By Mindy Crouch, Nebraska, USA Having had three out of my four grandparents live with my family at different times due to aging and disease, I witnessed firsthand the challenges and complexities
By Kathryn Betts Adams, Connecticut, USA I started writing The Pianist’s Only Daughter: A Memoir when it dawned on me just how tough it was to be a caregiver to my parents—even
by Sandra C. Strauss, Florida, USA Without credible answers from mainstream medicine regarding what mysterious illness had stricken Rick, my seemingly robust and healthy 59-year-old husband, I embarked upon a fervent journey of discovery.
By Dave Iverson, California & Maine, USA In the fall of 2007, when I was about to turn age 59, I did something I’d never imagined. I moved in with my 95-year-old
By Steph Jagger, Washington, USA I don’t like to be consumed by things. I think that’s the reason why I wrote Everything Left to Remember— why I chose to document, not only
By Y. Y. Chan, Hong Kong Grandma, It’s Me! is a fictional children’s book about dementia. The story is based on my experience with the closest grandmother I had ever had –
By Christiana Egi, Toronto, Canada I am a Registered Nurse, and the motivation to write this story began in my first year as a student nurse. Our first mental health rotation was
By Deb Bunt, England, United Kingdom In September 2020, Slow Puncture was published. Along with the elation which accompanied publication, there was also another, more visceral, emotion. Fear! What if people hate
By Jaye Tee What happens when the caregiving ends? I didn’t think enough about this question during my time as a dementia caregiver for my grandmother. Partly due to trying to keep
By Ross Colquhoun My mother was a smart woman. She was a qualified nurse, rose to the rank of Army Major during the war years. In her fifties, when she was no
