Advice from nine years of experience: Make decisions and stick to your boundaries. When the outside world interferes with your primary goals of safety and well-being, be decisive and direct—honest and blunt. Find the solutions that best support the journey you are on, and remain firm in your singular goal: peace and kindness for the one in need.

Alzheimer’s isn’t just lost keys and sweet forgetfulness—it’s loops, F‑bombs, tooth conspiracies, and a Bubble where feelings last even when memories don’t. From being called a narcissist to negotiating with imaginary dental work, I’m sharing the unfiltered, sweary truth of what it’s really like inside our Alzheimer’s Bubble. If you’re a caregiver riding your own Loop, this is your permission slip to stop aiming for perfect and start aiming for humane.