Barry K. Gibbs Jr’s Children’s Book, Lil’ Boy, Honors Grandma with Alzheimer’s
Lil’ Boy By: Barry K. Gibbs Jr. This book started as a poem about my relationship with my Grandma. I decided to develop it into a book after she passed. I wrote Lil’
Lil’ Boy By: Barry K. Gibbs Jr. This book started as a poem about my relationship with my Grandma. I decided to develop it into a book after she passed. I wrote Lil’
A Doll for Grandma: A Story about Alzheimer’s Disease by Paulette Sharkey When I sign copies of my children’s book, A Doll for Grandma, I add the words “Spread kindness.” Because at
By Tracy Gough I’ve worked in the care industry as a nurse for over 30 years. In the last 15 I have mainly worked with people who have dementia. Through these years
By Michelle Spray Waiting for the Mailman is a wonderfully written and much-needed children’s book about Alzheimer’s. It details the progression from dementia in easy language from the point of view of
AlzAuthors is proud to be celebrating our fifth anniversary. Launched as a simple marketing effort by three daughters of dementia in June 2015, we have grown into a worldwide community sharing our
We are thrilled to announce that AlzAuthors has partnered with HFC for an online Summer Series Book Club featuring six carefully selected titles from our collection, including fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books:
GRANNY CAN’T REMEMBER ME: A CHILDREN’S BOOK ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S by Susan McCormick Granny Can’t Remember Me, my lighthearted picture book about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, was motivated by our family’s experience with
By Louise Cypress This is a picture taken in 2014 of my mom, grandma, daughter and me. It was the last “good” day my grandma had before she moved from assisted living
By Rachel Hiles When I became my grandma’s caregiver, I searched desperately for support. No, not home-delivered meals or adult daycare. Not home care agencies or government programs. No, I was on
Surviving Double Dementia Duty: A Story About Two Loved Ones Needing Care Simultaneously By Leah Stanley I began writing Goodnight, Sweet: A Caregiver’s Long Goodbye in 2001. For me, committing the story to