by Laurie Miraglia | Dec 19, 2022
It is the holiday season! The family has not been together for a couple years now due to the pandemic. It is going to be wonderful. Nanna is looking forward to seeing her boys and their families. Nanna was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. She lives...
by Laurie Miraglia | Nov 22, 2022
Dementias bring many changes, and this can make holiday traditions and events harder to plan and carry out for families navigating these challenges.Memories of packing up the car with presents and food, driving for miles to the grandparents’ house, with great...
by Laurie Miraglia | Apr 19, 2022
We all face stress in life. Some stress is ok, it’s a natural physical and mental reaction to the experiences we go through. For short-term situations, stress can be beneficial. It can help you cope with serious or dangerous situations by triggering your...
by Laurie Miraglia | Jan 15, 2022
If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, it’s about the value of quality time spent with family and friends. My clients Bill and June, both in their eighties, described how their holiday family traditions changed as a result of the virus....
by Laurie Miraglia | Dec 15, 2021
My client Betty, 82 years old, told me she was feeling sad with the start of winter.”When the days are shorter and it’s cold outside, I don’t want to go out as much, and neither do my friends,” she said. “But I also hate feeling cooped...
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