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 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
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 Marianne Sciucco, New York Angela G. Gentile is the author of two books in the AlzAuthors collection. She came to us in 2016 with her book, Caring for a Husband with
By Angela G. Gentile, Canada, M.S.W., R.S.W. In 2015 I wrote my first book on caregiving that went on to be my best-seller. In typical social worker style, I used a therapeutic
By Leah Stanley, Texas, USA One fine morning, my grandparents got in their car and drove away from their house. Four days later they turned up two hours away in a wrecked
By Eilon Caspi, Ph.D. I started working in the aging field in 1994 as a nurse aide in a nursing home where my grandfather lived. I then worked as a social worker
By Gina Awad (Exeter, UK) Over a decade ago I began a health and social care degree with The Open University which inspired an immense interest in dementia, the complexities for the
By Tami Anastasia, MA The seeds of my caregiver guide Essential Strategies for the Dementia Caregiver were planted over 40 years ago, when my Italian grandmother – one of the nicest people
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,
