Episode 55: In Sickness And In Health

by | Jul 7, 2016 | Podcasts | 0 comments

Canadian Larry Singer is a glass-is-half-full kind of guy, but even he has his moments caring for his beloved wife, Sylvia, who has dementia.  In today’s show he talks about the joys and frustrations of spousal caregiving, how he copes with stress and why he’s still...

Episode 33: The Tsunami

by | Feb 4, 2016 | Podcasts | 0 comments

Imagine your spouse waking up in the middle of the night desperate to know where he is and anxious to locate his family. That’s just the tip of the iceberg for Denise Sleeper, whose husband Scott was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 48. In today’s...

Episode 9: Return Of The Prodigal Son

by | Aug 20, 2015 | Podcasts | 0 comments

As a teenager Tim couldn’t wait to get away from his parents, but now, at age 50, he visits them regularly at their home in Connecticut. It feels far away from Manhattan, where for the past 25 years Tim has lived as an openly gay man. But the home front beckons: his...