Researcher Ross Colquhoun, Author of Caregiver Guide: Dementia and You
By Ross Colquhoun My mother was a smart woman. She was a qualified nurse, rose to the rank of Army Major during the war years. In her fifties, when she was no
By Ross Colquhoun My mother was a smart woman. She was a qualified nurse, rose to the rank of Army Major during the war years. In her fifties, when she was no
By Cindy Weinstein I wrote Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain because I had to. My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s while he was in his
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,
By Susan Cushman My latest novel John and Mary Margaret—released in June 2021—is actually my third book that deals with Alzheimer’s disease. My memoir, Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face
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 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 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
Keeping It Together: How to Cope as a Family Caregiver without Losing Your Sanity by Eleanor Silverberg The inspiration to write Keeping It Together: How to Cope as a Family Caregiver without
By Rosanne Corcoran What struck me when I became a primary caregiver were the overwhelming feelings of isolation and confusion with no map to a nonexistent system of care. I lived in
