Nancy Nelson Shares Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Poetry in Blue River Apple
Nancy’s Inside View on the Blue.River.Apple. Sliding Scale By Nancy Nelson One day traveling along the streetways of Las Vegas, NV, confident and sure of where I was going . . .
Nancy’s Inside View on the Blue.River.Apple. Sliding Scale By Nancy Nelson One day traveling along the streetways of Las Vegas, NV, confident and sure of where I was going . . .
By Pauletta Hansel I didn’t set out to write a book about being the caretaking daughter of a mother with dementia. I didn’t set out to be that daughter. But being both
By Ann Campanella Twenty-five years ago, I began to notice changes in my mother. She was forgetful and more emotional than usual. Little did I know she was beginning her long and
By Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel In the summer of 2017, I participated in a special program called “Art Reflects” for people with Alzheimer’s disease and care partners. The program was hosted at
By Miriam Green When my mom, Naomi, was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s I felt relieved. The doctors had finally acknowledged what our family had surmised for almost a year—Mom was losing her
by Miki Klocke My Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s when she was 56 years old and still working two jobs. I was 33 and became her full-time caregiver. A few years into
Expressing the Inexpressible through Poetry By Ann Campanella When I was in my early thirties, my mother began showing signs of Alzheimer’s. She was 41 when I was born, so I suppose
By Peter Maeck The experience of writing a poem, play, or story, or creating a photograph, is like riding a train through wonderful, unexpected scenery. When I wake up in the morning
By Tracey Shorthouse When I was first diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease and Posterior Cortical Atrophy in 2015, I wanted something to focus on. All my life I have helped others
