By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Have you heard these myths about faith’s role in caregiving? Myth 1: Faith won’t make a difference in the practical challenges. Myth 2: Caregivers must be
By Allene Symons, Long Beach, California, US We forget we are vulnerable, too, while caring for a loved one with dementia. This happened after three years of home care for my husband,
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, US Caring for a wife with Alzheimer’s or dementia brings to caregiving its own special set of circumstances and considerations. In this AlzAuthors Live! Virtual Q&A we
By Christy Byrne Yates, California, US How would you navigate the complication of having your spouse display Dissociative Identity Disorder – previously called Multiple Personality Disorder – alongside symptoms of Alzheimer’s? Today,
Marc Alderdice , Maryland, USA My memoir is about my wife Mary’s and my trek through the various stages of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Initially I did not intend to write a book.
By Martha Brosio, Wisconsin, USA My husband Richard Brosio died on January 8, 2016. After his death, I talked to friends and acquaintances about his illness, his choice to live and die
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA Let’s welcome Kate Hanley to the podcast this week. Author of Breakfast Memories: A Dementia Love Story, she’s a seasoned storyteller whose personal connection to dementia
By Paula de Ronde, Burlington, ON, Canada Author of My Bert Has Alzheimer’s: Caregiving is Living for Two I have yet to meet a caregiver to a loved one with dementia who
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA In celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18th to share work inspired by their dementia experiences. Why poetry? We
By Susan Elkin, South London, UK So, the person you love most in the world – and with whom you’ve lived for nearly half a century – is diagnosed with a hideous,
