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Dementia Unfiltered

Dementia Unfiltered

28 episodes

6 days ago

Dementia Unfiltered is a podcast about the joy, comedy, and chaos of caregiving. Co-hosted by sisters Kelly & Suzanne, co-caring for our mom who has a spicy mix of Alzheimer’s & vascular dementia. Welcome to our hell, full of hilarity, hot messes, and everything in between.

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Dementia Unfiltered is a podcast about the joy, comedy, and chaos of caregiving. Co-hosted by sisters Kelly & Suzanne, co-caring for our mom who has a spicy mix of Alzheimer’s & vascular dementia. Welcome to our hell, full of hilarity, hot messes, and everything in between.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/28)

Dementia Unfiltered

Ep. 26: Gloria's Got Jokes!

Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 3, where Suzanne and Kelly are still trauma dumping mama drama but hanging in there despite accusations that no one has fed Gloria! In this episode, Suzanne & Kelly make light of more everyday BS, like working through her ever-present desire to "go home," moving through anger and frustration with mothering the Mother, and still dealing with her fear of burnin' down the house, since their literal childhood. But at least there's a cool new tool to help lessen the load.

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6 days ago

38 minutes 3 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Ep. 25 | And We're Back: The Podcast Can Pause, But Mama Drama is Forever

Welcome back! In Season 3's first episode, Suzanne & Kelly return after a pause to recover from one helluva summer. Probs the most traumatic one yet, in fact. But the mama drama continued during the hiatus, and the sisters took notes. There are more weird dreams, hallucinations, fun and funny moments with <ama, and a brief, unexpected recollection of the strong, confident, protective woman she was before all the BS began.

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2 weeks ago

41 minutes 58 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Season 2 Finale: Still Flying by the Seat of Our Pants

Life doesn't care that you're a caregiver. It'll still flood your kitchen, give you a gas leak scare, and shit on you in general. It won't even let the dog in the book (that you're reading for escape), like, live. Absolute bullshit!

In this episode, Suzanne and Kelly discuss the latest whirlwind that is an average day in the life of a caregiver, and Gloria's hanging on pretty good, honestly. The mantra "you've got this," continues to sometimes end with a question mark, but at least they've "got each other."

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2 months ago

28 minutes 47 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Constant, Everyday Discovery With Gloria

You had our aunt's ashes in the back of the car for two years? Wait, what?

Learn new Gloria discoveries, how Suzanne and Kelly are surviving the final goodbye to their childhood home, why Christmas in July isn't such a great idea for dementia patients, and more in this episode of Dementia Unfiltered!

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3 months ago

32 minutes 38 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Joey Tribbiani Saves the Day!

When you kinda forget they have dementia for a minute, and then there's that unwelcome, evil reminder. In this episode of Dementia Unfiltered, Kelly and Suzanne discuss getting stuck in the hole again, Gloria's moment of clarity, and rings of fire to jump through in this ongoing logistical hell.

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3 months ago

38 minutes 37 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Two-Dinner Territory: A Cautionary Tale

What’s this? A second dinner request?

We’re talking about what to do when your loved one forgets the lovingly (and painstakingly) large amount of care they’re getting 24/7. If you figure it out, let us know. In this episode, we’re venting and laughing through the latest mama drama and sharing a quick update on our Big Hometown Project as we (hopefully) near the finish line.

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3 months ago

28 minutes 6 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

How Did I Get Here? You Can Say That Again, Gloria!

This week’s episode of Dementia Unfiltered is a tearful one. From heirlooms to camellia cuttings, we’re sorting through furniture, logistical hell, and the reality of letting go. This one’s all about the grief that sneaks up when you’re just trying to do the next right thing, dammit.

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3 months ago

31 minutes 30 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Special Mini Ep: A Lil' 7th-Inning Stretch feat. Gloria!

We’re in the studio cooking up Episode 8, but right now we’re taking a lil’ 7th inning stretch, because sometimes your brain needs a breather before it hits the next pitch.

Thanks for hanging with us while we stretch, hydrate, and avoid the metaphorical pulled hamstring. In the meantime, we're serving up a dish today featuring the one and only Gloria herself! Hear her regale us with a story about playing a game in her "volunteer" group, a.k.a. adult day care, with other dementia participants.

Back soon, peeps!

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4 months ago

5 minutes 22 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Lovely Lavender, Orange Sherbet, and a Happy Donkey

Kelly & Suzanne are back in the ol' hometown for some final cleanout and trauma time — junk taken to the dump, emotions still lingering. A lavender farm brings a soft close to a hard day and the sisters plan/dread an upcoming weekend of multi-appointment cleanout and a mess of logistics that has them spinning. Meanwhile, Gloria’s oblivious, looking cute and eating orange sherbet. If she only knew she'd "kill us dead!"

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4 months ago

37 minutes 42 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Contemplations at the 'OCD Dump'

Azaleas. Camellias. Dogwood. Holly. Tulips. Lillies. In this episode of Dementia Unfiltered, Kelly and Suzanne discuss the poetry of the beautiful things that have been woven into their lives, both inside and outside their family home. They also ask the same question Mama keeps asking: How did we get here? From channeling Marie Kondo in the art of letting go to screaming at the 'Dump Nazi' at the 'OCD Dump,' this caregiving duo is coping with an emotional rollercoaster of a summer/year.

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4 months ago

23 minutes 34 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

This Ain’t No Picnic (But At Least We’ve Got a Cute Basket)

In this week’s episode, Kelly and Suzanne reflect on the power of support systems, whether it’s a friend showing up with hiking boots or a sister helping shoulder the load. There’s another bittersweet return to their mama’s old house, surprise discoveries, and a heartbreaking reminder that Gloria has always had dementia prevention on the brain.

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4 months ago

31 minutes 22 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Mop, Sob, Repeat

In this episode, Kelly and Suzanne unpack a chaotic week featuring a 5 a.m. rager, a bathroom meltdown, and the emotional gut punch of returning to their family home. There’s old grief, new grief, and everything in between. This one’s for anyone who’s ever tried to heal while life just keeps swinging atcha like it gives zero fucks.

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5 months ago

28 minutes 46 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

One Cake, Two Caregivers, and a Criminal

This week’s episode is full of surprises. Some funny, some frustrating, some just plain hard. There’s a beautiful birthday celebration, full of love but also memory gaps. Kelly shares what it was like to attend an Alzheimer’s conference and feel truly seen as a caregiver. We also dig into the news about a new Alzheimer’s blood test and the emotional toll of caring for a parent and a dying pet at the same time. We’re talking about the strange, tender, and often absurd experience of loving someone through dementia. Also: Kelly’s psych NP turned out to be a literal criminal. Yes, really.

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5 months ago

31 minutes 40 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Don't Lie. Did You Eat Her Candy?

This week, we’re covering everything from Gloria’s candy stash conspiracy theories to why she’s suddenly Amelia Earhart-ing through Google. We talk about the weird clarity of dementia (she always knows when it’s Tuesday) and the moments that knock us flat, like grief and that ever-lurking fear of early-onset Alzheimer’s. Bring snacks (and guard them).

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5 months ago

27 minutes 24 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Oh Joy, Gloria’s First Ambulance!

Kelly and Suzanne are back with another season of mama drama and more, kicking off the first episode of season two with plenty of food, including Gloria’s missing fries, for thought. The sisters unpack the realities of packing up the house and divulge the deets on a reluctant ambulance ride, the first of Gloria’s dementia era. 2025’s ER visit count is already too high for this dynamite but over-it caregiving duo. Welcome back, babies, we’ve got this (or do we?!).

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6 months ago

34 minutes 49 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Back in a Jiffy

Calling all caregivers! Wanna pod with us? Follow us on Instagram (@dementiaunfiltered) and let us know if you'd like to join us as a guest on an episode in Season 2! You can talk truthfully with us about what's made you laugh, cry, scream, and jump for joy.

We're taking a wee breather but will be back at it soon!

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6 months ago

36 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Season Finale: A Mess of a Meds Mixup

On this season finale, Suzanne and Kelly catch up after a wild week with Gloria, including an epic (but not catastrophic) meds mixup (Help me, Rhonda!) and some truly unhinged Google searches (yes, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt both make appearances). As always, the laughs come with a side of honesty about what it's really like to care for someone living with dementia.

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6 months ago

23 minutes 30 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

How We Got Custody of Gloria

It’s been two years since everything changed—Gloria’s fall marked the moment Kelly and Suzanne stopped tiptoeing around tough decisions and stepped head first into the role of caregivers. In this episode, they finally share the story they’ve hinted at since the beginning: It started with a birthday visit and ended with their first ER visit as a family (awww!) and a one-way trip to Charleston.

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7 months ago

30 minutes 50 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

The 86 List: We're Down One Bob Ross

In this episode of Dementia Unfiltered, Kelly and Suzanne are back with a fresh batch of chaos and caregiving gold. From Mama’s Google searches (“Why is George Clooney so famous?”) to her cutting one-liners (“I hate you both”), it’s another week of wild rides and real emotions.

They share a new biopsy update, swap mama survival stories, and laugh their way through an old-school incident involving gas—of the car kind. Plus, Mama’s giving side-eye that could cut glass, and the sisters had to 86 Bob Ross. (Sorry, Bob.)

Because dementia doesn’t slow down, and neither do we. #YouveGotThis

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7 months ago

39 minutes 21 seconds

Dementia Unfiltered

Alzheimer’s Mornings: UTIs, Oyster Knives & MIA Teeth

Some mornings start with coffee. Others start with an oyster knife and a UTI. In this episode, Kelly and Suzanne share the chaos of Alzheimer’s mornings—missing teeth, questionable phone history (hello, Washington, D.C.?), and Mama’s firm stance on not being drugged. They reflect on their dad’s passing 20 years ago, the weight of caregiving, and the challenge of not digging themselves into a hole.

Sometimes we just gotta turn our own page, y'all.

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7 months ago

38 minutes 29 seconds