Daniel Potts’ Father’s Alzheimer’s Journey Nurtures Hidden Artistic Ability
By Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN., from Alabama “I’m proud of you, son.” These are among the sweetest words I have heard. They echo, still, when I am tempted to cave to
By Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN., from Alabama “I’m proud of you, son.” These are among the sweetest words I have heard. They echo, still, when I am tempted to cave to
By LaBena Fleming I had the honor of being one of the primary caregivers for my mother, who had Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. During that caregiving journey, I felt God compelling me
By Sue Ryan When I began my first role in caregiving for a friend more than thirty years ago, I didn’t know what to do. One day something worked, the next day
By Zachary White and Donna Thomson As co-authors of The Unexpected Journey of Caring, it’s quite amazing that we have never met in person! We first began our correspondence as fans of
Dementia-Friendly Worship: A Multifaith Handbook for Chaplains, Clergy and Faith Communities by Lynda Everman and Don Wendorf We didn’t edit this book 25 years ago when we became caregivers for our parents
By Dorothy Horne, Texas, US My husband, Byron, was diagnosed in 2011 with early onset Alzheimer’s at age 62. He died on May 29, 2018. It still seems like yesterday. By God’s
By Lynda Everman “To all of you, I repeat: Do not let yourselves be robbed of hope! Do not let yourselves be robbed of hope! And not only that, but I say
The Last Christmas Present By Margo Rose The first client with advanced Alzheimer’s who I worked with as a fitness trainer was named Gwen. When I met her, she was 92 years
By Wendy Chanampa “To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart and to sing it to them when they have forgotten.” This was written by Arne
By Karen B. Kaplan It can get lonely carrying on with this job that most people think I must be a “little strange” to be doing. “You’re a hospice chaplain? Isn’t that
