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The Genius of Marian
Banker White Alzheimer's and Caregiving Marian3.pngFollow @geniusofmarian I have been making documentary films for more than a decade and each project has been deeply important to me in its own way....
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Christmas with Alzheimer's
Colleen Carroll Campbell Alzheimer's and Caregiving My Sisters.jpgFollow @ColleenCCampbel For anyone already frazzled by the demands of this time of year, a visit with an Alzheimer’s-afflicted...
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Christmas Memories Past and Present
Elaine Pereira Alzheimer's and Caregiving Stockings.jpg Although it gets better every year, I still harbor a little love/hate relationship with Christmas. I love Christmas music, but not at Halloween....
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Searching for the New Normal in the New Year
Kerry Lonergan Luksic Alzheimer's and Caregiving Mom at the beach_final 001.jpg You are never ready to lose your mom. Ever. That’s what I recently learned firsthand. Back in November 2012, my mother...
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I Am My Father's Keeper: Caring For The Elderly
Patricia H. Arnazzi Alzheimer's and Caregiving Alz.jpg“Look at your ring, Patty!” My friend’s admonition ticked me off. That I had asked her to do so whenever she saw me on the brink of losing control...
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The Alzheimer's Caregiver: A Change of Perspective
Ellen Woodward Potts and Daniel C. Potts Alzheimer's and Caregiving Perspective.jpgFollow @ewpotts“My mother is thinking of sending me to private school next year,” said my friend, Anne. She was...
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Hello In There: The Importance of Reaching Out
Judy Prescott Alzheimer's and Caregiving ReachOut.jpgFollow @JudyPrescott1 Last month’s armed assault on our collective peace has left our heads spinning. Our schools assure us that stronger gates and...
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Caregiving Realities: When Life Seems Like a Stuck Record
Nancy Wurtzel Alzheimer's and Caregiving recordplayer.JPGFollow @nancywurtzel When you are caring for someone with memory loss, the days all run together. Indeed, it may often seem as though you are...
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The Alzheimer's Caregiver: I'm Proud of You
Ellen Woodward Potts and Daniel C. Potts Alzheimer's and Caregiving il_fullxfull.272676858-1.jpgImage credit: julieabbottart on EtsyFollow @dcpottsmd It was my gold medal. My arrival in the winners’...
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What a Stuffed Bunny Taught Me About Alzheimer’s
Marie Marley Alzheimer's and Caregiving Accept.jpgImage credit: sweetdashsprout on Etsy I was inconsolable, thinking about my visits to Ed, my Romanian soulmate of 30 years, who had dementia and was...
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The Alzheimer's Diet
Richard Isaacson, MD Alzheimer's and Caregiving Alzheimers Diet.jpg As a neurologist working in an academic setting (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine), I divide my time between three...
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How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
Nancy Calhoun Alzheimer's and Caregiving Week of Love Music.jpgImage credit: BrandiFitzgerald on Etsy In the late summer of 1985, Tom and I were planning our wedding. We’d both been married before and...
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The Alzheimer's Caregiver: Preserving Relationships
Ellen Woodward Potts and Daniel C. Potts Alzheimer's and Caregiving Week of Love LoveLoss.jpgFollow @ewpotts If you’re an Alzheimer’s caregiver, your marriage may not look much like the ones in the...
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Family Caregiving: A Labor of Love
Sherri Snelling Alzheimer's and Caregiving Week of Love Cast.jpgFollow @sherrisnelling Two years ago when I left my 6-figure corporate job to pursue my twin passions –- writing and adding my voice to...
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Treasure the Intensity of Life and Love
Dr. Stephen Hume Alzheimer's and Caregiving Week of Love LoveLife.jpg It feels appropriate that I am writing today, on Valentine's Day, an introduction to a film I was in two years ago entitled, “The...
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Self Care for the Caregiver
Pamela Rivers Alzheimer's and Caregiving Take Care.jpgImage credit: BoldAsLoveArts on EtsyFollow @PamelaRivers When I was a caregiver, I remember how hours would turn into days, days into weeks, weeks...
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An Academy Award for Caregivers
Elaine Pereira Alzheimer's and Caregiving oscar-wide.jpg Caring for someone else on a long-term basis is both a powerfully rewarding and an emotionally draining task. I know; like many other people,...
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Alzheimer's: A Disease with Two Deaths
Kate Lambert Alzheimer's and Caregiving Granddad1.jpgFollow @katelambertinfo My granddad, Bill Cregan, was tall, thin, and resembled Clint Eastwood. Despite his having the title of grandfather, I...
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After Alzheimer's: Memories and Milestones
Kerry Lonergan Luksic Alzheimer's and Caregiving mom make a wish.JPG The first year is the hardest. That’s what everyone says about losing someone you love. It’s only been three months since my mother...
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Elder Care with Community and Companionship
Cat del Valle Castellanos Alzheimer's and Caregiving ElderCare.jpgFollow @CatCastell My mom first met Kathy Perkal at the preschool I attended, where they had weekly meetings to chat about the trials...
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