Guides for families

Practical, gentle help for caring for someone whose memory is changing — written plainly, never preachy, and always honest about what helps.

Visual Memory: When a Picture Remembers Better Than Words

Why a face or a photo can unlock a memory that a spoken description can't — recognition vs. recall, where a wearable camera helps day to day, and keeping the pictures private at home.

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Helping a Loved One With Early Dementia Remember Day to Day

Warm, practical ways to help someone with early dementia remember daily life — routines, labels, calendars, safety, and where a wearable memory aid helps.

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Memory Aids and Tools for Stroke Recovery at Home

Practical memory aids for stroke recovery: notebooks, phone reminders, routines, therapy carryover, and how an always-on wearable helps you recall the day.

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Memory Loss After a Brain Injury: A Family Guide

A warm, practical family guide to memory loss after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) — compensatory strategies, daily routines, the emotional side, and where a wearable memory aid helps.

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How to Talk to Someone Who Is Losing Their Memory

A warm, practical guide for family caregivers on how to talk to a loved one with memory loss or dementia — patience, validation, and gentle everyday techniques.

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Do Memory Pendants Work? A Plain Guide

An honest look at wearable memory aids: what memory pendants actually do, what they can't, how the good ones differ, and whether one is worth it.

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Keeper vs Fieldy vs VibeLens: Which Wearable Fits Memory Support?

An honest, side-by-side comparison for families — audio vs. audio-plus-vision, what stays private in your home, and who each device is really built for.

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Wearable Recorder Buyer's Guide 2026

Honest 2026 guide to wearable AI recorders: Plaud NotePin, Omi, Bee, the discontinued Limitless pendant, and phone apps — battery, mics, local vs cloud, and what to ask before you buy.

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Privacy & Lifelogging — Who Owns Your Memory? · Memsist

Data ownership for lifeloggers: what the Limitless/Meta and Bee/Amazon acquisitions taught us, cloud vs local-first storage, and ten questions to ask any wearable vendor.

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Recording Consent Laws by State

US recording consent laws for wearable-recorder users: the all-party consent states (CA, FL, IL, MD, MA and more), mixed states, and practical lifelogging etiquette.

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Caregiver's Memory-Support Toolkit

Evidence-informed memory-support toolkit for family caregivers: memory stations, day clocks, labeling, routines, memory books, and where to find respite help.

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A memory your family owns.

The Keeper is an always-on memory aid, set up and cared for by real people — and your day stays private, in your own account.

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Memsist — a private memory aid you wear. Set up and cared for by real people. Your day stays in your home.