By Liza Nelson Before my husband was diagnosed, I had never heard of MCI. Before my husband was diagnosed, we teased each other ...

By Jacqueline Marcell I never dreamed I’d have to give up my television career when I was thrust into caring for my challenging ...

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By Tracie Bevers In the early days of the disease, when I heard stories of others in later stages, I actually thought… "Well...

By Malia Kline When our mama was diagnosed with infiltrating pancreatic cancer and given three-to-six months to live, she was the s...

By Jane Mullins Ph.D., from Cardiff, U.K. I am a nurse who has worked with people who have dementia for over 25 years. This has in...

By Susan Soesbe How do you write an honest story about a real-life tragedy without being so tedious and somber that nobody want...

Sometimes the Caregiving Journey Chooses You By Terri Anderson There are several ways where people find themselves as a careg...

When the Unthinkable Becomes Inevitable: The Awful Dawn of Dementia By Heidi Hess Saxton Up to this point in my life, most of m...

by Lisa Hirsch My mom has Alzheimer’s disease for 14 long years. Out of her suffering from this disease not only was my love for her ...

During the week of September 15 - 22, 2018, a cruise specially designed for caregivers and their loved ones living with early-stage dem...

By Vina Mogg Not Alone At a caregiver’s conference in Orlando I read a poem I had written during the opening assembly. Three th...

by Barbara Ivey I never cared for my mother during her Alzheimer’s. My Dad considered Mom’s care to be his duty as her hus...

By Dr. David Davis and Joko Gilbert As anyone who has walked in our shoes knows, there is a vast hole in the heart of a caregiver...

By Catherine Hodder, Esq. I was a corporate and banking attorney when my father began experiencing mini-strokes and having ...

By Minna Packer I was a teacher, professor, artist, filmmaker, mother of two adult children, a wife, a former American Fulbright, and ...

By Martin J. Schreiber If there’s one thing worse than Alzheimer’s, it’s ignorance of the disease. Count me among those ...

By Karen Severson, MD This book has been in my head for years. It started with the constant frustration of being caught in the midd...

By Iris Waichler I began writing my book, Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents , as a tribute to my...