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Meet Shannon O’Donnell, Author of Save the Bones
By Shannon O’Donnell In the late 1990s, I joined a writers’ group. The rules were simple: “Bring three
Meet Rundy Purdy, Author of The Sea Is Wide
By Rundy Purdy I was twenty-four years old when I became a caregiver for my grandpa. I left
Meet Geri Taylor: Living with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
By Maria Shriver: In June, Geri Taylor spoke in front of participants of my first-ever Move for Minds Alzheimer’s fundraising and
Living with Younger Onset Dementia, Kate Swaffer Fearlessly Writes: What The Hell Happened To My Brain?
By Kate Swaffer There are currently more than 47.5 million people diagnosed with dementia (WHO, 2015) and I
Meet Ann Garvin, Author of I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around
By Ann Garvin Laughter And Alzheimer: A Necessary Contradiction I write about Alzheimer’s because, it seems, I can’t
Meet Gary Joseph LeBlanc, Author of Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness and Other Books on Dementia
By Gary Joseph LeBlanc Becoming a caregiver started as far back as my earliest childhood memories. My oldest
Meet Loretta Woodward Veney, Author of Being My Mom’s Mom
By Loretta Woodward Veney I decided to write my book because I felt so helpless when my Mom
Meet RJ Thesman, Author of the Reverend G Series
A Trilogy by RJ Thesman “We have to park here,” Mom said, as I drove her to the
Learn to Care for People with Dementia using Jennifer Brush’s Handbook: I Care.
By Jennifer Brush I am very pleased that I was asked to participate in this opportunity to bring
Grandpa is Losing It: Book for Teens about dementia called Almost There
By Laurel Garver My new young adult novel Almost There focuses on the complications that arise for a teenager
5 Steps to Help Counter a Common Caregiving Side Effect: Guilt
By Gurney Williams If dementia is a thief, guilt is an accomplice. My wife Linda’s disease stole years
Dementia Caregiver Dody Cox Finds Writing Her Memoir a Cathartic Experience
By Doreen (Dody) Cox I never planned on becoming my mother’s caregiver, nor, throughout the experience, considered writing a
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