How to Keep the Promise We Make To Ourselves This Year
Answer: One Resolution for Caregivers –52 Chances to Make It Work Ahh the New Year is here – the hectic pace of the holidays is over, the frenzy over buying gifts and seeing friends and family is done...
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Caregivers Take Note – Music as Therapy
When Glen Campbell took the stage at the Grammy Awards and accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award, he did so as one of the more than 5 million Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What is...
View ArticleCaregiver Facts and Figures: A Bittersweet Reality
This post originally appeared on the ChicagoNow blog, “Ask Dr. Chill: Practical Answers to the Toughest Caregiving Questions.” It is being reposted here with the author’s permission. Almost eight years...
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Alzheimer’s Is One of My Greatest Battles
I have faced many battles in my life. I served in Vietnam as a Marine Corps corporal. I also completed four tours in Iraq in the U.S. Army, and four of my sons served in Iraq, too. But all my battles...
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Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker Are Cooking Up a New Caregiving Recipe
Caregiving blogger Sherri Snelling spoke to actors Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker about their journey in caring for Jill’s mother who has dementia. At the heart of their story is family and how...
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To Fight Stigma, I Speak Up
I was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2009 at the age of 56. Prior to my diagnosis, I was the senior vice president of operations for M&T Bank, overseeing hundreds of employees...
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Caregivers Who Are Changing the Game
Girls on the Gridiron – Taking the Fight Against Alzheimer’s to the Field People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. – Vince...
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My Life with Alzheimer’s and the Gift of My Friend Jean
I always say, if you’ve met one person with Alzheimer’s—then you’ve met one person with Alzheimer’s. Many people don’t realize how each individual has a unique experience with the disease—unique...
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Missing Jim During the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I miss Jim so much during Christmas time. I miss our discussions about what to get the kids and our families. I miss sitting next to our tree, looking at the lights and sharing quiet time together. I...
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The Journey Begins, An Excerpt from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living With...
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. ~Henry Brooks Adams We had known for a little more than a month before we decided to let others in on the burden our family had...
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