Joe Brazeal reflects on lessons learned as a father and caregiver. Joe Brazeal’s wife, Kimberly Brazeal, was only 42 years old when she began…
Scott Rose speaks about the memories he shared with his late wife Maureen Patrick-Rose, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and appendiceal cancer. Finding…
Dr. E. Wesley Ely discusses the frequency with which intensive care unit survivors go on to experience symptoms of brain dysfunction and dementia, mental…
Jean Lee remembers her late parents for who they were in their essence, a loving and positive couple who raised her with faith and…
For Nicole Bell, her husband Russ Bell’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s was inexplicable. Russ was young and otherwise fit and healthy. He exercised, ate…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Image: Luisa Echevarria at the MALDEF Chicago…
In the 1980s, when Cindy Weinstein was a graduate student of English, developing her expertise in language and literature, her father Jerry, now deceased,…
Alzheimer’s can often be a long, drawn-out illness, and for Patti Davis, this long goodbye was also a blessing. Looking back on her late…
This panel discussion is part of Being Patient’s Diversity & Dementia series, produced with support provided by Eisai. Black and Hispanic people are at a…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. IMAGE: Sherita Jenkins and her mother Bettye,…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Image: Kamaria Moore-Hollis (left) and her mother…
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, but for people living with dementia and their families, the public health crisis…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Sheri Yarbrough sat across from her parents…
The cost of hiring a caregiver can differ from state to state and families often underestimate the costs of care which could be upwards…
After the deaths of close family members and giving birth to her child, Kara Kirby began experiencing changes in her behavior and personality. Clinicians…