New AlzAuthor: Dave Iverson

Sep 28, 2022 4:16 am

Dear AlzAuthor,

Caregiving is often a lonely road. I still well-remember the many times I felt alone, with no one in my life who really understood the many emotions wrapped up in caring for someone with dementia.

AlzAuthors strives to fill that void for you, easing the burden of your journey. Sharing our stories through our website's many books, blogs and podcasts, we strive to light the way for you. You aren't alone.

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Introducing our newest AlzAuthor: Dave Iverson

Emmy winner, writer, documentary film producer/director and retired broadcast journalist Dave Iverson cared for his mother for ten years, until her passing at age 105. His memoir, Winter Stars: An Elderly Mother, an Aging Son and Life’s Final Journey shares their story.

Dave tells us:

I wanted to write "Winter Stars" for a number of reasons, but one is certainly because that ten-year caregiving odyssey humbled me, changed me and reoriented me perhaps more than any other life experience. It was both the most challenging thing I’d ever done and in many ways one of the most deeply rewarding.

Meet Dave

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Our Latest Podcast

Susie Singer Carter is a Los Angeles-based creative specializing in film and podcasting. She’s a writer, director, producer, and actress. She’s also an advocate for dementia caregivers having been on a journey with her own mother for 16 years. This inspired her to write, direct and produce the 2018 Oscar Qualified short film, “My Mom and the Girl,” starring Valerie Harper in her final performance. She’s also the host and producer of the award-winning podcast “Love Conquers Alz,” launched in December 2019, which received Best Podcast 2020 from the New Media Film Festival for Episode 6 featuring Leeza Gibbons.

In this episode, we discuss her long, exhausting, enriching dementia journey, how it made her a “better person,” and the idea that Alzheimer’s is sort of like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Start Listening!

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So many wonderful stories are pouring into our Six Words Memoirs project!

Here are a few of the stories already submitted:

· Alzheimer's took you away too soon.

· My mom didn’t deserve my journey.

· Written memories keep Grandma's story alive.

· Diagnosed nine months after our wedding.

You can add yours here: https://app.sixwordmemoirs.com/topic/a8tt44di

(You'll need to make an account. It's free.)

We can't wait to read your stories!

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Need something new to keep you warm this fall?

We've got you covered!

September is World Alzheimer's Month.

Please support our efforts to bring quality resources to caregivers.

Start shopping!

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Blue Ridge Dementia Caregivers Conference

Our friends Bobbi and Mike Carducci are hosting a caregiver conference on Monday, October 10th at Our Lady of Victory Hall, which is adjacent to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 37730 St. Francis Ct., Purcellville, VA. Bobbi is the author of Confessions of An Imperfect Caregiver and Caregiver - You Are Not Alone.

Get the details here

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