In the world of mild cognitive impairment, there are the haves and the have-nots. And the difference in the care they are getting absolutely galls me. There is so much that can be done these days to address MCI, and to potentially slow it, halt it or perhaps even … [Read more...]

There is the problem. And then there’s the solution. People with mild cognitive impairment know what the problem is. It can be harrowing when your mind begins to fail. The solution doesn’t begin until you have a diagnosis. You walk into a room and you can’t remember … [Read more...]

MCI is scary. It wants to be scary. It wants to be the bogeyman under the bed. A big part of my mission is to demystify mild cognitive impairment, to help people really understand what it is and what they can do about it — because these days, there's a lot that can be … [Read more...]

One of the rudest awakenings that people with mild cognitive impairment get is when they discover how unsympathetic society is to their condition. I've talked about this quite a bit. It's kind of shocking how thoughtless and unsupportive people can be when they find out … [Read more...]

Mild cognitive impairment is hard to live with. And you know what once of the hardest things is? When the person with MCI asks the same question over and over, until finally, the spouse erupts with, "Why do you keep asking? I already told you that." With MCI, it happens a … [Read more...]