Love Stories: Keeping Romance Alive in Dementia Care is Wednesday, 2/9. Here's what you need to know.

Feb 07, 2022 5:16 pm

Thank you for registering for Love Stories: Keeping Romance Alive in Dementia Care. This is the first in our new series, AlzAuthors Live!, virtual events featuring select guests on important topics in dementia care.

FAQs

We will start promptly at 2 pm EST on Wednesday, February 9.
The program will last one hour.
It will be recorded for future viewing on YouTube.
You may turn off your video if you do not want to be seen on screen.
There is no admission fee, but donations are appreciated: 💜 Give Here! 💜
The program is on Zoom. The link is below.
Feel free to bring a friend or family member.

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

About 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

Raffle and Free Gift

All participants will be entered into a raffle to win a copy of one of the panelist's books, winner's choice, and will receive a digital copy of our second anthology, Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiving Stories: 47 Authors Share Their Inspiring Personal Experiences.

Sharing is Caring

Please share this email across your social media and with other dementia groups you belong to - online or in person - so others may benefit from this program. Feel free to copy and paste the text, graphics, and links. Thank you.

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