We talk about what we did with all that STUFF that our parents accumulated over the years - not to mention the emotional baggage that comes with it.

We got rid of 50% of mom and dad's belongings when moving them from a single family home to a 2-bedroom apartment in a retirement home, and then downsized again by about 25% when we moved them within that same retirement home from a 2-bedroom apartment to a 1-bedroom apartment.

How did we handle making tough decisions when it was time to downsize two parents with dementia?

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Playlist for moving your parents:

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Hosts:

Josh - oldest sibling

Beth - youngest sibling

Emily - Josh's partner

Anica joins us today to talk about taking care of her mom (who has Alzheimer's) and a baby all while juggling her career as a therapist.

Balancing caretaking for older parents and children at the same time is often called "sandwich caregiving." Some studies estimate that up to 24% of adult caregivers are also sandwich caregivers.

Anica is an incredible insightful, thoughtful, lovely human-being, and it was such a pleasure speaking to her about all things caregiving!

You can follow Anica's caregiving journey on Instagram at: @thesandwichedcaregiver⁠

You can follow us on Instagram at: @momanddadhavedementia

Host: Bethany

Interviewee: Anica Leon-Weil

Mom is buying CBD gummies, glass art, and gadgets online but doesn't remember purchasing them...time to take away the credit card?!

We look back to the first signs that mom and dad needed help managing day to day finances and discuss how we slowly made the transition to managing their expenses ourselves.

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Hosts:

Beth (middle child)

Emily (daughter-in-law)

In this episode, we talk about driving with dementia. At what point did mom and dad lose their car keys? What did that look like? What are the complexities around getting someone to stop driving?

Hosts:

Josh (oldest)

Jer (middle child)

Beth (youngest)

Emily - Josh's partner

CORRECTION: Some sharks do sleep (sort of).

We found mom's blog content, thanks to my aunt!

In this mini episode, Beth reads a story mom wrote on her blog back in 2012, long before her Alzheimer's diagnosis, about our family's nativity scene.

Check out our social media for a pic of the creche.

Happy Holidays!

We'll be back with a full episode on January 7, 2025.

Josh asks Dad's permission to discuss his dementia in our podcast and asks Dad what it's like to have memory loss and live with someone who has Alzheimer's.

Hosts:

Josh - oldest sibling

Jeremiah - middle sibling

Beth - youngest sibling

Emily - Josh's partner

Jeremiah (the third sibling), joins the discussion and we all try to answer the question, "When did we first notice something was wrong?" We discuss what normal aging behavior looks like vs. signs of dementia or Alzheimer's.

Our hosts are:

Josh - Oldest child

Jeremiah - Middle child

Beth - Youngest child

Emily - Josh's partner

We introduce ourselves, our parents, and our parents' dementia journey.

Dementia is an umbrella term that refers to a decline in memory, thinking, and cognitive abilities severe enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease is the most common and well-known form of dementia, but there are many other types, each with its own set of symptoms and progression.

Our hosts for this episode are:

Joshua - Oldest child (of three)

Beth - Youngest child (of three)

Emily - Josh's partner