By Debra Hallisey, New Jersey, USA During my nine years as a caregiver, I realized we don’t think about our personal relationships as contracts, when, in fact, they are. Every contract is
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Dementia caregiving is a demanding journey, often filled with love, frustration, and sacrifice. While the initial years can be particularly challenging, the long-term effects of this
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA We’re excited to share a powerful new episode: “Dual Diagnosis: When Both Parents Have Dementia at the Same Time,” a replay of a live panel discussion
By Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, New York, New York, USA When I began my postdoctoral fellowship in Psycho-Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2010, I was working primarily with patients
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Our Books & Chit Chat book club with Aging & Amazing has been a hit! We’ve met some wonderful authors resulting in helpful and insightful conversations
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 Sheila Luna, Arizona, USA Watching a parent succumb to the ravages of dementia is difficult enough, but imagine caring for both parents with dementia at the same time! Unfortunately, this scenario
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 Marianne Sciucco, New York, US One parent with dementia is challenging enough, but when you have TWO parents with dementia while raising young children it’s easy to fall into despair and
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, US Caring for a wife with Alzheimer’s or dementia brings to caregiving its own special set of circumstances and considerations. In this AlzAuthors Live! Virtual Q&A we
