Lauren Dykovitz Shares Story of Mother’s Final Dementia Days
By Lauren Dykovitz When I was 25 years old, my 62-year-old mom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s. My world was turned upside down. I suffered in silence for the first few
By Lauren Dykovitz When I was 25 years old, my 62-year-old mom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s. My world was turned upside down. I suffered in silence for the first few
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
By Christy Byrne Yates, M.S. I can’t recall when I became aware that I was being squeezed as part of the Sandwich Generation, or that both my parents had some form of
By Barbara Ella Milton, Jr., PhD, LCSW Heeding the Caregiver Call: The Story of Barbara Ella Milton, Sr. and Alzheimer’s Disease is a memoir that describes in vivid detail the role-reversing caregiving
By Tracy Gough I decided to write Gone But Not Forgotten as a follow up to my first book My Dementia Journey…..one step at a time which was aimed at supporting dementia
How to bring Confidence, Compassion, and Joy into Your Role As a Caregiver By Toni Kanzler “Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” – Winnie the Pooh Once a
By Stephanie Erickson When I reflect back, this book has been in the works my entire life. Even before I earned my degree and became a clinical social worker, I have always
By Gincy Heins I am one of the five co-authors of the 365 Caregiving Tips series of books. My husband has mild cognitive impairment, which was diagnosed in December 2009 when he
By Kimberly Best Our lives are our stories, our stories are our legacies, and our legacies make us immortal. Most importantly, we have the power to write that story, all the way
By LaBena Fleming The Story Behind the Story of I Love You Always I don’t know that I can say I “chose” to write a memoir. Perhaps it would be more appropriate
