Caring for My American Dad in Peru: An Alzheimer’s Caregiving Odyssey
By Barbara Drake-Vera, Gainesville, Florida, USA We are all bound in a circle of caregiving — to one another and to our fragile planet. That is the lesson I share in
By Barbara Drake-Vera, Gainesville, Florida, USA We are all bound in a circle of caregiving — to one another and to our fragile planet. That is the lesson I share in
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA In this replay of an Aging & Amazing Book Club discussion, Marianne and Christy engage in a deep and emotional conversation with Carolyn Birrell, discussing her
By Helena Popovic, Sydney, Australia What happens when life throws together a busy, enthusiastic, doctor-daughter and her bereaved, disenchanted, dependent father? What happens when science meets stubbornness and a parent needs parenting?
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Have you heard these myths about faith’s role in caregiving? Myth 1: Faith won’t make a difference in the practical challenges. Myth 2: Caregivers must be
By Allene Symons, Long Beach, California, US We forget we are vulnerable, too, while caring for a loved one with dementia. This happened after three years of home care for my husband,
By Christy Byrne Yates, California, US How would you navigate the complication of having your spouse display Dissociative Identity Disorder – previously called Multiple Personality Disorder – alongside symptoms of Alzheimer’s? Today,
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, US Welcome back to the podcast where we share the powerful stories of those who have been impacted by Alzheimer’s and dementia. In this episode, Christy and
By Darlene Fuchs from Illinois, U. S. As I sit down to share a piece of my heart with you, I’m overcome with a rush of emotions. Get In The Boat: A
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, US Vicki Tapia is a founder of AlzAuthors and the author of Somebody Stole My Iron: A Family Memoir of Dementia. In this replay of a recent
By George Ackerman, PhD, JD, MBA, MS, Florida, US My mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman, suffered with Parkinson’s and dementia for fifteen years. The last four were the worst and contradicted the doctors’
