Susan Ostrowski Helps Seniors with Cognitive Issues Enjoy Reading Again
By Susan Ostrowski If you search online, “Why do people read?” you’ll find answers like: “I read to know I’m not alone.” “Books unfold new worlds, worlds that can sing to me,
By Susan Ostrowski If you search online, “Why do people read?” you’ll find answers like: “I read to know I’m not alone.” “Books unfold new worlds, worlds that can sing to me,
How did 7 years sneak up on us? This little project was meant to last 30 days and here we are, counting 7 years of sharing dementia stories from personal experience to
Caring for a father with a dementia diagnosis brings to caregiving its own special set of circumstances and considerations. In this AlzAuthors Live! Virtual Q&A we explored these changes and challenges
By David Bernstein, MD “But Doctor, I’m a good driver.” I cannot tell you how many times I heard that phrase during my forty-year career as a Geriatrician. Among my physician colleagues,
By Ross Colquhoun My mother was a smart woman. She was a qualified nurse, rose to the rank of Army Major during the war years. In her fifties, when she was no
By Cindy Weinstein I wrote Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain because I had to. My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s while he was in his
November is National Caregiver Appreciation Month, which makes it the perfect time to recognize the long hours, sacrifice, and love caregivers bring to caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other
AlzAuthors contributor Deb Bunt, author of Slow Puncture: Living Well With Dementia, guest blogs for us in honor of World Alzheimer’s Month. Deb believes it’s essential that those living with dementia tell their
By Marianne Sciucco AlzAuthors is thrilled that three of our authors were selected to contribute essays to the latest Chicken Soup for the Soul book Navigating Eldercare and Dementia. Susan Cushman, Renee
AlzAuthors contributor Deb Bunt, author of Slow Puncture: Living Well With Dementia, guest blogs for us in honor of World Alzheimer’s Month. Deb believes it’s essential that those living with dementia tell their