Why I Chose To Bare All For The New York Times
It’s not every day you get a call from a reporter asking to profile you for an article in the New York Times. But that’s what happened about a month ago after journalist Mark Miller got my contact information from Grace Whiting of the National Alliance...Decoding Senior Care Options
Ever wonder what the difference is between adult day care and assisted living? Or what a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is and why it’s so expensive? The folks at SeniorLiving.org have your back. They’ve created a brilliant bubble graph that...Alzheimer’s Music Fest to Raise Funds for Caregivers
If you’re going to be anywhere near Duluth, Georgia on August 23rd be sure to stop by the Red Clay Music Foundry for the Alzheimer’s Music Fest. The brainchild of Georgia musician Vince Zangaro, the Music Fest was created in 2014 to raise funds for families with...Caring for the Caregiver = Asking for Help
Asking for help is hard. Better to go-it-alone, like a swashbuckling action hero: Lara Croft, Indiana Jones, Han Solo (Solo!)—the list goes on and on. I bought into this particularly American concept of self-reliance in my youth. The “thanks—I’m good!” mindset fit...Finding Cure for Alzheimer’s: Sexy. Supporting the 5 Million+ With Dementia: Not So Much.
At a campaign stop in May, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush revealed that his mother-in-law has Alzheimer’s disease. He asked people to email him their ideas and suggestions for how to cure the deadly disease. Journalist and producer Maria Shriver did...Scattered
Scattered: My Year As An Accidental Caregiver is available in paperback and eBook at
Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
