Layne Deemer’s Novel, Life Forgotten, Addresses Younger Onset Alzheimer’s and Caregiving
By Layne Deemer When my father was alive and caring for my mother, he used to say, “You don’t know what it’s like in this house.” I hated when he said that,
By Layne Deemer When my father was alive and caring for my mother, he used to say, “You don’t know what it’s like in this house.” I hated when he said that,
Lil’ Boy By: Barry K. Gibbs Jr. This book started as a poem about my relationship with my Grandma. I decided to develop it into a book after she passed. I wrote Lil’
A Doll for Grandma: A Story about Alzheimer’s Disease by Paulette Sharkey When I sign copies of my children’s book, A Doll for Grandma, I add the words “Spread kindness.” Because at
By Dawn Gardner The primary reason I wrote The Jade Butterfly was to honor my grandmother, Maude. She died in the mid-1950s of breast cancer. My own mother was five when Maude
By Joan Cohen I was introduced to the pain of Alzheimer’s disease by watching my mother and grandmother succumb to it. Their ordeal became mine. Before that, I believed the common misconceptions,
The Story of Mrs. Inez The character of Mrs. Inez is loosely based on my grandmother’s former roommate, who I met at a nursing home around five years ago. My sweet Granny
By Linda Osmundson Papa’s Changes, Dementia Through a Child’s Eyes came about one night as I contemplated the changes in my husband’s abilities. He was diagnosed with PSP – Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
By Michelle Spray Waiting for the Mailman is a wonderfully written and much-needed children’s book about Alzheimer’s. It details the progression from dementia in easy language from the point of view of
GRANNY CAN’T REMEMBER ME: A CHILDREN’S BOOK ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S by Susan McCormick Granny Can’t Remember Me, my lighthearted picture book about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, was motivated by our family’s experience with
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