Author Dave Iverson cares for his mother with Alzheimer’s in Winter Stars
By Dave Iverson, California & Maine, USA In the fall of 2007, when I was about to turn age 59, I did something I’d never imagined. I moved in with my 95-year-old
By Dave Iverson, California & Maine, USA In the fall of 2007, when I was about to turn age 59, I did something I’d never imagined. I moved in with my 95-year-old
by Dominick Domasky Regret, anger, uncertainty, and guilt are just a few of the feelings and emotions that led me to writing My Name Is Sharon. My mother has Alzheimer’s, and I
By John Morris I wrote this book from my position as sole carer for my father, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2015. Although there are plenty of publications that have a
By Vincent Zappacosta Many people have asked me how I could write “Dementia-Mama-Drama.” How could I share such a personal emotional experience that most people don’t even want to talk about. As
Memories will fade, but my Alzheimer’s journey will live on in my words. By Marco Curt Davids My journey with Alzheimer’s started when I heard through the family grapevine that my father’s
By Daniel Kenner After many long months of exhaustive family struggles, cognitive and behavior changes and, a lengthy process of medical evaluations and tests, my dad, Buddy, received the devastating diagnosis of
By Peter Maeck The experience of writing a poem, play, or story, or creating a photograph, is like riding a train through wonderful, unexpected scenery. When I wake up in the morning
By Jack Fussell On January 12th, 2013 I left Skidaway Island State Park near Savannah Georgia. I traveled westward to Monterey, California. 2,594 miles were on foot pushing a jogging stroller. 458
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 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
