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…
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…
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…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Like most dementia caregivers, Ty…
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…
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…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Shonda Bell — a special education…
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…
Image: Adelaide Iverson (middle), who was 94 years old at the time, and Dave Iverson (right) after Adelaide was invited to throw the opening…
For Gerda Saunders, much about life has changed since she was diagnosed with cerebral microvascular disease, a precursor of vascular dementia, in 2011. Following…
Scriptwriter, cupcake entrepreneur and Shark Tank winner Tracey Wheeler Noonan reflects on the decline of her parents’ health due to Alzheimer’s. In caregiving, we…
Patti LaFleur sees her relationship with her mother Linda LaTurner as a partnership. LaFleur cares for her mother full-time, and she describes LaTurner as…
It’s tough letting go of life as we know it. Reconciling with the fact that Alzheimer’s takes away our loved ones’ memories, their ability…
Like any family affected by dementia, there were times of hardship for Dennis Dulniak and his late wife Nancy Dulniak, who passed away last…
Image: Frank Piccolo and his wife, Theresa, traveling together in Italy in 2001. Courtesy Theresa Piccolo Frank Piccolo was a beloved high school chemistry…