Changing ‘the tragedy narrative’: Why a growing camp is promoting a more joyful approach to Alzheimer’s

Changing ‘the tragedy narrative’: Why a growing camp is promoting a more joyful approach to Alzheimer’s

by | Feb 21, 2019 | 24/7 Caregiving, Care Work Library, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Meaning | 0 comments

Alzheimer’s is now the diagnosis Americans fear most. Fewer than half of patients diagnosed with ALZ are told. “The main framework America has available to contend with this is . . . that it’s a terrible, destructive ride all the way down and then you die,” he...
Changing ‘the tragedy narrative’: Why a growing camp is promoting a more joyful approach to Alzheimer’s

I was my husband’s caregiver as he was dying of cancer. It was the best seven months of my life.

by | Aug 30, 2016 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Finding Meaning | 0 comments

Ten years ago this month, my world as I knew it ended. My husband of 19 years, the father of my two sons, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Over the course of seven months, Bill went from beating me silly on the tennis court to needing my help to go to the bathroom...