Meet Mary Crescenzo, author of "The Planet Alzheimer's Guide" and other news from AlzAuthors

Mar 01, 2022 8:40 pm

Dear AlzAuthor,

Thinking back to the inception of AlzAuthors.com, seven years ago, we continue to be completely amazed that we now have gathered 300+ books and blogs offering comfort and inspiration to light the way for others during what can be a dark journey. We thank each of you for allowing us to elevate your work and we thank you for writing a post for AlzAuthors.

Did you know we continue to elevate your work, even if you posted with us seven years ago? Susan Landeis, our manager who specializes in designing new graphics for our existing books, creates fresh graphics each day as we rotate through our authors. It takes about a year to produce a new graphic for each of you on our ever-growing list of authors. We push these graphics out on all of our social medias; Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. These posts provide content that you can use to retweet and like.

As you create your own social media content for your book, AlzAuthors encourages you to include the "recommended by AlzAuthors.com" logo on your work. You can find these logos on the Author's Tools page of our website. By doing so, you identify yourself as a part of this large and growing group seeking to lend comfort and reduce the stigma of dementia diseases.

As you read the remainder of this newsletter, you'll find it brimming full with information about upcoming live events for AlzAuthors and many opportunities for you to connect with our readers and followers as well as one another.

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If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.

- African proverb

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On The Website:

This week we introduce Mary Crescenzo, whose list of credentials include master teaching artist, public speaker, playwright as well as the author of the new book The Planet Alzheimer's Guide: 8 Ways the Arts Can Transform the Life of Your Loved One and Your Own.

Mary writes:

I wrote this how-to guide for caregivers, personal and professional, to offer step-by-step tips and techniques so caregivers, family and friends of those with this disorder can discover how interaction and communication, through painting, music, movement, storytelling, poetry and photography, can enrich the lives of loved ones as well as their own, even though they or those they care for may have no arts background.

Read the entire post.

https://alzauthors.com/2022/03/01/mary-crescenzo-planet-alzheimers-guide/

Please retweet the announcement of this post.

https://twitter.com/AlzAuthors/status/1498753397570351104

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On The Podcast: Rosanne Corcoran Untangles Dementia Care and the Sandwich Generation

Rosanne Corcoran cared for her mother over a 12-year span, starting as a stealth caregiver, to full time caregiver, to in-home, sandwich caregiver for her mother’s final 6 years. Finding herself part of a growing caregiving community in need of both support and critical information, she has conducted exhaustive research into caregiving strategies for aging parents. To assist this community, share information and provide support, she started a regional Daughterhood Circle in the Philadelphia suburbs in 2019. In November of that year, she created Daughterhood The Podcast: For Caregivers to engage a dynamic group of subject matter experts to help others navigate these uncharted, and many times, tumultuous waters. She also blogs at HeyRoe.com. A member of the AlzAuthors management team, she assists with the technological side of our virtual events, and offers much appreciated guidance and support.

In this episode, we discuss the difficulties she encountered in getting a proper medical diagnosis for her mother, caregiving during COVID, the pitfalls in being a competent caregiver, how to survive life in the sandwich generation, and the grief that comes when dementia care reaches its natural conclusion.

Start listening now!

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Don't Miss this Opportunity from Maude's Awards to support caregivers by sharing a video about your book and your caregiving journey:

Share Your Video:

Gifts to Give, an initiative to raise awareness of caregiver efforts, wants to know: What has made a difference in your life as a caregiver?

Send a 1-minute video answering this question to marilyn@maudesawards.org by March 14, to be featured on Maude's Awards social media channels and website.

Videos may be edited for length and content. For more information, check out the post on the AlzAuthors Writers Group on Facebook to see some sample videos or contact Marilyn at the above email.

**Keep videos to 1 minute or under. Videos longer than 1 minute may be too large to attach to an email.

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New Date for Writers Group Live: March 22nd

Please join us for a discussion on how to get book reviews. We'll go over why reviews are so important, how to identify your ideal reader, how to find reviewers to read your book, the etiquette behind review requests, and making your pitch. The meeting is on Tuesday, March 22nd at 2 pm EST. Register here.

Catch the replay of Building Your Author Platform here.

Upcoming Sessions

April - Mastering the Art of Guest Blogging

May - Building a Newsletter

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Gift Our Free Anthologies to Your Readers

AlzAuthors offers free copies of our anthologies to readers and participants at Alzheimer’s and dementia events. You may also offer these books, rich with inspiring content for the dementia journey, at your events, either in person or virtual. Those who accept the free anthology are required to sign up for our weekly newsletter. Of course, they may unsubscribe at any time. This brings more readers into our fold, and increases exposure for all. If you would like to take advantage of this benefit, email us at alzauthors@gmail.com with your event details (name, date, location, etc.) and which anthology you request.

Anthology Volume 1

Anthology Volume 2

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Love Stories Replay is on YouTube

Our recent virtual event, Love Stories: Keeping Romance Alive in Dementia Care, featuring Sue Ryan, Richard Creighton. Gincy Heins, and Tony Copeland-Parker was full of deep insights into dementia care between spouses, offering much enlightenment and ideas to all who attended. Some comments:

I’m impressed with the positive attitude of the caregivers and the strategies they employ.
I love how each couple has kept up their own ways of socializing or managing. It goes to show how unique each relationship is.
This has been so rich and wonderful. I am grateful to all the presenters.
All of the panelists are so inspiring! I'm so grateful to hear their stories.
I love the way our panelists are so supportive of one another.
You are all remarkable, and a great inspiration.
Thank you for sharing so many honest thoughts.

Watch Replay

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Our mission is to provide quality resources for those concerned with Alzheimer’s and dementia. If you would like to help here are several ways you can support us:

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