Welcome Wendy Chanampa, author of: The Unseen Gifts of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
By Wendy Chanampa “To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart and to sing it to them when they have forgotten.” This was written by Arne
By Wendy Chanampa “To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart and to sing it to them when they have forgotten.” This was written by Arne
By Joy Johnston I write about Alzheimer’s because my father’s experience with the disease turned me into an advocate, not just for those with Alzheimer’s, but for their caregivers as well. My
By Arthur Levine Last night I lit a Yahrzeit candle for my father, who’s been gone for two years. And I decided, at the last second, that rather than sing a traditional
By Karen Malena Love in the senior years: A true inspiration to me. My parents are married over sixty years as of this writing. Sixty years of ups and downs, good health
By Tanya Ward Goodman I grew up in in the mountains of New Mexico in a roadside attraction built by my father. With the exception of, “I love you,” I have probably
A Trilogy by RJ Thesman “We have to park here,” Mom said, as I drove her to the grocery store. “Why here? Why in this particular spot?” “Because…when we come out, we’ll
By Vanessa Luther My father joined the Air Force in 1950 during the Korean War where he trained as an airplane mechanic. After his tour of duty, he returned to his home
By Michael Ellenbogen Imagine having a mysterious illness take over your mind. Over the next 10 years you try to navigate a health care and social system that is not equipped to
By Tara Reed On my son’s 19th birthday we got the news from the neurologist: your dad not only has vascular dementia but also Alzheimer’s. Earlier in the day I was sad