By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Caring for someone with dementia can be full of challenges, surprises, and sometimes joy. For many, caregiving is thrust upon them with little warning and no
By David R. Bredbenner, Eugene, Oregon, USA I’ve been asked to write a bit about my book Going Home, A Journey with Dementia. This is a topic filled with so many emotions
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Do you want to experience the healing power of family relationships and find hope and peace amidst the challenges of caregiving? In this episode we discuss
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 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’
By Kathryn Betts Adams, Connecticut, USA I started writing The Pianist’s Only Daughter: A Memoir when it dawned on me just how tough it was to be a caregiver to my parents—even
By Jessica Stokes, Colorado, USA The day I found the box of letters in my parent’s garage that my mother had written to my grandmother, I found a way into the next
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA As Mother’s Day approaches we wish all of our readers a happy holiday weekend. We understand that many of you may be grieving the loss of
By Lauren Dykovitz When I was 25 years old, my 62-year-old mom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s. My world was turned upside down. I suffered in silence for the first few
By Brianne Grebil My mother was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 62. She passed away five years later. My journey with her was the hardest thing I’ve ever
