AlzAuthors: Untangling Alzheimer's & Dementia
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWelcome to the AlzAuthors podcast! We’re so glad you found us. We are the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer's and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Join us each week as one of our authors shares their dementia journey, revealing intimate details and painfully obtained knowledge to help others currently on this path. We hope our stories offer comfort and support as we strive to break the silence and stigma surrounding a dementia diagnosis. May one of our authors speak to your experience. For more info please visit https://alzauthors.com.
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Jennifer Fink Untangles Podcasts, an Essential Tool for Dementia Caregivers
December 13, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 89 MBJennifer Fink is the daughter, granddaughter, and great granddaughter of three women who have succumbed to Alzheimer’s or other cognitive impairments. Her quest to discover how not to become the fourth generation in her family with this condition, while also seeking ways to better connect with her mother, led her to her new passion, podcasting. She is the producer and host of Fading Memories, a podcast that listens, hears, and offers wisdom and hope from caregivers who have lived the ex...
Edie Weinstein Untangles How Children’s Books Can Diminish Barriers Caused by Dementia
December 06, 2021 11:01 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBEdie Weinstein is the youngest of the AlzAuthors. She published her illustrated children’s book, Grandpa and Lucy: A Story About Love and Dementia, at the tender age of 16! But today, at 18 and a college student, she may be one of our wisest contributors. Unlike most of our authors, Edie did not write her book because of a personal experience with dementia. She wrote it as a Girl Scouts Silver Award Project because her grandpa did not have dementia. After learning about the condition ...
Cynthia Huling Hummel Untangles the Memories Behind the Masks
November 29, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBThe Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel is an Alzheimer's artist, author, and advocate. She is the author of "UnMasking Alzheimer's: The Memories Behind the Mask,” a collection of photos of the 36 masks she created as a participant in an arts program called "Art Reflects" for those living with memory loss and their care partners. Cynthia says she started with one mask and couldn't stop! Each one reveals a story that speaks to her experience of living with early onset Alzheimer’s. She hopes t...
Pam Ostrowski Untangles Common Myths About Dementia Care
November 22, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBPam Ostrowski was the first to recognize her mother’s Alzheimer’s symptoms and spent 14 years with her on her journey. This led her to become a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)®, a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP®), and Certified in Dementia Care® (CDC®). She is passionate about educating families on dementia care, to help them attain peace of mind while caring for a loved one. Pam pulled together her caregiver experience and her skills in marketing and promotion to write It's Not T...
James Russell Untangles Caring for a Daughter with Dementia
November 15, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBJames Russell is a man caring for his daughter with early onset Alzheimer’s in assisted living. Lynn was diagnosed in 2017 at the age of 51. She represents the fourth generation of the Russell family affected by dementia. In the early days of her diagnosis, Jim, her dad, and her mother, Karen, relocated from their home to be closer to Lynn, and to assist with the care of her three growing sons. Eventually, Karen succumbed to cancer and Jim carried on, moving to an apartment two blocks f...
Bobbi Carducci Untangles The Inadequate vs. The Imperfect Caregiver
November 08, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBBobbi Carducci is a national speaker on Alzheimer’s and dementia, how it affects entire families, and how to prepare to care – what adults need to know about these diagnoses before and after they strike home. Taking on the role of caregiver for her father-in-law, Rodger, for seven years ultimately inspired her to embark on a new path in life, where she is a caregiver advocate, support group leader, Certified Caregiving Consultant (CCC), Certified Caregiving Educator (CCE), author, blogg...
Alex Winstanley Untangles Dementia Books for Children
October 18, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBAlex Winstanley is a best-selling author and award-winning social entrepreneur from Wigan, England. Through his books, he raises awareness of a range of long-term health conditions, in a positive and supportive way, for children and young people. He is extremely passionate about promoting a diverse and inclusive society, where every person is valued and celebrated. Each of his books are inspired by real people, as Alex believes nothing is more important than giving a voice to those with...
Donna Thomson and Zachary White, Ph.D Untangle The Unexpected Journey of Caring
October 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBDonna Thomson and Dr. Zachary White are co-authors of The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation of Loved One to Caregiver (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019). Donna Thomson is a caregiver, author, and activist. The mother of two grown children, one who has severe cerebral palsy and medical complexity, she also helped care for her mother who lived with dementia until she passed away in the summer of 2018 at the age of 96. She is also the author of The Four Walls of My Freedom: Less...
Susan Cushman Untangles a Mother and Daughter Facing Alzheimer's
October 04, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBSusan Cushman cared for her mother during her dementia journey and considered it a blessing. One of the upsides to Alzheimer’s, she says, is that she got a new mother. After a lifetime of abuse, her mother “forgot” to be cruel to her, and their relationship improved. About her book, Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer’s,” she says, “The tangles and plaques that destroyed Mother’s brain weren’t only in her brain, but also in our relationship.” She is also the autho...
Leah Stanley Untangles Double Dementia Duty for Two Grandparents
September 27, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBLeah Stanley is the author of Goodnight, Sweet: A Caregiver’s Long Goodbye, the memoir she wrote years after caring for her beloved grandparents, both diagnosed with dementia. At the time she was a 29-year-old newlywed with no clue about elder issues, dementia, or caregiving. She had to learn fast! When her dementia journey ended, she realized she wanted to take her hard-earned lessons and share them with others so they would not be as unprepared as she was when duty called. Her degree ...
Joy Johnston Untangles Becoming the Reluctant Caregiver
September 20, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBJoy Johnston is a digital journalist, author, and caregiver advocate based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her collection of personal essays on caregiving, titled The Reluctant Caregiver, received a gold medal at the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards. She also writes about dementia and caregiving on her blog, The Memories Project, which was honored as one of the “Best Alzheimer’s Disease Blogs of 2020” by eMediHealth, and she is a featured author on The Caregiver Space. An only child, she as...
Tracey Shorthouse Untangles Early Onset Alzheimer's and Posterior Cortical Atrophy
September 13, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBTracey Shorthouse was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and Posterior Cortical Atrophy in 2015 at age 45. A staff nurse in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, she had to retire due to her diagnosis. Not being one to give up, she started to write short stories but found writing poetry was easier for her brain to contend with. Although at first her poems were about how she coped with her dementia, she then started writing about life, nature, and other things. In 2017 she p...
HFC and AlzAuthors Present Loretta Woodward Veney, author of Being My Mom's Mom
August 30, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBThis is the third and last in our Summer Book Series with HFC, aka Hilarity for Charity, for 2021. In this session Loretta Woodward Veney joined us for a discussion of her book Being My Mom’s Mom: A Journey Through Dementia from a Daughter’s Perspective. We talked about her work as a LEGO Ambassador and how that fits into her dementia care for her mom, and discussed other activities to help caregivers connect and engage with their loved ones. About Loretta Woodward Veney Loretta Woodw...
HFC and AlzAuthors Present Daniel Potts, MD, FAAN, and Ellen Potts, Authors of A Pocket Guide for the Alzheimer's Caregiver
August 16, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBThis is the second in our Summer Book Series with HFC, aka Hilarity for Charity. In this session Daniel Potts, MD, FAAN, and his wife Ellen Potts joined us for a discussion of their helpful book A Pocket Guide for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver. Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN is a neurologist, author, educator, and champion of those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and their care partners. Selected by the American Academy of Neurology as the 2008 Donald M. Palatucci Advocate o...
HFC and AlzAuthors Present an Author Talk with Peter Berry and Deb Bunt, authors of Slow Puncture: Living Well With Dementia
July 26, 2021 10:01 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBAlzAuthors has again partnered with HFC, (Hilarity for Charity) to present a Summer Book Series for Alzheimer’s and dementia families and caregivers. Each month one of our authors meets with readers and caregivers online to discuss their book. The authors talk about their own dementia journeys and why they chose to write about them. They also answer questions from the attendees. It’s a wonderful way to learn more about dementia and caregiving. Peter Berry kicked off the first in our se...
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Living With Dementia: A Virtual Q&A
July 19, 2021 00:04 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBOn June 15, 2021, 5 of our authors came together for our first Virtual Q&A called “Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Living with Early Onset Dementia but Were Afraid to Ask.” We talked about their diagnoses, and they answered questions regarding their daily lives, how they cope with their condition, how they manage to keep a positive attitude, and so much more. You will learn a lot! For a transcript, please email [email protected]. Let’s get started! Our Panelists: ...
Untangling What the Hell Happened to My Brain with Kate Swaffer
July 12, 2021 00:01 - 1 hour - 102 MBToday’s guest is Australian Kate Swaffer, a humanitarian and activist for disability rights in dementia and aged care. She is the Chair, CEO and co-founder of Dementia Alliance International, a global advocacy and support group for people living with dementia. Kate is also living with younger onset dementia, diagnosed in 2008 at age 49. She has won many awards for her work, including the 2018 Australian 100 Women of Influence Global Leader, and the 2017 South Australia Australian of Th...
Untangling The DAWN Method with Judy Cornish
July 05, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBJudy Cornish is the founder of the Dementia & Alzheimer’s Wellbeing Network (DAWN®) in Moscow, Idaho. Through her hands-on work with dementia, she developed a proprietary method for working with people who have dementia—one that helps them develop and retain a sense of security and wellbeing. She is the author of Dementia with Dignity and The Dementia Handbook. The DAWN Method® is simple enough to be used by caregivers in the home and works in care facilities as well. It targets the e...
Untangling The Happy Healthy Caregiver with Elizabeth Miller
June 28, 2021 00:01 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBElizabeth Miller is the creative genius behind Happy Healthy Caregiver, a community built for caregivers who may be overwhelmed with their responsibilities and long to find others to connect with as well as resources to make life easier. Her mission is to help caregivers become happier and healthier while caring for others. “We can do hard things,” she says, “but we don’t need to do them alone.” Her years as a former caregiver for both parents and a certified caregiver consultant have g...
Untangling Dementia Through Writing and Podcasting with Pippa Kelly
June 21, 2021 06:01 - 1 hour - 127 MBWhat happens when two dementia advocates from opposite sides of the Atlantic who have each written books and blogs and host podcasts on the condition get together for a chat? The conversation flows and grows into a wealth of storytelling and sharing. This is what happened when Pippa Kelly joined me for a Zoom call. Pippa is the author of Invisible Ink, a novel that explores a man’s relationship with his mother who has dementia. She also blogs on all things dementia, and hosts the popul...
EPISODE 27: Untangling Caring for a Wife with Alzheimer's at Home with Richard Creighton
June 14, 2021 06:02 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBRichard Creighton began his blog, “Living with Alzheimer’s: A Real-Time Account of Dementia Caregiving,” the day his wife Kate was diagnosed in 2011. His goal was to keep a record of their experience for their children. He and Kate cared for family members together for 24 years, which included both his parents and his in-laws throughout various illnesses. Now he cares for her, deep into her dementia, at home with the assistance of paid caregivers. Richard and Kate recently made a major...
Untangling Caring for a Wife with Alzheimer's at Home with Richard Creighton
June 14, 2021 06:02 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBRichard Creighton began his blog, “Living with Alzheimer’s: A Real-Time Account of Dementia Caregiving,” the day his wife Kate was diagnosed in 2011. His goal was to keep a record of their experience for their children. He and Kate cared for family members together for 24 years, which included both his parents and his in-laws throughout various illnesses. Now he cares for her, deep into her dementia, at home with the assistance of paid caregivers. Richard and Kate recently made a major...
Untangling A Doctor's Dementia with Dr. Jennifer Bute
June 07, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 63 MBToday’s guest is Dr. Jennifer Bute who lives in a dementia inclusive retirement village in Somerset, west of London. Previously she worked in Africa as a doctor before working as a GP for 25 years in England and was involved in medical education. Her career was cut short when she was diagnosed with young onset dementia ten years ago. She speaks at conferences and on radio and has been involved in television programs raising awareness and understanding of dementia. She passionately belie...
Untangling Six Years of AlzAuthors
June 01, 2021 06:01 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBWe’re doing something a little different on the podcast today. It’s AlzAuthors 6th anniversary, and we’re celebrating by bringing the entire team together to talk about what goes on behind the scenes of this global organization of authors. We’ll talk about upcoming events and projects and plans for the coming year. You’ll learn about our acquisitions process, which is how we find the great books and blogs in our collection, how to become an AlzAuthor, our new book club with Amazon, and ...
Untangling Art in Dementia Care with Katya De Luisa
May 24, 2021 06:00 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBToday’s guest is Katya De Luisa, an artist, expressive arts program designer, freelance writer, and author with 20 years’ experience working with those living with dementia and their families. She firmly believes that when we change the way we look at something what we look at changes. Katya’s experience working in long-term care facilities as both a caregiver and as an art director has given her a wealth of insight into the dementia diseases, family dynamics, communication, miscommunicati...
Untangling Caring for a Husband with Early Onset Alzheimer’s with Renée Harmon, MD
May 17, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBToday’s guest is Renée Brown Harmon, MD, author of the teaching memoir “Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer's: Principles of Caregiving That Kept Me Upright.” She and her husband Harvey created, developed, and shared a thriving family medicine private practice in Birmingham, Alabama, for more than twenty years. In 2010, Harvey, at age 50, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and forced to retire. Renée became “The Queen of Everything” at work and at home. She was a solo physician at th...
Untangling Motherhood and Dementia with Ann Campanella
May 10, 2021 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBAnn Campanella is a former magazine and newspaper journalist, the author of two memoirs and four collections of poetry, and an AlzAuthors manager and director. Her award-winning writing has appeared in literary journals, newspapers and magazines across the country and around the world, and she has discussed her work on numerous podcasts. Ann’s first memoir, Motherhood: Lost and Found, was twice named “One of the best Alzheimer’s books of all time” by Book Authority. In 2018, she was re...
Untangling Dementia Mama Drama with Vincent Zappacosta
May 03, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBVincent Zappacosta has been a writer and photographer ever since he was a little boy back in Catholic school. His professional background has been in theatre, yoga, and graphic design. All of these skills came to be a blessing when his mother, Mama, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and he and his husband Douglass became her caregivers. “Mama was a ham,” he says, and loved being the focus of attention. She was thrilled when he began sharing their dementia journey with the world through h...
Untangling How to Care for Our Elders with Carol Bradley Bursack
April 26, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBToday’s guest is Carol Bradley Bursack, an author, columnist, consultant, and speaker who provided care to a neighbor and six elderly family members over the span of two decades. This experience led her to write Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories, a portable support group for caregivers that is also used as a college text for gerontology and nursing home administration classes. Her websites Minding Our Elders and Minding Our Elders blog, include links to helpful...
Untangling Love and Loss with Marianne Sciucco
April 19, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBIn this podcast, we’re turning the tables on podcast host and producer Marianne Sciucco. She is the guest and Jean Lee of AlzAuthors is the interviewer. Marianne is a co-founder and manager of AlzAuthors and is the author of Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer’s love story. She’s also a registered nurse who has cared for hundreds of dementia patients and their families over her 20+ years career. In 2015 she became a dementia daughter when her stepfather was diagnosed with mixed dementia: fr...
Untangling Life as a Millennial Caregiver with Lauren Dykovitz
April 05, 2021 06:01 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBLauren Dykovitz knew nothing about Alzheimer’s when her mother was diagnosed at the age of 62. Just 25, with a new career and recently engaged, Lauren took a crash course in caregiving which changed her life, and eventually led her to candidly share her story on Facebook. This soon grew into the blog, Life, Love, and Alzheimer’s, which grew into the book, Learning to Weather the Storm: A Story of Life, Love, and Alzheimer’s. Her goal was not only to share her story and the lessons she’s...
Untangling Early Onset Alzheimer's Atop a Penny Farthing with Peter Berry and Deb Bunt
March 29, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBToday’s guest is Peter Berry. Diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at age 50, Peter took an early retirement from his job working in the family’s timber business. After the devastating diagnosis, he became depressed but, being a ‘glass half full’ personality, battled through his depression and focused on his lifelong passion for cycling. He has used this passion to raise awareness of the condition, particularly in younger people. Peter’s whole philosophy is to live well with dementia...
Untangling Personal and Professional Dementia Care with Paula Spencer Scott
March 22, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBPaula Spencer Scott is a long-time journalist and health and family-life specialist focusing on self-care, eldercare, and baby care. She's the author of the bestseller “Surviving Alzheimer's: Practical Tips and Soul-Saving Wisdom for Caregivers” and the recently released “When Your Aging Parent Needs Help: A Geriatrician's Step-by-Step Guide to Memory Loss, Resistance, Safety Worries, & More” with Dr. Leslie Kernisan Paula experienced dementia in five of her immediate family members, i...
Untangling Alzheimer's on a 10,000 Mile Trike Trip with Susan Straley
March 15, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBToday’s guest is Susan Straley, author of the dual memoirs "Alzheimer's Trippin' with George" which memorialize her 10,000-mile cross-country trike trips after her husband’s dementia diagnosis. When Susan and George semi-retired from their machine design and manufacturing business in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 2008, they moved all their belongings into storage except for what they needed for a long bicycle trip on their recumbent tricycles, and pedaled around Wisconsin for 40 days. Throug...
Untangling Caregiver Stress by Keeping a Journal with Vicki Tapia
March 08, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBWhen both of her parents were diagnosed with dementia, Vicki Tapia, a lactation consultant who had coached around 10,000 mother-baby pairs, found her energies redirected to the other end of life. A lifelong writer, she soon began journaling as an outlet for the stress and strain she encountered as their long-distance caregiver. Over time, this journal became a book-length work, a memoir detailing her family’s rocky road through this devastating disease. She was inspired to seek publi...
Untangling End of Life Issues with Gerda Saunders
March 01, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBToday’s guest is Gerda Saunders, author of the mesmerizing memoir Memory’s Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia, in which she describes in great detail her descent into cerebral microvascular disease, a precursor to dementia. A gifted writer, she is also a woman of many talents and has had a remarkable career in higher education. She grew up in South Africa during apartheid, the child of a farmer in a family of six children. In spite of her family’s lack of resources, she succeeded ...
Untangling the Expressive Arts for Dementia Care with Daniel C. Potts, MD
February 08, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 49 MBDaniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN is a neurologist, author, poet, educator, and champion of those living with Alzheimer's and other dementias and their care partners. His professional life collided with his personal in 2002, when his father, Lester, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He soon found himself on his own dementia journey, and like many other care partners, became adrift in despair, confusion, grief, and helplessness as he watched his father decline. Soon after Lester started attending...
Untangling Lewy Body Disease with Florrie Munat
February 01, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBToday’s guest is Florrie Munat, author of the memoir “Be Brave: A Wife’s Journey Through Caregiving,” in which she shares the story of caring for her husband, Chuck, during their 6-year ordeal with Lewy Body disease due to an ischemic stroke. "Be Brave" was selected as one of the Top 100 Indie Books of 2017 by Kirkus Reviews, who described it as, "A beautiful, richly panoramic book that should reassure caregivers and delight memoir readers." Already a published author when their journe...
Untangling Dementia Themes in Teen Fiction with Krysten Lindsay Hager
January 25, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBToday’s guest is Krysten Lindsay Hager, who writes funny, charming, irresistible dramas for tweens and teens. Her stories are about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values. She also writes about dementia, especially Lewy Body, in the teen novels “Competing with the Star,” a Readers' Favorite Book Award Finalist, and “Dating the It Guy.” Krysten’s experience with dementia started in her sophomore year in high school when her grandfather was...
Untangling Caring for Two Parents Diagnosed at the Same TIme with Jean Lee
January 18, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 95.5 MBJean Lee is a co-founder and director of AlzAuthors. and author of the brave, inspirational memoir "Alzheimer’s Daughter," written from a journal she kept during her years of caring for both parents diagnosed with Alzheimer's on the same day. At the time, she was working full-time as an elementary school teacher and took over their care. Throughout her caregiving years she experienced the heartbreak, confusion, and exhaustion common to all dementia caregivers. Readers of her deeply personal a...
Untangling Caring for Two Parents Diagnosed at the Same Time with Jean Lee
January 18, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBJean Lee is a co-founder and director of AlzAuthors. and author of the brave, inspirational memoir "Alzheimer’s Daughter," written from a journal she kept during her years of caring for both parents diagnosed with Alzheimer's on the same day. At the time, she was working full-time as an elementary school teacher and took over their care. Throughout her caregiving years she experienced the heartbreak, confusion, and exhaustion common to all dementia caregivers. Readers of her deeply pers...
Untangling Working and Writing While Caring for Mom with Robin Perini
January 11, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBRobin Perini is an award-winning author of heart-stopping suspense and poignant romance novels. When not writing she works for an advanced technology corporation. When not writing or working she helps care for her mother who has Alzheimer’s and lives just across the street with Robin’s father. An advocate for Alzheimer’s education, Robin has woven the topic into two of her novels, “Forgotten Secrets” and “Forgotten Legacy,” books one and two in her Singing River Series. Her goal was to ...
Untangling Life From the Corner Office to Alzheimer's with Michael Ellenbogen
January 04, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBMichael Ellenbogen was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 49. Prior to his diagnosis, Michael was a network operations manager for a Fortune 500 financial institution until difficulty with work-related tasks led to an unwanted early retirement. He is a passionate, outspoken dementia advocate who pulls no punches. In this episode we discuss the trials of seeking a medical diagnosis, living with early onset Alzheimer's, and his advocacy work that brought him to the halls...
Untangling Dementia Behaviors with Lisa Skinner
December 07, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBLisa Skinner is the author of "Not All Who Wander Need Be Lost,," a caregiver guide full of real-life stories and practical advice. Her dementia journey started when she was a teen and her grandmother displayed bizarre behaviors, diagnosed as senile dementia. At the time, resources for families were practically nonexistent and she dedicated her life to becoming an advocate and ally for those on the dementia path. She has witnessed 8 family members succumb to Alzheimer’s and other demen...
Untangling Caring for a Father with Alzheimer's Disease with Irene Frances Olson
November 30, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MBIrene Frances Olson writes both fiction and non-fiction, the latter of which can be found on her personal blog "Baby Boomers and More," also known as "Living: the ultimate team sport." Ms. Olson is also a feature writer for "Grandparents Day Magazine," where she has her own byline: IN YOUR CORNER Much of Irene's early non-fiction pieces found on her personal blog focus on a family caregiver's journey, especially as that journey relates to taking care of a family member with a terminal illnes...
Untangling Long-Distance Caring for a Father with Irene Frances Olson
November 30, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBIrene Frances Olson writes both fiction and non-fiction, the latter of which can be found on her personal blog "Baby Boomers and More," also known as "Living: the ultimate team sport." Ms. Olson is also a feature writer for "Grandparents Day Magazine," where she has her own byline: IN YOUR CORNER Much of Irene's early non-fiction pieces found on her personal blog focus on a family caregiver's journey, especially as that journey relates to taking care of a family member with a terminal ...
Untangling Raising Young Children While Caring for a Mom with Dementia with Kathryn Harrison
November 23, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBToday’s guest is Kathryn Harrison, who is not only an AlzAuthor but our Creative Director and a member of our management team. Kathryn was compelled to create her award-winning children’s book "Weeds in Nana’s Garden" following her mother’s passing from frontotemporal dementia in 2010. During her family’s journey with the disease, Kathryn noticed how much involving her two young children in caregiving added value to the experience, so she decided to create an engaging picture book that co...
EPISODE 4 Untangling Raising Young Children While Caring for a Mom with Dementia with Kathryn Harrison
November 23, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBToday’s guest is Kathryn Harrison, who is not only an AlzAuthor but our Creative Director and a member of our management team. Kathryn was compelled to create her award-winning children’s book "Weeds in Nana’s Garden" following her mother’s passing from frontotemporal dementia in 2010. During her family’s journey with the disease, Kathryn noticed how much involving her two young children in caregiving added value to the experience, so she decided to create an engaging picture book that co...
Untangling Raising Young Children While Caring for Mom with Kathryn Harrison
November 23, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 63 MBToday’s guest is Kathryn Harrison, who is not only an AlzAuthor but our Creative Director and a member of our management team. Kathryn was compelled to create her award-winning children’s book "Weeds in Nana’s Garden" following her mother’s passing from frontotemporal dementia in 2010. During her family’s journey with the disease, Kathryn noticed how much involving her two young children in caregiving added value to the experience, so she decided to create an engaging picture book tha...
Untangling Caring for a Mom in a Care Home with Loretta Woodward Veney
November 16, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBWhen her beloved mother, Doris, was diagnosed with dementia in 2006, Loretta Woodward Veney began learning everything she could about the disease and hoped to share that information so others could be more prepared than she was for this devastating diagnosis. In 2013, that hope turned into Loretta's first book, "Being My Mom’s Mom: A Journey Through Dementia from a Daughter’s Perspective," which highlights the first six years of the family's dementia journey. This book was recently upda...