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You're Invited! Here’s the Workshop Information!The Black Dementia Caregivers Network (on Facebook) is about to have ou...
04/23/2026

You're Invited!

Here’s the Workshop Information!

The Black Dementia Caregivers Network (on Facebook) is about to have our first group workshop tomorrow evening (Thursday April 23rd at 7 PM EST)

Here are the details:

Let’s Hit the Reset Button Together

Meditation for Caregivers Feeling Overwhelmed and Alone

Caregiving can be one of the most meaningful, and most overwhelming, experiences a person can have.

Many caregivers are used to holding everything together… even in the most difficult moments.

Some are doing it alone.

But who supports you?

We’re offering a special 1-hour guided session designed just for caregivers, a space to pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself.

This experience will include:

✨ A gentle, guided meditation focused on calming the mind and body

✨ A moment to reflect and release some of the emotional weight caregiving can carry

✨ A chance to simply be, without needing to do or fix anything

At the end of the session, you’ll be invited to share your experience through a few short questions to help deepen understanding of what caregivers truly need.

đź“… Thursday, April 23, 2026

⏰ 7:00pm – 8:00pm

đź“Ť Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83011348437?pwd=mJUbGveYT27GgdmRGfRJgT717UJ8sc.1

Meeting ID: 830 1134 8437

Passcode: 643020

This is a safe and supportive space. No prior meditation experience is needed.

If you’ve been carrying a lot lately, this moment is for you. 💜

About the Facilitator:

This session will be guided by Yaminah Ahmad, a caregiver for her mother living with dementia, who has spent years supporting others in managing stress and emotional overwhelm.

04/22/2026

Nobody warned me what would happen after 4pm…
Sundowning changed our evenings in ways I wasn’t prepared for.

I learned it has a name and it wasn’t mom just being “unreasonable”
I learned routine can calm what feels uncontrollable.
I learned light matters more than we think.
And most importantly… I learned it’s not personal.

Their brain is changing, not their love.
If your evenings feel heavy too, you’re not alone 💜





04/10/2026

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Thank you — thank you.

04/07/2026

My dad made a smoothie, and I just let the camera roll.

He still looks strong, there are remnants of the strength that once felt like a tower, and that part makes me proud.

As our parents get older, things shift. Conversations change. Demands change. Expectations change. Even the dynamic between you can change.

Being a sandwich generation caregiver has revealed that we approach life differently. Our priorities are different, and our sense of time and perspective matters on all sides.

Moments like this remind me I’m not just a daughter anymore. I’m a student. A witness. A keeper of something precious.

This video is a small thing, a smoothie, a few minutes on a regular day.

But I’m going to keep making moments like this. Keep having the conversations. Keep showing up for the connection. Because the tone of the time we have together is something I get to help shape.

And I will continue to choose warmth. Every time. đź’›
Who are you making moments with right now? Tag or droptheir name in the comments.

04/07/2026

My dad made a smoothie, and I just let the camera roll.

He still looks strong, there are remnants of the strength that once felt like a tower, and that part makes me proud.

As our parents get older, things shift. Conversations change. Demands change. Expectations change. Even the dynamic between you can change.

Being a sandwich generation caregiver has revealed that we approach life differently. Our priorities are different, and our sense of time and perspective matters on all sides.

Moments like this remind me I’m not just a daughter anymore. I’m a student. A witness. A keeper of something precious.

This video is a small thing, a smoothie, a few minutes on a regular day.

But I’m going to keep making moments like this. Keep having the conversations. Keep showing up for the connection. Because the tone of the time we have together is something I get to help shape.

And I will continue to choose warmth. Every time. đź’›
Who are you making moments with right now? Tag or drop their name in the comments.

03/30/2026

Some will say:

But it’s 20–30 minutes.
On their (the nurse aide’s) schedule.
On a good day.

Sometimes your loved one refuses.
Sometimes the visit gets cancelled.
Sometimes everything falls apart before it even starts.

And if you get sick?
If there’s no one else?

There is no backup plan.

We are not supported enough — we are surviving.

This is why more care isn’t a luxury… it’s urgent.

03/29/2026

Stop arguing with your loved one.

Dementia is not just memory loss. It is behavioural changes, emotional shifts, communication challenges, and a journey that is longer and harder than anyone prepares you for. As early as stages 1 and 2 of 7, they can no longer access the awareness you are trying to reach. But they can still feel your frustration.

They feel everything.
When you push and correct, they do not see someone helping. They see someone taking control. Enter their world instead. You will never win the argument but you can always win the
moment.

For more caregiver insights and resources, sign up for the newsletter at valenecampbell.com. Link in bio. đź’ś

03/29/2026

Stop arguing with your loved one.

Dementia is not just memory loss. It is behavioural changes, emotional shifts, communication challenges, and a journey that is longer and harder than anyone prepares you for. As early as stages 1 and 2 of 7, they can no longer access the awareness you are trying to reach. But they can still feel your frustration.

They feel everything.
When you push and correct, they do not see someone helping. They see someone taking control. Enter their world instead. You will never win the argument but you can always win the
moment.

For more caregiver insights and resources, sign up for the newsletter at valenecampbell.com. Link in bio. đź’ś

03/29/2026

Stop arguing with your loved one.🚫✋🏽⛔🛑

Dementia is not just memory loss. It is behavioural changes, emotional shifts, communication challenges, and a journey that is longer and harder than anyone prepares you for. As early as stages 1 and 2 of 7, they can no longer access the awareness you are trying to reach. But they can still feel your frustration.

They feel everything.
When you push and correct, they do not see someone helping. They see someone taking control. Enter their world instead. You will never win the argument but you can always win the moment.

For more caregiver insights and resources, sign up for the newsletter at valenecampbell.com. Link in bio.

These photos hold a lot of story.London, England. 2016. My mom and I took our very first trip together, just the two of ...
03/27/2026

These photos hold a lot of story.

London, England. 2016. My mom and I took our very first trip together, just the two of us, to celebrate her aunt’s 100th birthday. It also happened to fall on a milestone birthday for me. A mommy and daughter trip, years in the making.
And quietly, without either of us knowing it at the time, it was the trip that I didn’t realize was going to turn into a long and trying journey ahead.

I noticed small things. A conversation repeated. A moment of confusion that seemed to pass. But the one that stopped me was her suitcase.

My mom has always packed with intention. At least three outfit changes a day, everything in its place. Neat. Deliberate. That trip, her suitcase was in disarray.

My gut knew. But I made excuses. Maybe she was tired. Maybe something she ate. Maybe she was sad about retiring?

When at the airport heading home, I called my father and sister. I needed to know if they had noticed anything.
What followed was two more years before we received a formal diagnosis.

Two years.

That gap is not unusual, and it is especially not unusual for us. Research from the National Institute on Aging found that Black individuals had 35% lower odds of receiving a dementia diagnosis at their initial medical visit compared to white individuals, even when symptoms were present. Here in Canada, the Alzheimer Society of Ontario has noted that Black Canadians are consistently diagnosed at a later stage of the disease, when treatment options are already more limited.

Early diagnosis is not just a medical footnote. It changes what support looks like. It changes the quality of life for the person living with dementia and for the family walking alongside them.
If something feels different with someone you love, trust that feeling.

You are not overreacting.
Advocacy begins with noticing. đź’ś

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