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This blog contains over 200 entries where I share my personal stories, observations, and concerns related to dementia care in India. For well over a decade, I was the caregiver for my mother, who had dementia. Additionally, for the past few years, I have also been trying to spread dementia awareness in India and supporting caregivers to the extent I can. These blog entries are based on my experience as caregiver and volunteer. Below are the categories under which the entries are grouped: (If you are looking for structured information on dementia/ care, check the resources pages at: Resources: Website/ Videos for dementia care.)

• Caring for mother: Personal anecdotes about my mother and the impact of her dementia on her and the rest of the family.
  • Dementia Diagnosis
  • Living with dementia
  • Challenging Behavior
  • People around us
  • Adapting home and life
  • Late stage care
• Musings of a caregiver: My musings on a variety of topics, mainly around how dementia care has affected me, but also on dementia as such, fears of memory loss, and other spheres of my life…
  • Caregiver role
  • Caregiver isolation
  • Fulfilment in caregiving
  • Personal updates from the post-caregiving phase
  • Pondering about dementia, aging, and caregiving
  • Miscellany on life and all that
• Other caregiver stories: Stories of other dementia caregivers, gathered as I meet them through various forums. Each story is unique, and yet there are resonances
• Dementia in India: Observations and information about dementia and caregiving in the Indian context, based on my experiences as a caregiver and as a volunteer who has interacted with many other caregivers
  • Dementia awareness in India
  • Caregiver resources
  • Dementia Information in Indian Languages
  • Trained attendants for dementia home care
  • Supports and systems for caregivers
  • Observations of a concerned person
  • Suggestions for dementia care in India

For persons who are concerned about the dementia domain in India, or want to take on some work in it (like a school project or some volunteer work), I have created a section of resources that can be seen here: Resources: If you want to help caregivers/ spread dementia awareness, which has several entries under it to explain the context and provide suggestions on possible areas for contribution.

I also have some entries related to organ/ body/ brain/ eye donation, and that category can be viewed here:Organ/ Brain/ Eye/ Body Donation