Dementia Careblazers
Dr. Natali Edmonds
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Alzheimer's Drugs Don't Work? What Caregivers Need to Know
If your loved one with Alzheimer's disease is on one of the new treatment drugs, or you have been weighing whether to try them, the headlines from this spring may have stopped you cold. A major…
Surprising Reason Why Dementia Gets Worse In the Evening
Have you noticed your loved one with dementia seems like a completely different person every evening? The confusion, the agitation, the restlessness — and then the nights when they're up convinced…
5 Reasons Dementia Caregivers Struggle Making Hard Decisions
Making caregiving decisions is hard in a way most people around you won't understand. The stakes are real. The information is incomplete. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you're already afraid…
How to Respond When Someone with Dementia Accuses You of Stealing
Being accused of stealing by the person you are giving everything to is one of the most quietly devastating things that happens in dementia caregiving. It does not just feel unfair. It strikes at…
When Family Doesn't Believe the Dementia Diagnosis
When your family doesn't believe the dementia diagnosis, it can feel like you are grieving two losses at once. Family denial is one of the most painful and isolating experiences a dementia caregiver…
The Blood Test That Detects Alzheimer's Years Before Symptoms
A new Alzheimer's blood test was just approved by the FDA and it changes everything about how families get answers. For years, confirming Alzheimer's disease meant expensive brain scans or invasive…
Why Someone With Dementia Stops Doing Things
If your loved one used to fix things, run the household, stay busy and now they just sit there, you're probably wondering what happened. Are they depressed? Have they given up? Do they even care…
What Causes Bathroom Problems In Dementia
Bathroom challenges are one of the most common, and least talked about, parts of dementia caregiving. You've tried asking. You've tried reminding. You've tried everything. And it still isn't working.…
Dementia Caregivers, You Don't Have to Wait Until It Gets Worse
The number one mistake dementia caregivers make is waiting. Waiting until things get harder. Waiting for the right moment. Waiting until they feel like they really need support. And it makes…
What Causes Sudden Decline In Dementia?
Sudden decline in dementia is one of the scariest things a caregiver can witness. One day they were walking. One day they were talking. And then almost overnight, they weren't. Most caregivers in…
Why Some People With Dementia Become Mean
If your loved one with dementia has become mean, sharp, cruel, or just completely different toward you, I want you to hear this first: you are not imagining it. And you are not failing. This is one…
Why Someone With Dementia Thinks They're Living in the Past
If your loved one with dementia believes they are living decades in the past, you are not alone. They may ask for parents who passed away long ago, think they still have a job they retired from years…
5 Dementia Behavior Strategies That Feel Wrong But Actually Work
Dementia behaviors can feel confusing, frustrating, and exhausting, especially when the more you try to explain or reason, the worse it seems to get. In this episode, I'm sharing 5 underrated ways to…
Why Responding to Dementia Behaviors Feels So Hard
Why does responding to dementia behaviors still feel so hard? In this video, I explain the three reasons it feels exhausting and unpredictable even when you're doing everything "right." Sometimes…
Should You Let Someone With Dementia Help You?
Should you let your loved one with dementia help… even when it makes everything harder? You're told to keep them engaged. Involved. Independent. Let them contribute so they can maintain their…
Can One Egg a Week Lower Alzheimer's Risk?
Can something as simple as one egg a week really lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease? In this video, I break down two long-term U.S. research studies looking at eggs and brain health. One study…
UTIs in Dementia: What Looks Different and What to Do
Urinary tract infections are one of the most common reasons people with dementia end up in the emergency room. In this video, I talk with Dr. Krieger, an emergency room physician, about why UTIs…
Why Dementia Looks So Different for Every Family (NIH 2025)
Why does dementia look so different from one family to the next? This is a question I hear from caregivers all the time. Two people can have the same diagnosis and be the same age, yet their symptoms…
Are We Actually Making Progress in Dementia Research? (NIH 2025 Update) Part 1
Are we actually making progress in dementia research, or does it just feel like nothing has changed? In this video, I break down what the latest dementia research really shows based on the most…
What Dementia Caregivers Need Most (It's Not What You Think)
In this video, I share what dementia caregivers need most...and it's probably not what you've been told. This insight comes from the longest study ever conducted on human health and wellbeing: the…
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