By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Do you want to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of dementia on marriages? If you’re seeking practical guidance and emotional resilience in this area,
Lyndy Downs, California, USA Caregiving for someone with dementia is like traveling a long and winding road with endless challenges along the way. My journey began around the age of twelve when
We Danced: Our Story of Love and Dementia by Scott Rose Love sustains. Dementia impacts the mental, physical, financial, social, and spiritual health of everyone it touches, but love endures that storm.
By Marilyn Reynolds In July of 2009, when my sixty-nine-year old husband, Michael Reynolds, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), neither I nor any of our family or friends had ever heard
By Nula Suchet The initial motive in writing The Longest Farewell was to keep James close to me, as he descended further and further into dementia. I wanted to recall our life
Why Stories Matter By JoAnn Franklin Do you know how a refrigerator works? If you answered yes, which most of us would, explain it to me please — in detail. Did you start
By Daniel Kenner After many long months of exhaustive family struggles, cognitive and behavior changes and, a lengthy process of medical evaluations and tests, my dad, Buddy, received the devastating diagnosis of
7 Spiritual Steps – A Journal to Ease the Way By Meg Foster According to Alzheimer’s International, globally, there are nearly 44 million people that have Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. In
By Emily Page Writing about dementia came about fairly slowly and organically. I’m an artist, so when my dad was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia at the age of 65, my natural inclination
By Susan Suchan When I look at the faces of my grandchildren and see the joy and blessing that they and my family and friends bring to me, I am determined to
