57, has Frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Even though I have been in the medical profession as a physical therapist for 30 years, I was in shock. How is it possible that someone in...
Janet Cromer, author of “Professor Cromer Learns to Read: A Couples New Life after Brain Injury” joined us this afternoon on Your Caregiving Journey. Janet shared tips on how to keep intimacy in a marriage where a spouse needs care. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.
Janet shared great tips and insights including:
1. Be open to a new intimacy, including when and how.
2. When...
Janet Cromer, author of “Professor Cromer Learns to Read: A Couples New Life after Brain Injury” joined us this afternoon on Your Caregiving Journey. Janet cared for her husband, Alan, after his 1998 cardiac arrest led to brain injury and, later, Parkinson’s. (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of this post.)
Janet spoke about the day their lives changed, when Alan had a heart...
