Finding Peace in Chaos: A Caregiver's Journey in a War Zone with Miriam Green

Nov 22, 2023 2:01 am

If you’re new to this email, welcome! We’re glad you’re here. We email

weekly with news of our latest author, podcast, and events to guide the dementia caregiving journey. Feel free to share what you see here with

others concerned about Alzheimer's and dementia. Please stay with us.

💜 💜 💜

Hello ,

As we enter the holiday season, the news is full of stories of war all over the world. It’s easy to shut out the horrors, the brutality, the confusion and chaos. Turn off the TV. Dial down social media. Don’t read the papers. And yet, many of us cannot look away, and millions of us can’t escape war’s realities, heartbreak, and hardships. I wonder and worry about those on a caregiver journey during war time, thinking about the challenges they face when their worlds are literally falling apart around them. In this week’s podcast, Miriam Green joins Christy and I for a revealing conversation about her life in Israel, just 30 miles from the Gaza border, as she struggles to maintain normalcy for her family in the midst of disorder and destruction, especially for her mother, who lives in a care home, and her young grandchildren. You will learn how she finds moments of peace and hope, how the care home manages to continue operating, and the challenges a country at war faces. We're grateful to Miriam for sharing her story: one woman’s experience, one war. We would love to share stories of other caregivers caught in such conflicts, but for now hers is all we have. We take no sides, and seek to share only the realities of this author's life.

May this and conflicts all over the world come to an end, and peace prevail on Earth.

Start listening!

💜 💜 💜

Our Latest Author

Pauli Pedersen introduces us to her memoir, River of Dementia. Pauli shares her family’s story, interwoven with the downward spiral of her father’s dementia.

In Pauli's words:

With a degree in English, I had always wanted to write. When I was younger, I lamented the fact that I had no good stories. I dabbled, but during college, teaching, and raising five children, time flew by. Then came Dad’s battle with dementia. That was a story I needed to pass on, and I realized I held lots of other family history that required memorializing. Everything would be lost after I was gone. Dad’s life ran through it all. I had a colorful tapestry to weave.

We Are So Grateful

Every penny of your donation benefits caregivers. For those of you who don’t know, AlzAuthors, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is managed by a small group of author-caregivers whose personal lives were impacted by Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Each member of the management team of AlzAuthors is a volunteer and works diligently on behalf of others throughout the year.

Our mission is to share Alzheimer’s and dementia stories to light the way for others. One way we do that is by placing our Custom Caregiver Collections, libraries filled with valuable caregiver resources, in care homes, senior centers, memory cafes, university settings and other locations.

If you’d like to help us, simply click the button below. Remember, your gift will be tripled if you designate it for our Custom Caregiver Collections.

Donate now!

💜 💜 💜

AlzAuthors Live November 29!

We're pleased to partner with Kensington Senior Living for this inspirational discussion on Holiday Insight and Wisdom with three of our authors, two living with dementia (Daniel Gibbs, MD and Gerda Saunders) and one a caregiver for her husband (Jane Dwinell). Co-founder Marianne Sciucco will moderate. We'll talk about managing the added stresses and pressures the holidays bring to a dementia journey, navigating the winter months, and more. You may register for the FREE event below.

💜 💜 💜

Black Friday Sale in our Shop!

You'll find an assortment of fun wear and fun stuff in our exclusive shop.

Many designs and styles to choose from. All at 30% off!

This doesn't happen everyday so take advantage of it while it lasts.

All proceeds benefit our mission to connect caregivers with quality resources.

Start shopping!

💜 💜 💜

Free Screening of "Wine, Women and Dementia" Film Thanksgiving Weekend

From the producer, Kitty Norton, blogger at Stumped Town Dementia:

I'm thankful for fall. I'm thankful for the amazing people in my life. And I'm thankful for you, caregiver.

You may also be feeling thankful as we enter this season of gratitude. Or you may not. You may be feeling worn down, stretched thin, and I get it. So many of us get it.

So, the weekend of Thanksgiving, Friday, November 24, Saturday, November 25, and Sunday, November 26, the cast and I offer you complimentary access to the film Wine, Women, & Dementia to let you know that however you are feeling, we are thankful for you.

Please share this screening opportunity with your caregiver connections.

After you've viewed the film, please create a video or a post with your thoughts on the film and share it to #thankful4caregivers on Insta, FB, and/or TikTok.

And if no one else has thought to mention they're thankful for you, this group of former and current caregivers truly are.

Cheers, caregivers! The Cast of Wine, Women, & Dementia

Register For Your Complementary Screening

Watch the film trailer

💜 💜 💜

Susan’s Design of the Week

We are confident that you'll find a resource for your journey within our large collection of top books about #Alzheimers and dementia. May one of our authors speak to your experience! https://alzauthors.com/bookstore/

I chose this design because I have always been a reader, a lover of books. I’ve got two or three books in mid-read at all times, whether a hard copy, ebook, audiobook, or some other combo. A love of reading is the cornerstone of AlzAuthors, as all members of the management team believe in the power of books. Please share this graphic and the message above with your friends and family members who may be in need of a good book for their caregiver journey.

💜 💜 💜

Wishing our American Friends a Happy Holiday!

💜 💜 💜

Caregiver Month Gifts for You

November is National Family Caregivers Month! In honor of family caregivers caring for a loved one with dementia we’re offering FREE copies of our audiobook “Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving Stories: 58 authors share their inspiring personal experiences” to US and UK subscribers while they last. Please email alzauthors@gmail.com to request a copy. Ebooks are also available worldwide. Click here for an ebook. Paperback copies are available on Amazon.

New Tip Sheet: 10 Tips to Create a Holiday to Remember

We're also offering free downloads of our informative new Caregiver Tip Sheet: 10 Tips to Create a Holiday to Remember by Kimberly Best, RN, MA. Get yours here.

💜 💜 💜

Was this email forwarded to you?

Subscribe here

💜 💜 💜

Let's stay connected ...

Stay up-to-date with us between newsletters

Connect with us on social media!

AlzAuthors.com

Facebook: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resources

💜 💜 💜

Please Support our Mission

Our mission is to provide quality resources for those concerned with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Please help by connecting with us in at least one new way this week:

Become an AlzAuthors Donor

Subscribe to our weekly blog

Follow our podcast and leave a review

Subscribe to our YouTube channel

Volunteer your time and talents

Submit Your Book, Blog, or other Resource

Buy a book (or books!) in the AlzAuthors Bookstore

Join our Amazon book club

Leave a review on Google

Share this newsletter with others on a dementia journey

Host a Facebook Fundraiser

Shop our store!