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 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 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
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 Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Anne Kenny, MD had been practicing medicine for more than 30 years, recognized by her peers as a “Top Doc” in Geriatric Medicine, but that did
By Christy Byrne Yates, California, USA Join hosts Marianne Sciucco and Christy Byrne Yates on the Untangling Alzheimer’s & Dementia podcast as they dive into a lively conversation with AlzAuthor Tami Anastasia
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, US Understanding the emotions and behaviors displayed by individuals with dementia is vital for providing adequate care and support. Empathy and trust are key elements of effective
By Theresa WIlbanks, Florida, United States Emma Smith, the author of The Far Cry, said, “Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out
