Dementia Caregiver Insights
Gregg Fous

Between Hope and Proof: Why I’m Writing

Caregiver Wisdom

“Between Hope and Proof: Evaluating Interventions for People Living with Dementia.”

I’ve spent the last several weeks deep in research papers, clinical trials, and medical journals. Not because I wanted to

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Dementia Brain
Gregg Fous

The Brain Controls Everything

Caregiver Wisdom

A caregiver’s guide to what nobody tells you about dementia

By Gregg Fous

When people hear the word dementia, they think about memory. They picture someone forgetting names, repeating

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Gregg Fous

I’m a Founder

Caregiver Wisdom

I’m a Founder Now (Apparently)

I’m 72 years old. I went to business school. I’ve started half a dozen successful companies in my lifetime. But nobody ever called me a “founder” until

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I hold my wife’s hand, offering reassurance as we stand together in our bedroom.
Gregg Fous

Scared

Caregiver Wisdom

When the Room Becomes a Stranger

Gail stood in the doorway of our bedroom this afternoon—the room I built for her, the room with the river view and the fireplace—and I watched

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Learning to Answer Gently
Gregg Fous

Answer the Question You Want to Answer

Caregiver Wisdom

Years ago, I was coaching a young salesperson who kept getting derailed during presentations. A prospect would ask about some minor feature—something that didn’t matter, something that pulled the conversation away from the real value—and

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Eating by the river, making it easy for my wife to join in.
Gregg Fous

Not a Meal; A snack

Caregiver Wisdom

“We Won’t Eat. We’ll Just Have a Snack.”

I can set the most delightful table you’ve ever seen—right here at the foot of our bed in the room I built for her

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I stand holding my wife’s hands in the home we built together, as she looks down in confusion during a moment of memory loss.
Gregg Fous

Lost Here at Home

Caregiver Wisdom

She’s Lost in Our Home

This morning, Gail looked at me across the kitchen table and said, “I don’t know who these people are that are staying here.”

I

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Gregg Fous

Do You Want to Help a Caregiver?

Caregiver Wisdom

Most people don’t know how to talk with a caregiver. They say, “Let me know what you need,” and mean it kindly — but that phrase leaves the hard part to the person already carrying

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