Celebrating 7 Years of AlzAuthors
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
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
By Frank Silverstein “If I ever get like that, please just shoot me!” Years ago, that’s what my parents said to me after visiting a neighbor who was living with advanced stage
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 Nancy Poland Dancing with Lewy is a memoir about my dad, Lee, a World War II Veteran, business owner, artist, and fiercely independent man who was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia.
By S. G. (Sandy) Benson Most people, at some point in their lives, confront issues with aging parents. Whether the problems are medical, financial, logistical, emotional, or some combination of these, it’s
By Susie Singer Carter Disease is an equal-opportunity beast. At some point in everyone’s life, someone they love is going to be stricken with something. And it can cripple not only the
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 Ruth Stevens My mother, Muriel Port Stevens, suffered from Alzheimer’s for the last five years of her life. During that time, I often found myself trading war stories and sharing sympathetic
By Jennifer Fink Following the death of my father, I discovered that my mom was much further along with her Alzheimer’s than I was initially aware. Suddenly being called to provide care
By Maryanne Scott My father suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for eight long years. Those years were filled with memory loss, confusion, and loss of independence for him. For my brother and I,
