August | 2017 | Somebody Stole My Iron

Meet Margo Rose, author of “Body Aware Grieving”

August 29, 2017Blog#aging, #aging&fitness, #ALZ, #Alz Books, #AlzAuthors, #Amazon, #author, #book, #caregiver, #caregiving, #dementia, #eldercare, #ENDALZ, #grieving, #Kindle, #StressRelief, #writersVicki Tapia

The Last Christmas Present

By Margo Rose

The first client with advanced Alzheimer’s who I worked with as a fitness trainer was named Gwen.

When I met her, she was 92 years old and had already lived for five years in the dementia section of an assisted care facility.

I never met Gwen’s adult daughter, who had seen on the internet that I work as a fitness trainer doing on-site senior wellness. My only point of Continue reading →

Meet H.A. Robinson, author of “The Pebble Jar”

August 22, 2017Blog#aging, #ALZ, #Alz Books, #AlzAuthors, #Amazon, #author, #book, #caregiver, #caregiving, #dementia, #eldercare, #ENDALZ, #Kindle, #writersVicki Tapia

By H.A. Robinson

When I sat down to write The Pebble Jar around this time last year, I had no idea of the personal journey the book would take me on. In March of 2016, my little Nana passed away at the age of ninety-one after a long and painful battle with Alzheimer’s. By the time she fell asleep for the last time, we had almost completely lost the essence of who she had once been, leaving us with a shell of the person we loved. Continue reading →

Welcome Sisters Susan Kiser Scarff & Ann Kiser Zultner, Authors of Dementia: The Journey Ahead

August 15, 2017Blog#caregiver, #caregiving, #dementia, #family, #memory, elder careVicki Tapia

By Susan Kiser Scarff

Within a year of my husband receiving his dementia diagnosis, I had a classic case of caregiver burnout. I couldn’t concentrate at work and most of my time was taken up with worrying about my husband’s uncharacteristic and impulsive behavior. I was petrified and intimidated about the future…overwhelmed with basic day-to-day activities. Further, I was apprehensive about making the transition from wife to protector, nurse, and mother. Continue reading →

Meet Bryan Wiggins, author of “Autumn Imago”

August 8, 2017Blog#aging, #ALZ, #Alz Books, #AlzAuthors, #Amazon, #author, #book, #caregiver, #caregiving, #dementia, #eldercare, #ENDALZ, #Kindle, #writersVicki Tapia

By Bryan Wiggins

No one I know has Alzheimer’s disease. My parents have entered their eighties with their sharp minds intact. Only one of my four grandparents suffered any kind of dementia, and Granny’s wasn’t that severe. So when I forget a name, lose my car keys, or question what the heck I’m doing standing in the basement after clomping down the stairs, I shrug my shoulders and carry on. I could still get Alzheimer’s, of course, but with no family history of it behind me, I find other things to worry about. Continue reading →

“Meet Me Where I am – An Alzheimer’s Care Guide” by Mary Ann Drummond

August 1, 2017Blog#aging, #ALZ, #Alz Books, #AlzAuthors, #Amazon, #author, #book, #caregiver, #caregiving, #dementia, #eldercare, #ENDALZ, #Kindle, #writersVicki Tapia

By MaryAnn Drummond, RN

When I was a young girl I dreamed I would grow up and become a nurse. I seldom left home without my nurse’s kit filled with band-aides, cotton balls, and gum drop pills just in case my services were needed. It seemed so simple in those days to comfort and to heal, or at least that is what my Grandmother led me to believe each time she let me practice my skills on her.

If only caregiving were that easy! The reality is there are Continue reading →

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