VOICES: Our Latest Lessons From Dementia Caregivers
By
Lauren Fetten
| October 1st, 2024
Being a caregiver to someone living with dementia is a role that many people take on with little or no prior experience with the…
Actors Lauren Miller, Seth Rogen Open Up About Their Alzheimer’s Org ‘Hilarity for Charity’
By
Nicholas Chan
| July 26th, 2024
After actor Lauren Miller Rogen’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she and her husband, actor Seth Rogen, decided to apply their powers of entertainment…
Dr. Sandeep Jauhar’s Caregiving Journey As a Doctor and a Son
By
Lauren Fetten
| May 14th, 2024
Despite years of experience in the medical field, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar found himself having to learn new tactics and practice empathetic caregiving, a process…
6 ‘Big Questions’ From Our Dementia Caregiving Journey
By
Ira G. Asherman
| March 27th, 2024
Our story began some thirteen years ago with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. Despite our best efforts the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s followed several…
Dementia and Communication With Caregiving Expert Teepa Snow
By
Katy Koop
| March 1st, 2024
In our latest “Ask Me Anything” with dementia caregiving consultant and expert Teepa Snow, we tackled tons of reader questions. Watch the full video…
How to Talk to Someone With Dementia: 7 Expert Pointers
By
Emily Woodruff
| December 19th, 2023
People with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are often treated as though they are less capable than they actually are. This can be…
Love, Loss, Lewy Body Dementia in Mary Lou Falcone’s ‘I Didn’t See It Coming’
By
Katy Koop
| December 14th, 2023
Lewy body dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia. Estimated to make up almost 20 percent of dementia cases worldwide, the…
Letter from the Editor: 3 Questions From an Alzheimer’s Daughter
By
Deborah Kan
| December 8th, 2023
I spent some time recently with a friend of mine whose mom is in an earlier stage of Alzheimer’s than my mom. My friend…
A Look at Rapid-Onset Dementia: My Dad’s Sudden Dementia
By
Sylvia Stone
| July 5th, 2023
It took six men to catch my screaming, naked father and strap him to a hospital gurney. My dad, the 80-year-old pacifist Buddhist, the…
Building Hope: The Enduring Optimism of Loretta Veney
By
Lonna Whiting
| November 1st, 2022
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. In 2013, Loretta Woodward Veney and her…
Leading With Love: Ty Lewis Amplifies the Voice of Black Caregivers
By
Lonna Whiting
| September 15th, 2022
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Like most dementia caregivers, Ty…
Doctors Told Her Her Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Was ‘Just Stress’
By
Becca Schuh
| September 2nd, 2022
Michele Hall, an attorney working in her county sheriff’s office, first noticed that something was off about her cognitive health when she found she…
Being There for Black Alzheimer’s Caregivers: GeVonna Fassett’s Story
By
Elena Ferrarin
| August 1st, 2022
Alzheimer’s advocate GeVonna Fassett spent more than a decade caring for her late mother. Today, her organization, Olivia’s Prayer, supports dementia caregivers and raises…
Shonda Bell: Caregiving Is a ‘Challenge’ and an ‘Honor’
By
Simon Spichak, MSc
| June 15th, 2022
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Shonda Bell — a special education…
A Data Scientist Visualized Her Mother’s Cognitive Test Results — Here’s How It Helped Her Family
By
Nicholas Chan
| May 12th, 2022
Inevitably, dementia affects a person’s identity, and it can take time to come to terms with some of the changes along the way. For…