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 Melissa C. Bernstein, OT, FAOTA, Florida, United States Life has a way of keeping things interesting and providing us with magic moments that set our career path in motion. When I
By Susan Ostrowski If you search online, “Why do people read?” you’ll find answers like: “I read to know I’m not alone.” “Books unfold new worlds, worlds that can sing to me,
By Tracy Gough I decided to write Gone But Not Forgotten as a follow up to my first book My Dementia Journey…..one step at a time which was aimed at supporting dementia
By Elizabeth B. Miller My husband and I witnessed first-hand what happens when our loved ones struggle to prioritize their own health and happiness. In 2014, affectionately called ‘the spiral year’, our
By Lynda Everman and Don Wendorf Stolen Memories: An Alzheimer’s Stole Ministry & Tallit Initiative describes the use of hand-sewn, individualized stoles and stole-style tallitot in advocacy for Alzheimer’s and related dementias, but
By Molly Wisniewski Caregiving Both Ways is for family caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. A diagnosis of dementia has significant impacts on the individual, their
By Tom and Karen Brenner We sometimes say that if we fell off the face of the earth tomorrow there are a couple of things we’ve accomplished that would make our lives memorable:
By Joan Berger Bachman For five years, Joan Berger Bachman and her 92-year-old mother, Eileen Opatz Berger teamed up to write, If Only You Would Ask, A Guide to Spending Quality Time
By Julie Ann Bigham My passion for bringing joy to the lives of seniors began at an early age, when my gramps encouraged me to entertain at his Senior Center. Fifteen minutes
