Empowering Families Caring for Loved Ones with Alzheimer's with Lori Aden and Sheila Parsley

Dec 06, 2023 12:46 am

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In a world filled with uncertainty, sisters Lori Aden and Sheila Parsley had no idea the unexpected twists and turns that awaited them. Little did they know that their journey as caregivers to their mother with dementia would lead them down a path they never could have imagined. It started with a diagnosis, a heartbreaking reality that changed their lives forever. But what they discovered along the way, the strength, resilience, and compassion that emerged, the lessons they learned, is a story they felt they had to tell, and we are the richer for it. In this week's podcast, we hear their story about caregiving in the time of COVID 19, and how they fought to be with their mother in any way they could. We also learn how some Facebook posts turned into a community, and then a touching memoir, and later several books for children. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.

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Our Most Recent Author

Sherri Levine has written about her caring journey with her mother in her collection Stealing Flowers From the Garden. She has also published a tribute to her mother's artistic legacy called A Joy to See, ekphrastic poems - poems in response to art - from 27 of the most prominent poets in Oregon.

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New in January: Our Book Club with Aging & Amazing

We're excited and honored to announce that we're partnering with the online community Aging & Amazing to begin a monthly book club, a “Meet the Author” type of event, starting in January. Andrea Couture, author of the memoir Embracing What Remains, will moderate.

The book club will feature a book and author every month. Here's the schedule through April:

January 30th 7 pm EST: Andrea Couture - Embracing What Remains: a memoir
February 27th 7pm EST: Florrie Munat - Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving
March 26th 7 pm EST: Ruth Stevens - Stage Seven, a novel
April 30th 7 pm EST: A collection of AlzAuthors Poets for poetry month, including Sherri Levine - Stealing Flowers from the Neighbors; Daniel Potts, MD - Bringing Art to Life, and Margaret Stawowy - Storms of the Inland Sea

To learn more about this book club or to become a member, please visit agingamazing.com.

In their own words, Aging & Amazing, based in Washington DC, is “an online community, in addition to local, in-person care management and training services supporting older adults, caregivers, and professionals specializing in aging. Aging & Amazing offers a helping hand to uplift older adults, caregivers, and professionals through services, education, and support.”

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Managing Conflict During the Holidays

Worried about the holidays? Concerned about potential conflict? Professional mediator Kimberly Best, RN, MA, author of How to Live Forever shares her advice on how to avoid family conflict during the holidays in a series of short videos.

Watch now!

Also, download Kim's FREE Caregiver Tip Sheets:

10 Tips to Create a Holiday to Remember

6 Tips to Manage Potential Family Conflicts During the Holidays

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Last Call for Six Word Stories

We're finishing up collecting the six word memoirs. If you have not yet submitted yours please do so before December 31st. If you already have you're welcome to add more! We will be compiling all of the entries into an ebook.

Tell your 6-word story

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Susan’s Design of the Week

Caregiving illuminates not only your life, but the life of the person you care for. AlzAuthors offers support with trusted resources to light your way through the world of #Alzheimers and dementia. https://alzauthors.com/

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We have so much to learn ...

Award-winning dementia researcher and educator Dr. Nir Grossman joins Being Patient Live Talks to talk about the potential of cutting-edge medical technology like deep brain stimulation as an emerging approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Grossman is an associate professor at the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London and a founding fellow of the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK-DRI). He received a prestigious prize from the Science Journal and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for developing a new, non-invasive method of deep brain stimulation, called temporal interference, which is now in early clinical trials. Previously, this procedure required invasive brain surgery. His research has been published in scientific journals like Cell, Science, and Nature Neuroscience. RSVP to the live talk to learn more about this new technology and the future of Alzheimer’s research.

WHEN: Thursday, December 21st at 10:00 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. ET

WHERE: Being Patient’s Facebook page

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