Sherri Levine Honors her Mother’s Memory with Poetry
By Sherri Levine, Oregon, USA “I love you,” I’d say to my mother every night after our walks around the neighborhood. “I know you do,” she’d say, bundled in turquoise fleece which
By Sherri Levine, Oregon, USA “I love you,” I’d say to my mother every night after our walks around the neighborhood. “I know you do,” she’d say, bundled in turquoise fleece which
By Christy Byrne Yates, California, US In this episode of Untangling Alzheimer’s & Dementia, hosts Marianne Sciucco and Christy Byrne Yates are joined by guests Cynthia Stone and Caroline Prioleau to discuss
By Christy Byrne Yates, MS Have you heard these common myths about reading to individuals with dementia? Myth 1: People with dementia can’t understand or enjoy reading. Myth 2: Reading is a
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA AlzAuthors is pleased to present Keys Bags Names Words, a documentary film about hope in aging and dementia. You’re invited to watch the 85-minute documentary at
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Let’s welcome Kate Hanley to the podcast this week. Author of Breakfast Memories: A Dementia Love Story, she’s a seasoned storyteller whose personal connection to dementia
By Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN., from Alabama “I’m proud of you, son.” These are among the sweetest words I have heard. They echo, still, when I am tempted to cave to
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA In celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18th to share work inspired by their dementia experiences. Why poetry? We
By Claire Pentecost, PhD, Exeter, United Kingdom Our film, “The World Turned Upside Down,” began as a conversation-starting play, linked to the IDEAL dementia research programme. IDEAL stands for “Improving the Experience
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA An Invitation April is National Poetry Month Please join us for a virtual celebration of poetry for the dementia journey on Tuesday, April 18th at
By Marianne Sciucco Welcome back to the podcast! In this episode we meet Tom and Karen Brenner, a couple with a passion to help those with dementia and their families connect on