In this episode of The Truth, Lies & Alzheimer’s Show, Lisa Skinner talks with Karmon Hill, author, speaker, dementia care advocate, and care partner for her mother who is living with dementia.

Karmon shares her personal caregiving journey and the realities of balancing family, career, and the changing responsibilities that come with caring for a loved one with dementia. She also discusses the importance of having difficult but necessary conversations about medical, legal, and financial affairs before a crisis occurs.

Her caregiving experience is inspiring her second book, which she hopes will encourage families to begin these conversations earlier and better prepare for what may lie ahead.

Karmon is also the author of Whisper of the Wings: 12 Lessons Revealed by the Butterfly Life Cycle, a faith-inspired book about transformation, waiting, growth, and finding purpose through life’s different seasons.

Lisa and Karmon discuss:

• Karmon’s experience caring for her mother with dementia
• How caregiving can change family roles and responsibilities
• Balancing caregiving with work and family life
• Why medical, legal, and financial planning matters
• The importance of starting family conversations before a crisis
• Finding faith, meaning, and strength during difficult seasons
• Turning personal caregiving experiences into advocacy for others

Karmon’s story reminds families that dementia caregiving is not only about managing the needs of today. It is also about preparing, communicating, adapting, and finding ways to remain connected through every stage of the journey.

Karmon Hill is an engineer, wife, mother, author, speaker, dementia care advocate, and care partner for her mother. She has shared her caregiving experiences through podcast appearances and is currently writing her second book about her dementia caregiving journey.

She is the author of Whisper of the Wings: 12 Lessons Revealed by the Butterfly Life Cycle and is active in leadership and ministry within her church.

Website: KarmonMillerHillBooks.com

Instagram: @krayne95

Whisper of the Wings is available through Amazon, IngramSpark, BookPeople in Austin, Texas, and other online booksellers.

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Creating Calm with Sensory Tools in Dementia Care

How can a simple sensory object help during a stressful caregiving moment? Lisa Skinner explores how fidget blankets and other sensory tools may offer comfort and support calmer interactions with someone living with dementia.

Through everyday caregiving scenarios, Lisa discusses responding when someone insists on going home, worries about a loved one who has passed away, or accuses a caregiver of stealing. The focus is on recognizing the feelings behind the behavior and pairing sensory engagement with calm, reassuring communication.

In this episode:

• Using sensory objects to gently redirect restless energy.
• Responding to distress without arguing or correcting.
• Choosing tools that match the person’s preferences and abilities.
• Supporting comfort, safety, and dignity at home.

Learn more at MindingDementia.com.

In this episode of The Truth, Lies & Alzheimer’s Podcast, Lisa Skinner explores the growing conversation around the p-tau217 blood biomarker test and its potential role in identifying Alzheimer’s-related biological changes.

P-tau217 can provide valuable information about the likelihood of Alzheimer’s-related amyloid and tau pathology, but a result is not the same as a dementia diagnosis and cannot predict exactly if or when symptoms will develop.

Lisa discusses:

• What the p-tau217 biomarker test measures
• What a positive or negative result may mean
• Why results should not be viewed as a guarantee or prediction of the future
• The importance of symptoms, medical history, other testing, and clinical evaluation
• Questions to consider before deciding to be tested
• How testing may help provide direction for next steps rather than simply another number

The key question may not be just, “Should I get tested?” but rather, “What am I hoping to learn, and what will I do with the information?”

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