You are not alone in this.
Hope, Help & Humor for the Dementia Caregiving Journey
You didn’t ask for this role.
But here you are — showing up, figuring it out, and loving someone
through a disease that doesn’t play fair.
You’re in the right place.
Caring for someone with dementia can feel overwhelming — especially at the beginning.
I’m Deb, alongside my slightly whimsical sidekick Nora Poppins, and we’re here to help you understand what’s happening, feel less alone, and find practical tools for everyday caregiving.
No medical jargon. No judgment. Just real help for real caregiving days.
If You’re New to Caregiving, Start With These 5 Essentials
What’s New…
A little joy… delivered by mail. 💌
The Caregiver Joy Club is a monthly bit of encouragement created especially for dementia caregivers — a real envelope in your mailbox with art, a letter from me, and a few small reminders that you matter, too.
Because nobody hands you a manual when giving you a dementia diagnosis.
Stuff Every Dementia Caregiver Should Know gives you practical, plain-language answers to 161 of the questions dementia caregivers find themselves asking along the way.
Dementia caregiving is hard.
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
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In other words, we’re here to share knowledge, not prescriptions! Any action you take based on what you read here is entirely up to you—and at your own risk. Stay informed, stay safe!