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Guides for families navigating dementia care, senior home care, and aging well in BC and Canada.
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Vascular dementia is the second most common dementia — and the one most likely to be prevented, slowed, or stabilized with the right interventions. A comprehensive guide for families in South Surrey, White Rock, Tsawwassen, Ladner, and Langley.
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD): The Complete Guide for Families in BC
Frontotemporal dementia is often mistaken for depression, midlife crisis, or psychiatric illness — sometimes for years. A comprehensive guide for families in South Surrey, White Rock, Tsawwassen, Ladner, and Langley navigating FTD diagnosis, care, and treatment.
Everything You Need to Care for a Parent with Dementia at Home — Free BC Caregiver Kit
Nine free printable templates for families caring for a parent with dementia at home in BC — daily care logs, behaviour trackers, doctor visit prep sheets, conversation scripts, home safety checklists, and more.
10 Warning Signs of Dementia Families Often Miss
The early signs of dementia are easy to explain away. Here's what to actually watch for — and what to do when you notice them in a parent in BC.
What Is the 90-Second Rule for Dementia? And Why It Changes Everything
The 90-second rule is one of the most practical insights in dementia care — and most families have never heard of it. Here's what it means and how to use it.
Can a Person with Dementia Live Alone? What Families in BC Need to Know
Many people with early dementia can live independently at home — with the right support. Here's how to assess whether it's safe, what makes it work, and when it stops being the right answer.
Tsawwassen and Ladner Dementia Guide: What Families Need to Know
A practical guide for adult children navigating dementia care in Tsawwassen, Ladner, and South Delta BC — from Fraser Health assessments to home care options, local facilities, and how to think through the decisions before a crisis forces them.
White Rock Dementia Guide: What Families Need to Know
A practical guide for adult children navigating dementia care in White Rock and South Surrey — from Fraser Health assessments to home care options, local resources, and how to think through the decisions before a crisis forces them.
The Complete Guide to Caring for a Parent with Dementia at Home
Everything families in BC need to know about caring for a parent with dementia at home — stages, conversations, daily care, team building, what to track, what to ask doctors, and how to protect yourself as a caregiver.
How Long Can a Person with Dementia Be Left Alone?
One of the most practical questions families face — and the honest answer depends on stage, not time. A guide for adult children in BC figuring out when supervision becomes necessary.
When a Parent with Dementia Refuses Help: What Actually Works
One of the most common and painful situations in dementia care — a parent who clearly needs help but won't accept it. What's actually driving the refusal, and what approaches work when the obvious ones don't.
Unusual Behaviours in Dementia: Why They Happen and What to Do
Accusation, aggression, sundowning, repetition, hoarding, paranoia — dementia produces behaviours that frighten and confuse families. Understanding why they happen changes how you respond.
What Not to Say to Someone with Dementia — and What to Say Instead
Some of the most well-meaning things families say to a parent with dementia make things worse. Here's what to avoid and what actually works.
When Should a Parent with Dementia Stop Driving — and How to Have That Conversation
A practical guide for adult children in BC navigating one of the hardest conversations in dementia care — when driving becomes unsafe, what the BC process actually looks like, and how to have the conversation without destroying the relationship.
South Surrey Dementia Guide: What Families Need to Know
A practical guide for adult children navigating dementia care in South Surrey and White Rock — from Fraser Health assessments to home care options, local resources, and how to think through the decisions.
AI belongs between doctors and patients.
Not a chatbot pretending to be a doctor. A layer that helps every person get the attention, follow-through, and personalization that until now only the privileged received.
Month one of writing this site
Build-in-public log. What I expected, what I underestimated, and what I will do differently in month two.
What would healthcare look like if it actually measured whether patients got better?
The Indian healthcare system tracks visits, prescriptions, and revenue. It does not, structurally, track whether you are healthier a year from now. That gap is the whole story.
Three countries, one diagnosis
I've worked across healthcare in the US, Canada, and India. The systems look nothing alike from the inside. The disease underneath them is the same.
Functional age is the only number that matters
Calendar age tells you when you were born. Functional age tells you how the body you actually live in is doing. The first is fixed. The second is not.
The 100ers philosophy
A short framework for living the back half well. Six commitments, one cadence, no shortcuts.
Winter walks in White Rock
Notes from the seawall in February. On weather, attention, and why I trust low-tech health interventions more than I used to.
Things I'm learning from my kids about habits
Children are the most honest behavioural scientists alive. They have not yet learned to flatter your protocol.