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Harry Helps Grampa Remember is an empowering picture book about how Harry helps his grandpa with Alzheimers, to remember. Author Karen Tyrrell shares memory and coping skills for memory loss in a heart warming humorous story. ‘Harry and Grandpa love playing hide -and-seek together. Over time Grandpa...

When Dr. David Kirkpatrick’s wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, their lives—and their marriage—would change forever. In an honest, uplifting, and sometimes heartbreaking account of loving a partner with dementia, Dr. Kirkpatrick creates a clear guide for others in similar...

In November 2009 Jana Panarites was scrambling to make ends meet in LA. Her career spiraling out of control, she didn't think life could get any worse until she learned of her father's sudden death two days before Thanksgiving. She flew east for the funeral, and was forced to confront her future head-on...

“He didn’t know his age, the year, or his surroundings, but he knew his life could still make a difference. On this path, he went forward with his heart. Every emotion was authentic. Each moment was new—but it was also full of love, anger, or fear, and he had to travel through it.”   In a...

Received a 2012 Caregiver Friendly Award from Today's Caregiver Magazine Although Lewy Body Dementia is the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly, it is not well known or understood and is often confused with Alzheimer' Disease or Parkinson's. The Caregiver's Guide to...

If you’re caring for a loved one with dementia, you know firsthand the challenge of providing care while maintaining your own well-being. Caring for a Loved One with Dementia offers a compassionate and effective mindfulness-based dementia care (MBDC) guide to help you reduce stress, stay balanced,...

"This is the best book I've ever read on Alzheimer's disease . . . Ms. Snyder's work teaches us a deep respect for the uniqueness of each individual with Alzheimer's disease, and that the most profound way to learn is to listen." —Robyn Yale, LCSW, author of Counseling People with Early-Stage...

**“****I know of no one writing more bravely and acutely about the intricate bonds of family, and the ways that we wound and heal the ones closest to us.” —Emily Gould, author of **Friendship   Minna Zallman Proctor’s *Landslide *is a captivating collection of interconnected personal essays....

The moving memoir of caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s that broke new ground, changed the narrative, and prompted Maya Angelou to exclaim, “Joy!”   Since Cathie Borrie delivered her keynote performance at the World Alzheimer’s Day event, her self-published manuscript has won rapturous...

Detoured by personal loss but not defeated, new park ranger Billie Jackson begins a serendipitous journey with fellow travelers on her path to recovering joy. Like a magical potion, the park itself and its unconventional patrons defuse Billies cynicism and create too much light for dark thoughts to...

"How do we keep one another’s company? How might our lives unfold alongside those of our parents with Alzheimer’s nearby? In Arno Geiger’s exquisite memoir, he lets us into the private and sometimes sacred space he found in the company of his father—a relationship nurtured by his own...

A daughter’s memoir of sacrifice and discovery as her ailing mother’s caretaker is “an inspiring story of love, loss and the ravages of aging” (Kirkus). Like all mothers, mine had a set of maxims that she thought were important to impart to me: if you can’t say anything nice, then...

Roll out the red carpet of success for you, the one you care for and any who join your circle of care. It doesn't matter when or where the story happened; when you're telling it, you will "go there." If your time is spent telling a great story, it's a great way to spend time, anytime.This...

The Usefulness of a Three-Legged Dog is about what we do as people when our bodies give out long before our hearts do. Set in rural America in the mid 1960's, it tells the story of young Joel and his ailing father.  All proceeds from this short story go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure