Join Us for Love Stories, an AlzAuthorsLive! Event: Keeping Romance Alive in Dementia Care

Jan 10, 2022 11:01 am

Dear AlzAuthor,

Please join us for the first in our new series, AlzAuthors Live!, virtual events featuring select guests on important topics. On February 9, from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EST, we will present Love Stories: Keeping Romance Alive in Dementia Care. The program is free, on Zoom, and will be recorded for future viewing on YouTube.

About the Program

This program will focus on couples facing a dementia diagnosis and how their love sustains their relationship despite the condition. Potential areas of discussion include:

Seeing your partner (and yourself) in a new light
Maintaining spousal roles
Continuing a partnership
Maintaining equality
Dealing with a forever altered romantic relationship
Nurturing intimacy
Handling loss
Battling loneliness
Dealing with behavior changes
Managing guilt
Coping with grief
Moving to memory care

Meet our guest panelists

Left to right:

Richard Creighton: Blogger at Living With Alzheimer's, and an AlzAuthors Associate, caring for his wife, Kate, at home with Alzheimer's
Anthony Copeland-Parker: Author of Running All over the World, Our Race Against Early Onset Alzheimer’s, traveling the world and running marathons with his wife, Cat, after she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's
Gincy Heins: Author of Before the Diagnosis: Stories of Life and Love Before Dementia, co-author of 365 Caregiving Tips: Practical Tips from Everyday Caregivers, and an assistant manager at AlzAuthors, caring for her husband, Steve, at home with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Sue Ryan: Author of Our Journey of Love, 5 Steps to Navigate Your Caregiving Journey, caring for her husband, Jack, in memory care

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Reserve your spot for this enlightening program here.

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Marianne Sciucco, Jean Lee, Vicki Tapia, Kathryn Harrison,

Ann Campanella, Susan Landies, and Gincy Heins

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