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Featured Caregiver - Neal Shah
63 million caregivers get nothing. This former hedge fund manager is fighting back

Neal K. Shah left a $250 million hedge fund to fix a system that failed his own family. After caring for his grandfather through dementia and his wife through a multi-year cancer battle, he saw firsthand what 63 million family caregivers already know: the care system in America is completely [...]

Susan Troyer2026-05-15T23:55:52-05:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: 63 million unpaid American caregivers, Alzheimer's, American care system is broken, Caregivers, Dementia|0 Comments

365 Ways to Say I Care
Way #11: The Birthday Song Calendar Tradition

"A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it with me when my memory fails." (Author unknown) Why this helps: For someone living with dementia, family connections can feel distant and abstract. A regular ritual of acknowledging birthdays—through song, a phone call, or simply speaking [...]

Susan Troyer2026-05-18T13:03:20-05:00May 14th, 2026|Categories: Music as Medicine|Tags: Alzheimer's, Caregivers, Dementia, Encouraging family connections following dementia, Happy Birthday messages left on voice mail via speaker phone, Novelty journaling, Way #11 in a series of 365 Ways to Say I Care|0 Comments

Too important to not share!
Foods that prevent disease according to a 30-year Harvard study

Harvard researchers followed 105,000 people for 30 years and only 9% reached age 70 free of chronic disease, cognitive decline, and depression. Their secret wasn't genetics or supplements. It was consistently eating real food: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and unsaturated fats with almost no ultra-processed food or [...]

Susan Troyer2026-06-01T07:47:56-05:00May 14th, 2026|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: 30-year Harvard food study, Alzheimer's, Caregivers, caring for aging parents, Dementia, eating real food, Neal Shah report|0 Comments

The impact of stigma & discrimination
Dementia and Suffering

Author: Kate Swaffer Kaurna Country The discourse of suffering has long been a topic of lived/living experience dementia advocates and activists. Most people who’ve followed me here for a while now will know I have been very vocal about it, and how it is harmful to people living with a dementia [...]

A healthier world starts here
Food as medicine

Announcing the world premiere of the 2026 Food Revolution Summit Docuseries: The Science of Food and Wellness! It’s the world’s largest gathering of healthy eaters, and you’re invited to join! Imagine if the world were the kind of place where doctors prescribed vegetables… A world where getting a breakdown of exactly which [...]

Susan Troyer2026-04-07T11:34:37-05:00April 7th, 2026|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: Alzheimer's, Brain health, Brooke Goldner MD, cancer prevention, Caregivers, David Perlmutter MD, Dean Ornish MD, Dementia, Diabetes, Food as medicine, food experts at the forefront of research, Food Revolution Summit Docuseries: The Science of Food and Wellness, Gut health, Heart disease, Inflammation, Joel Fuhrman MD, Longevity, Monisha Bhanote MD, Tony Robbins|0 Comments

Touch Therapy in Alzheimer's Care
Hands On Research: The Science of Touch

Author Dacher Keltner explains how compassion is literally at our fingertips. Greater Good‘s latest video features the executive editor, Dacher Keltner, on the science of touch. Here, he elaborates on cutting-edge research into the ways everyday forms of touch can bring us emotional balance and better health. A pat on [...]

Susan Troyer2026-01-24T13:35:43-06:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Alzheimer's, Care partners, Caregivers, Dementia, Therapeutic touch, Touch therapy|0 Comments

Most striking: Unpaid caregiving
Dementia takes a toll on finances and family

People with dementia often face a rapid rise in unpaid and paid home care, and major erosion of net worth plus increases in personal spending, researchers report. Posted by Kara Gavin, University of Michigan A new study shows just how much damage dementia does to a person’s bank account—as [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-11T00:16:12-06:00January 11th, 2024|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Caregivers, Dementia, healthcare costs, Money, Nursing Homes, Residential care|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates the pressures faced by female care partners

Validation, appreciation, and respite - all would go a long way in supporting the 24/7 female care partner. Take a moment, check in on the care partners in your life and offer your support and aid. July 29, 2020 1.23pm EDT Author: Victoria Atabakhsh, PhD Student in Aging, Health, [...]

Susan Troyer2021-05-10T11:47:03-05:00March 15th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Caregivers, Coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
More families are discussing end-of-life planning as COVID-19 cases rise – here’s how to start the conversation

"With family together, either in person or by video, the holidays offer an opportunity for deep, personal discussions about the future." - Lindy Grief Davidson, University of South Florida In homes across the U.S., families increasingly know someone who has been sick or hospitalized with COVID-19. With the death [...]

Susan Troyer2020-11-23T15:18:33-06:00November 23rd, 2020|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: Caregivers, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Death, Elderly, Family, Health, Mental health, Mortality, Pandemic, Young adults|0 Comments

Creating Community
Dementia deaths rise during the summer of COVID leading to concern

On the best of days, caregiving for a family member with dementia is difficult. Watching the decline of a loved one is hard. Having to help them with things that are basic and personal makes it even harder. The commitment - 24 hours a day - offers little time for [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-19T21:54:10-05:00October 14th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer’s disease, Caregivers, Coronavirus, Dementia, Elderly, Infections, Pandemic, Social isolation|0 Comments