Guest blogger Jean Lee Caregivers. We are all caregivers. As humans we care for one another, or we should. Most especially, we care for those close to us. As a youth I loved and respected my parents, a form of caring for them in my child-like way. As a young wife and mom, I cared […]
Guest Bloggers Joan Brunwasser & Elaine Reisman February 10, 2014 OP-ED News Post You can read more about Elaine and Bernie’s story here on The Genius of Caring site. Welcome back for the conclusion of my interview with Elaine S. Reisman. Elaine’s husband Bernie suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease for the last sixteen years of his life. Before we broke, we […]
Guest Bloggers Joan Brunwasser & Elaine Reisman February 10, 2014 OP-ED News Post You can read more about Elaine and Bernie’s story here on The Genius of Caring site. My guest today is Elaine S. Reisman. Welcome back to OpEdNews, Elaine. In 2011, we discussed your new interest, teaching drama to senior citizens. the happy couple, BA [Before Alzheimer’s] […]
Guest Blogger Michaele O’Leary-Reiff, Family Caregiver Blog post can be found here on Family Caregiver Alliance site. “Hello, I must be going …” read the note addressed to me and taped to the door of Allan Reiff’s office in the Philosophy/Humanities Department at our local community college. The year was 1983, and little did I know then, the […]
Guest Blogger Jane Gayer, Family Caregiver Jane’s Blog: Adventures of Joe and Al and Jane It’s easy to be knowledgeable about events after they happened, but sometimes very difficult to catch things as they unfold. I guess that’s where the old axiom about 20/20 hindsight comes from. I always thought of myself as insightful, with […]
Guest Bloggers Jill Lesser, President of Women Against Alzheimers and Trish Vradenburg, Co-Founder USAgainstAlzheimer’s June 25, 2015 USAgainst Alzheimer’s blog The plight of Alzheimer’s patients and the challenges for those who care for them are garnering more attention thanks to movies like “Still Alice” and the steady disclosure of well-known sufferers, like musician Glenn Campbell, model and entrepreneur B. […]
Guest blogger: Dr. Brent P. Forester, MSc., Geriatric Psychiatrist, Bridges by EPOCH at Westford Original post on Bridge blog Over the holiday season, it is common for us to encounter family members whom we see only occasionally. With the passage of time we may notice that Grandma or Dad or Aunt Suzie has trouble keeping […]
Guest Blogger: Loretta Veney, family caregiver, author, trainer, motivational speaker It Was the Little Things at First, excerpt from “Being My Mom’s Mom” We would go to the grocery store and my Mom would not remember the date that she needed to write on her check. Several times, even though we always went to the […]
Guest Blogger: Devon White Angelini, Family Caregiver At first, my parents were afraid to talk about my mother’s dementia or admit that she was living with Alzheimer’s disease. This was the most difficult time, because there was so much to hide and no avenue for finding support for either of them. Simply asking how things […]
Guest Blogger, Paul Raia, PhD, VP Professional Clinical Services, Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH Chapter http://www.alz.org/manh/ She Still Brings Me Flowers Alzheimer’s is an audacious disease that not only wraps its’ tendrils around the person with the disease, but also around all those within the range of love of that person. It turns the way we see things topsy-turvy. Most […]
