Cassandra Farren Crafts Moving Memoir, I’ve Lost My Mum
By Cassandra Farren Dementia is soul-destroying. Not only for the person who is diagnosed, but for anyone who loves and cares about them. I have been told many times that I have
By Cassandra Farren Dementia is soul-destroying. Not only for the person who is diagnosed, but for anyone who loves and cares about them. I have been told many times that I have
[et_pbBy Marita Golden Often as a writer you get “called” or “chosen” by a story and you respond by reporting for duty. When a story has chosen you to become the vehicle
As World Alzheimer’s Month begins, the AlzAuthors management team is pleased to announce our second anthology, Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving Stories: 47 Authors Share Their Inspiring Personal Experiences, Vol. 2, is now
By Carmen Buck I grew up curious. At a time when many of us were groomed to be seen and not heard, I tuned into my surroundings. During 45 years of nursing
By Bobbi Carducci Caregivers very often become isolated as the needs of the one-in-care progress. Even well-intentioned family and friends begin to drift away, leaving caregivers wondering if anyone understands what their
By Dr. David Davis and Joko Gilbert – As anyone who has walked in our shoes knows, there is a vast hole in the heart of a caregiver who, by a twist
By Iris Waichler I began writing my book, Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents, as a tribute to my father, Melvin Sneider. I knew he was
By Candy Abbott I’ve Never Loved Him More A Husband’s Alzheimer’s, A Wife’s Devotion “Mom,” my daughter Kim said, “You know you’re going to have to write a book about how you’re
A Gift in a Strange Package By Lori La Bey, founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks I have to admit caring for my Mother with dementia was not on my bucket list. In fact,
By Suzka Collins Ah… the wonders I found living with my mother in Dementialand. It all started almost minutes after she was diagnosed with progressive dementia. The cause was meningitis encephalitis. There