Welcome to the place where I share dementia tips, strategies, and information for family members caring for a loved one with any type of dementia (such as Alzheimer's disease, Lewy Body dementia, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, etc.) In today’s video, I interview Lauren Dykovitz. She is the creator of the blog Life, Love, and Alzheimers and is the author of the book, Learning to Weather the Storm: A Story of Life, Love, and Alzheimer's. Lauren shares her raw and honest experience of having a mom diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. She shares how she put her life on hold, her experience with guilt for doing anything she enjoys, and thoughts of wishing her mom's journey would end. Anyone caring for a loved one with dementia will relate to Lauren's journey. I apologize for the sound and video quality. I hope that you don't allow my tech difficulties to stop you from taking away all the value Lauren offers in this video. ______________ Here’s a link to download your free disaster toolkit for people living with dementia: https://nadrc.acl.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/docs/12125NADRCdisasterplanToolkit_0_WITHEDITSPSG.pdf RED CROSS contact info: https://www.redcross.org/ https://www.redcross.org/find-your-local-chapter.html 1-800-RED-CROSS https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php ______________ FREE Resource: 📺 Get Access to A FREE Dementia Caregiver Training on How to Care For a Loved One With Dementia- WITHOUT The Overwhelm, Dread, and Confusion: ➡︎ https://www.dementiacareclass.com/yt 💌 [LET’S CONNECT] Connect with other Careblazers for information and support inside my Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacareblazers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dementia_careblazers/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dementia_careblazers ____________ CHECK OUT MY POPULAR PLAYLISTS Managing Stress and Burnout: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98pUDsDskLeiKh2b5F3ozqusni_25xUY Dealing with Challenging Behaviors: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98pUDsDskLfN_haK2t9H-yj2fxQsPMv- ______________ OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: Find out: "why you should lie to your loved one with dementia" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE2nV0f-JhI __ In case you haven’t met me, my name is Natali Edmonds and I am a board certified geropsychologist. That means that I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with older adults. One day, while hiking a trail, I came up with the idea for Careblazers and I decided to see if posting videos online could provide help to the many other Careblazers in the world who don’t get to have help come directly to them in their homes. I hope that this work helps you in some way on your caregiving journey. #careblazer #dementia #dementiacare