Podcast: Tryn Rose Seley and Mary Crescenzo Untangle Dementia and the Arts
By Marianne Sciucco Welcome back to the podcast! This episode is a duet with two of our authors who happen to be years long friends brought together by their work in dementia
By Marianne Sciucco Welcome back to the podcast! This episode is a duet with two of our authors who happen to be years long friends brought together by their work in dementia
By Carolyn Birrell “In 2012, I flew down to Georgia to kidnap my mother.” That’s how my book begins. Impactful, solid hook. I’m told it’s a powerful read, full of relatable stories
By Eilon Caspi, Ph.D. I started working in the aging field in 1994 as a nurse aide in a nursing home where my grandfather lived. I then worked as a social worker
By Marianne Sciucco AlzAuthors has partnered with Larry Smith and his Six-Word Memoir project to share our stories and raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia. The idea is to tell your caregiver
By Gina Awad (Exeter, UK) Over a decade ago I began a health and social care degree with The Open University which inspired an immense interest in dementia, the complexities for the
By Nicole Bell, North Carolina, USA I’ve always enjoyed writing. Even as a little girl, I overanalyzed the world around me. Conversations and events lingered and looped in my brain as if
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA September is World Alzheimer’s Month. One hard fact we have learned through working with authors from across the globe is that dementia care varies from country
By Linda Austin Konnichi wa, obaasan, o-genki desu ka? My Japanese mother suffered from Alzheimer’s. She spent her last three years in a care home and I went there nearly every day
By Tami Anastasia, MA The seeds of my caregiver guide Essential Strategies for the Dementia Caregiver were planted over 40 years ago, when my Italian grandmother – one of the nicest people
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,
