By Christy Byrne Yates, California, USA We’re thrilled to share highlights from our very first AlzAuthors Film Festival, celebrating 10 years of connecting, educating, and inspiring the dementia community through personal stories
By Christy Byrne Yates, California, USA Connection is key in dementia care. Discover the transformative power of arts engagement for people living with dementia in this inspiring conversation with Mary Crescenzo, author
By Debra Hallisey, New Jersey, USA During my nine years as a caregiver, I realized we don’t think about our personal relationships as contracts, when, in fact, they are. Every contract is
By Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, New York, New York, USA When I began my postdoctoral fellowship in Psycho-Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2010, I was working primarily with patients
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 Sherri Snelling, California, US When I began working in the area of family caregiving 20 years ago, little did I know this career choice would lead to my passion and purpose
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, US Each dementia journey is unique in its own way, but lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) caregivers may face their own set of distinctive issues:
Nicole J. Smith, Arizona, USA When I discovered more about dementia and how it would profoundly change my mother’s life, our lives, I created a timeline and jotted down journal entries to
By Christy Byrne Yates, California, US When you’re caregiving, it can often feel like you’re out there on your own without direction or resources. Sometimes, it can even feel like your healthcare
By Christy Byrne Yates, MS, California, US Discover the unexpected truth about dementia care from a professional who found herself on the other side of caregiving. Get ready to uncover the surprising
