By Christy Byrne Yates, California, USA This week’s podcast guest is Andrea Couture, author of “Embracing What Remains.” She brings a unique perspective to our listeners with her firsthand experience caring for
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA In a health crisis, we often refer to our journey as a “battle.” We may see ourselves as “warriors.” This is true for those impacted by
Pauli Pedersen, Washington, USA Mental health problems today seem to be everywhere. In our aging generations, families are meeting mental issues that used to be kept in the closet. Currently, aching hearts,
By D. Liebhart, United States House on Fire is a novel about an ICU nurse whose mother asks her to euthanize her father who is living with dementia. My father had vascular
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Let’s welcome Kate Hanley to the podcast this week. Author of Breakfast Memories: A Dementia Love Story, she’s a seasoned storyteller whose personal connection to dementia
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Rayna Neises comes to us from the heartland of Kansas to share her experience as a former caregiver for parents with dementia. She is the author
By Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN., from Alabama “I’m proud of you, son.” These are among the sweetest words I have heard. They echo, still, when I am tempted to cave to
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA In celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18th to share work inspired by their dementia experiences. Why poetry? We
By Patrick J. McTaggart, Scotland In May 2022, I published a collection of poems in the book “Our Dementia Journey,” charting my family’s experiences with dementia since my dad’s diagnosis. It included
By Kari Loya, Texas, USA For decades, my dad and I dreamed about cycling across the United States on the TransAmerica Bike Trail, 4,200 miles along mostly backroads from Yorktown, Virginia to
