Meet Sharleen Scott, Author of Tangles
By Sharleen Scott Her name was Judy, and I married her son. She was a Depression-era child who grew up in the Pacific Northwest forests, traveling with her grandfather’s logging company. She
By Sharleen Scott Her name was Judy, and I married her son. She was a Depression-era child who grew up in the Pacific Northwest forests, traveling with her grandfather’s logging company. She
By Jana Panarites On a Monday night in November 2009, I had what turned out to be the last conversation I would ever have with my father. He and my mother had
By Laurie LC. Lewis Like our family, my proposed WWII mystery, The Dragons of Alsace Farm, was also changed by our mother’s diagnosis of dementia. After my father’s passing, Mom threw herself
By Judith Henry What was your motivation to write about your experience as a caregiver? I believe some of our most profound lessons come, not from books, but from being there for
By Constance Vincent, PhD. When my parents first began to have memory problems, I was in denial. As a psychologist teaching university classes on aging, I had always emphasized the positive aspects
By Sandra Bullock Smith When I first started caring for my mother, I had no apprehension over how difficult the caregiving job would be. I am a strong, capable woman and my
By Lisa B. Capp Everyone knows someone touched by dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. We write, because today these diseases cannot be prevented, slowed or cured. We seek answers because their manifestation is
By Deborah Shouse Fingers on the Keyboard, Heart on the Page As my mother moved deeper into dementia, I treasured every moment of connection with her. Often it was only a minute
The award-winning children’s book about Alzheimer’s, Weeds in Nana’s Garden, by Kathryn Harrison captivates kids while helping them understand dementia.
By Marcee Corn Unclaimed Baggage is our personal story about Martha, our mother, and her journey through life and ultimately through Alzheimer’s disease. Our account is told in snippets of anecdotes from
