This is a nine-question quiz for people who know everything! These are not trick questions. Try answering each question. Don’t peek at the answers until you’re finished. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contes[...]
Updated July 9, 2014 In this third installment, you’ll learn the final two steps to becoming a published author. In the previous article of this three-part series you learned the first two steps of becoming a published author and getting your work noticed. If you missed the first article of th[...]
Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle's beautiful story of compassion and selfless love for her beloved husband, in Ten Thousand Joys &... Sorrows—Journey... Alzheimer's.[...]
BUSY Caregiver? Short on time? Check out this 2-minute YouTube video on how to do things faster– tie your shoes, remove your shirt, peel a potato To think how many hours my mother- and father-in-law peeled to make mashed potatoes for our holiday gatherings! I still prefer retaining the vitamin[...]
Your caregiving book—how to write and get your work noticed is the second in this three-part series on getting your caregiver story published. This article was originally published on September 21, 2011 and updated on July 9, 2014. It was updated again and published on December 9, 2020. You m[...]
Watch these two short Alzheimer’s videos in commemoration of Dementia Awareness Day and World Alzheimer’s Day. What is Alzheimer’s disease? How does the disease move through the brains of our loved ones, altering their very essence? Watch as David Hyde Pierce, Alzheimer’s spo[...]
Updated January 2021 + July 9, 2014 Ask TCV: How do I write a book to help others learn from my caregiving experiences? How do I get it published? (These questions consolidate caregivers’ questions sent to The Caregiver’s Voice. TCV Ed.) TCV: Your commitment as a caregiver will help you [...]
Katie Tyson is a young lady dedicated to the study of neuroscience. One day, she may be the researcher who makes the breakthrough discovery that raises the quality of life and HOPE for all diagnosed with dementia. The daughter of our long-time friends, Katie has agreed to walk with a team during the[...]
Alzheimer’s Caregiving Webinar Featuring Emmy-winning TV personality and Alzheimer’s advocate Leeza Gibbons and other Alzheimer’s disease experts, there will be a free webinar on Tuesday September 20, 2011. Americans fear an Alzheimer’s diagnosis second only to cancer. Unfortunately, Alzheimer[...]
Fifteen years ago this month, my husband and I were visiting my father in Wisconsin with the idea of placing him in an assisted living community to better help him live with dementia. We called him Mardig (Armenian for Martin). As days passed, we grew overwhelmed trying to make sense of years of dis[...]
My dad, Henry Kolodziej, cares for my mom. In September, 2010, my mom had surgery related to post-stroke complications. The surgery was intended to prevent risk of a future stroke by destroying an aneurysm in her belly. Tragically, there was a poor surgical outcome, and while the procedure destroyed[...]
