AlzAuthors: Untangling Alzheimer's & Dementia
by AlzAuthors Featured on The Whole Care Network
Welcome to the AlzAuthors podcast! We’re so glad you found us. We are the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer's and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Join us as one of our authors shares their dementia journey, revealing intimate details and painfully obtained knowledge to help others currently on this path. We hope our stories offer comfort and support as we strive to break the silence and stigma surrounding a dementia diagnosis. May one of our authors speak to your experience. For more info please visit https://alzauthors.com.
Featuring Marianne Sciucco, RN
Podcast producer and host Marianne Sciucco is a co-founder and director at AlzAuthors and a registered nurse who cared for hundreds of dementia patients over a 20-year career. She provided care to her stepfather during his dementia journey and witnessed the painful decline of four beloved aunts to the disease. Her novel, "Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer’s love story," is based on a couple she met through her work and is a testament to the power of love in the face of this heart-wrenching disease.
Learn more about Marianne at AlzAuthors.com.
Purchase "Blue Hydrangeas"
Featuring Christy Byrne Yates, M.S., LEP
Christy is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), retired school psychologist, author, speaker and coach/consultant. Her book, “Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation” recounts her journey as a working mother of two who also managed the care of her parents, both of whom had some form of dementia. Combining her lived experience with her professional expertise in human development, wellness and a strengths based approach to finding solutions, Christy develops content, workshops and coaching to support Sandwiched families. She incorporates meditation, mindfulness and other evidence based mind/body practices into her work. She’s worked with care communities, financial professionals, estate planners and employers. Christy has a master’s degree in counseling psychology, and graduate credentials in both education and school psychology.
Learn more about Christy at AlzAuthors.com.
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Episodes
Chris MacLellan Untangles The Whole Care Network
50m · PublishedChris MacLellan is well-known in caregiving circles.
You might know him as The Bow Tie Guy – because, he says, “Wearing a bow tie is like wearing two smiles."
Or you might know him from his caregiving blog, The Purple Jacket, where he chronicled his and his partner Richard’s journey with esophageal cancer.
Or you might know him as the founder of The Whole Care Network, featuring a variety of podcasts, blogs and videos to provide caregivers with much needed resources. In fact, Chris is the reason this podcast exists! A few years back, he approached our management team with the idea of doing a podcast. After much thought we realized how a podcast could further our mission and here we are today, more than 60 episodes in. Thanks for the suggestion, Chris! Several other of our authors are also featured on The Whole Care Network: Rosanne Corcoran’s Daughterhood the Podcast; Elizabeth Miller’s Happy Healthy Caregiver; Susie Singer Carters’ Love Conquers Alz;andMatthew Estrada’s Peace with Dementia Podcast.
Chris is the author of "What's The Deal with Caregiving?" a powerful and compelling book written from his own experience that informs caregivers about how to deal with the challenges they will encounter, regardless of sexual orientation, family situation, or age. The book is part memoir/part how-to, as he shares his and Richard’s stories and experiences from their caregiving journey.
He and Richard were fortunate to have their story chronicled in a2015 Pulitzer Prize-nominated3-part story“InSickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey”which told their journey of caregiving, the challenges LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, and the love and joy his partner Richard's last years had on their relationship. Their story has been read by over 500,000 people world-wide since it was published in April of 2014.
In this episode we discuss the value storytelling podcasts bring to caregiving, walking into caregiving with eyes wide open, and the beauty of the extended family of caregiving.
After the Podcast
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Read “Our Story - In Sickness and in Health: A Couple's Final Journey”
·In Sickness and in Health: A Couple's Final Journey http://interactive.sun-sentinel.com/lgbt-dying-couple/
·Life After Death: A Couples Story Sparks Change https://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/fl-lgbt-caregiver-follow-20140615-story.html
·Saying Goodbye: Navigating the Change of Moving On https://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/fl-lgbt-caregiver-goodbye-20140925-story.html
Watch When Dad Has Dementia on YouTube
Connect with Chris
The Whole Care Network
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About the Podcast
Each season our podcast brings you six of our authors sharing their dementia journeys. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you, please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please donate here.
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Frank Silverstein Untangles His Parents' Dementia Story in a Short FIlm
1h 2m · PublishedWhen his parents began to show early signs of dementia, independent documentary filmmaker Frank Silverstein captured their story with the camera on his iPhone. This resulted in a short film he titled Lousy: Love in the Time of Dementia. The film has gone on to receive positive reviews, was screened at London’s Global Health Film Festival and the New Haven Film Festival, as well as in support groups and classrooms for nursing, social work, and medical students.
Frank was a career network and cable TV producer at ABC-News 20/20, CNN, CBS News, and MSNBC. His stories have focused on the struggles and passions of people in the news and behind the scenes. He also produced several independent documentaries, including Canal Street River to River, which premiered on New York’s WNYC. He co-authored a book about entrepreneurship called “It’s Your Business,” published by Hachette. Currently, he is a consultant helping entrepreneurs and other professionals to find their voice and to tell their stories in video, text and still images for broadcast and social media.
In this episode, we discuss caring for two parents with dementia at the same time, supporting your caregiver sibling, and the value of support groups.
AlzAuthors Untangles Seven Years of Sharing Dementia Stories
38m · PublishedAlzAuthors Untangles 7 Years of Sharing Dementia Stories
As we celebrate seven years of sharing dementia stories written from personal experience to support others, members of our management team reflect on where we've been, where we're going, and what AlzAuthors means to each of us on a deeply personal level.
We are extremely proud of our accomplishments, in awe that we've managed to keep what was initially a one-month project chugging along for seven years, and inspired by the ideas, partnerships, and opportunities that motivate and inspire us to continue this mission.
We are grateful to you, our authors, friends, and followers, who make all of it not only possible but worth every minute.
Thank you for joining us on this journey. Please stick around to see what's next.
AFTER THE PODCAST
Read our AlzAuthors Posts
Marianne Sciucco
Jean Lee
Vicki Tapia
Ann Campanella
Kathryn Harrison
Susan Landeis
Rosanne Corcoran
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Watch our Virtual Q&A Replays
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Living with Dementia
Love Stories: Keeping Romance Alive in Dementia Care
Register for When Dad Has Dementia, June 7, 2022
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Kensington Senior Living
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About the Podcast
Each season our podcast brings you six of our authors sharing their dementia journeys. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ .
Thank you for listening.
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Patti Davis Untangles Lessons Learned While Floating in Dementia's Deep End
56m · PublishedPatti Davis is an actress, author, activist, advocate, and daughter of a United States president.She has written extensively about her father, Ronald Reagan, and his Alzheimer’s disease in both The Long Goodbye and now Floating in the Deep End. In 2011, she created a support group program for caregivers of people with dementia, called Beyond Alzheimer's. Floating in the Deep End is an extension of that support group — a handbook for those on the perilous and sorrowful journey of losing a loved one to this mysterious disease. It is also part memoir, as many of the memories of her own dementia journey have taken on a different resonance with time and reflection. She hopes that caregivers and readers find guidance and comfort in this book.
In this episode we discuss both the challenges and comforts of living your Alzheimer’s journey in full view of the world, her approach to building caregiver support groups, and the lessons and gifts that can be found in dementia care.
Please leave a review and share this podcast with a caregiver or loved one on a dementia journey.
After the podcast
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Patti Davis Pens Heartfelt Memoir/Caregiver Guide, Floating in The Deep End
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Discussion Points
Glen Campbell
Tony Bennet 60 Minutes
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About the Podcast
Our podcast brings you the voices of authors who have lived the dementia journey and chosen to share their stories. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ .
Thank you for listening.
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Christy Byrne Yates, MS Untangles Dementia Care and the Sandwich Generation
57m · PublishedAbout Christy Byrne Yates, MS
Christy Byrne Yates is the author of Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation, part-memoir, part caregiver guide, written from her experience caring for two parents with dementia.
In addition to being an author, she is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), a credentialed school psychologist, a speaker, and life coach. As the mother of two – now grown – children, she became an expert in navigating life’s challenges and opportunities, including living in the “Sandwich Generation,” those raising children while caring for aging parents.
In this episode, we discuss what it means to be in the Sandwich Generation, how to talk to family about end-of-life issues, and the value of connections for both caregivers and those living with dementia.
After the podcast
Read Christy’s AlzAuthors post:
Christy Yates Helps Caregivers Raising Children Ease the Squeeze
Start reading Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation
Purchase on Amazon now.
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Connect with Christy Byrne Yates
Website and blog
YouTub
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About the Podcast
Our podcast features authors who share their dementia journeys, talk about what led them to tell their stories in whatever medium they’ve chosen, and offer unique and painfully earned insights into life with dementia. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you, please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ .
Thank you for listening.
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Christy Byrne Yates, MS Untangles Dementia Care and the Sandwich Generation
57m · PublishedAbout Christy Byrne Yates, MS
Christy Byrne Yates is the author of Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation, part-memoir, part caregiver guide, written from her experience caring for two parents with dementia.
In addition to being an author, she is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), a credentialed school psychologist, a speaker, and life coach. As the mother of two – now grown – children, she became an expert in navigating life’s challenges and opportunities, including living in the “Sandwich Generation,” those raising children while caring for aging parents.
In this episode, we discuss what it means to be in the Sandwich Generation, how to talk to family about end-of-life issues, and the value of connections for both caregivers and those living with dementia.
After the podcast
Read Christy’s AlzAuthors post:
Christy Yates Helps Caregivers Raising Children Ease the Squeeze
Start reading Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation
Purchase on Amazon now.
Note: We are an Amazon Associate and may receive a small commission from book sales.
Connect with Christy Byrne Yates
Website and blog
YouTub
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About the Podcast
Our podcast features authors who share their dementia journeys, talk about what led them to tell their stories in whatever medium they’ve chosen, and offer unique and painfully earned insights into life with dementia. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you, please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ .
Thank you for listening.
AlzAuthors.com
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Support AlzAuthors
Shop our store
Please leave a review and share this podcast with a caregiver or loved one on a dementia journey.
Lynda Everman Untangles the Quest to Create the Alzheimer's Stamp
1h 3m · PublishedAbout Lynda Everman
Lynda Everman has spent most of her adult life as a caregiver: for her mom who was paralyzed by a stroke, her dad with vascular dementia, and her late husband with Alzheimer’s disease. These experiences inspired her advocacy for increased Alzheimer's funding for care and a cure.
She and fellow advocate Kathy Siggins conducted a multi-year national campaign for a semipostal (awareness and fundraising) stamp for Alzheimer's research. As a result of their efforts, the first ever Alzheimer’s Disease Research Semipostal Stamp was released by the US Postal Service in November 2017 and may be purchased online at As of the end of January 2022, it has raised over $1.2 million for NIH funded research.
Lynda is a founding member of three national networks under the umbrella ofUs Against Alzheimer’sand served as founder and convener ofClergyAgainstAlzheimer's. She is an editor and contributor toSeasons of Caring: Meditations for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers. She and her husband, Dr. Don Wendorf, have served as editors forThe Leader’s Guide for Seasons of CaringandTreasure for Alzheimer’s, both written by Dr. Richard Morgan. They served as Senior Editors forDementia-friendly Worship: A Multi-faith Handbook for Chaplains, Clergy and Faith Communities, and co-authoredStolen Memories: An Alzheimer’s Stole Ministry and Tallit Initiative. Lynda has been recognized by Maria Shriver as a Woman ofInfluence in theThe Women's Alzheimer's Movement (WAM)and included on her “Big Wall of Empowerment.”
In this episode, we discuss her 30-year journey as an Alzheimer’s caregiver and advocate, and how even the busiest of caregivers can help find a cure for Alzheimer’s simply by buying stamps.
After the podcast:
Read Lynda’s AlzAuthors posts:
Lynda Everman, Editor Of Seasons of Caregiving: Meditations for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers
Stolen Memories: An Alzheimer’s Stole Ministry and Tallit Initiative
Welcome Back, Lynda Everman and Don Wendorf With Dementia-Friendly Worship
Read Lynda’s books:
Seasons of Caring: Meditations for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers and the companion Leader’s Guide
Leader's Guide for Seasons of Caring: Meditations for Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregivers
Dementia Friendly Worship
Stolen Memories: An Alzheimer’s Stole Ministry & Tallit Initiative
Note: We are an Amazon Associate and may receive a small commission from book sales.
Purchase the Alzheimer’s Stamp
Connect with Lynda Everman
Other helpful sites
BeBrainPowerful.org
Due West UMC's website, "Loving Through Dementia"Scroll down to #9 on the Action Plan to see photos and read about the Alzheimer's Stole Ministry & Tallit initiative:
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About the Podcast
Each season our podcast brings you six of our authors sharing their dementia journeys. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ .
Thank you for listening.
AlzAuthors.com
Want to be on the podcast?Here’s what you need to know.
Support AlzAuthors athttps://alzauthors.com/donate
Please leave a review and share this podcast with a caregiver or loved one on a dementia journey.
Lynda Everman Untangles the Quest to Create the Alzheimer's Stamp
1h 3m · PublishedAbout Lynda Everman
Lynda Everman has spent most of her adult life as a caregiver: for her mom who was paralyzed by a stroke, her dad with vascular dementia, and her late husband with Alzheimer’s disease. These experiences inspired her advocacy for increased Alzheimer's funding for care and a cure.
She and fellow advocate Kathy Siggins conducted a multi-year national campaign for a semipostal (awareness and fundraising) stamp for Alzheimer's research. As a result of their efforts, the first ever Alzheimer’s Disease Research Semipostal Stamp was released by the US Postal Service in November 2017 and may be purchased online at As of the end of January 2022, it has raised over $1.2 million for NIH funded research.
Lynda is a founding member of three national networks under the umbrella ofUs Against Alzheimer’sand served as founder and convener ofClergyAgainstAlzheimer's. She is an editor and contributor toSeasons of Caring: Meditations for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers. She and her husband, Dr. Don Wendorf, have served as editors forThe Leader’s Guide for Seasons of CaringandTreasure for Alzheimer’s, both written by Dr. Richard Morgan. They served as Senior Editors forDementia-friendly Worship: A Multi-faith Handbook for Chaplains, Clergy and Faith Communities, and co-authoredStolen Memories: An Alzheimer’s Stole Ministry and Tallit Initiative. Lynda has been recognized by Maria Shriver as a Woman ofInfluence in theThe Women's Alzheimer's Movement (WAM)and included on her “Big Wall of Empowerment.”
In this episode, we discuss her 30-year journey as an Alzheimer’s caregiver and advocate, and how even the busiest of caregivers can help find a cure for Alzheimer’s simply by buying stamps.
After the podcast:
Read Lynda’s AlzAuthors posts:
Lynda Everman, Editor Of Seasons of Caregiving: Meditations for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers
Stolen Memories: An Alzheimer’s Stole Ministry and Tallit Initiative
Welcome Back, Lynda Everman and Don Wendorf With Dementia-Friendly Worship
Read Lynda’s books:
Seasons of Caring: Meditations for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers and the companion Leader’s Guide
Leader's Guide for Seasons of Caring: Meditations for Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregivers
Dementia Friendly Worship
Stolen Memories: An Alzheimer’s Stole Ministry & Tallit Initiative
Note: We are an Amazon Associate and may receive a small commission from book sales.
Purchase the Alzheimer’s Stamp
Connect with Lynda Everman
Other helpful sites
BeBrainPowerful.org
Due West UMC's website, "Loving Through Dementia"Scroll down to #9 on the Action Plan to see photos and read about the Alzheimer's Stole Ministry & Tallit initiative:
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About the Podcast
Each season our podcast brings you six of our authors sharing their dementia journeys. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ .
Thank you for listening.
AlzAuthors.com
Want to be on the podcast?Here’s what you need to know.
Support AlzAuthors athttps://alzauthors.com/donate
Please leave a review and share this podcast with a caregiver or loved one on a dementia journey.
Laurette Klier Untangles How and Why She Created Books for People Living With Dementia
1h 6m · PublishedAbout Laurette Klier
Laurette Klier believes ENGAGEMENT + NOSTALGIA = JOY. She is the author of Nana’s Books, heart-centered pairings of nostalgic literature and art, modified to meet the needs of seniors living with brain changes.
Each book is carefully designed to bring you and your loved ones renewed connection, comfort, and joy. The books were inspired by her mother-in-law, Nana Mary, who loved big and passed with Lewy Body Dementia in 2021.
Laurette’s goal is to spearhead a national movement to create libraries within libraries of quality multimedia, multi-sensory engagement materials for people living with dementia.
With a background in creating literacy environments for students in urban and priority schools, this work came naturally to her as she believes that people are best engaged via a holistic, literature, and arts-based approach. Now, as ever, she is focused on underserved communities and inclusion.
Nana's Books are the winner of a 2021 MAUDE'S AWARD for Innovation in Dementia Care and are endorsed by ALZ SPEAKS, ALZ AUTHORS and the Neurocognitive Community for their utility in person-centered care.
In addition to creating these beautiful books, Laurette is also working on the Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 to ensure care partners unrestricted access to their loved ones in long term care, as COVID lockdowns and lack of uniform federal protections continue to devastate seniors and their families. Learn more here.
In this episode, we discuss, how books and reading can provide meaningful interactions between family members and those living with dementia, the need that drove her to create these books, and how dementia changed her relationship with her mother-in-law for the better.
Laurette Klier Creates Nana’s Books: Nostalgic Picture Books for Seniors
Preview Laurette’s books at Issuu.com
Purchase Nana’s Books now!
A sampling of titles:
·Nostalgic Picture Book of Irish Wit & Wisdom: Large Format for People with Alzheimer's / Dementia
·Love Poems for the Young at Heart: Large Format Book for People with Alzheimer's/Dementia
·Jewish Proverbs for the Young at Heart: Large Format Book for People with Alzheimer's/Dementia
·Nostalgic Picture Book of Babies
·Fine Art Picture Book; Mother & Child: Gift Book for People with Dementia/ Alzheimer's
·The Soul Remembers: Memory Care Spirituals
·Nostalgic Picture Book of Living Dolls
·Nostalgic Picture Book of Prayer
Note: We are an Amazon Associate and may receive a small commission from book sales.
Connect with Laurette Klier
Website
About the Untangling Alzheimer’s and Dementia Podcast
Each season our podcast brings you six of our authors sharing their dementia journeys. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you, please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ .
Thank you for listening.
AlzAuthors.com
Want to be on the podcast? Here’s what you need to know.
Support AlzAuthors at https://alzauthors.com/donate
Please leave a review and share this podcast with a caregiver or loved one on a dementia journey.
Laurette Klier Untangles How and Why She Created Books for People Living With Dementia
1h 6m · PublishedAbout Laurette Klier
Laurette Klier believes ENGAGEMENT + NOSTALGIA = JOY. She is the author of Nana’s Books, heart-centered pairings of nostalgic literature and art, modified to meet the needs of seniors living with brain changes.
Each book is carefully designed to bring you and your loved ones renewed connection, comfort, and joy. The books were inspired by her mother-in-law, Nana Mary, who loved big and passed with Lewy Body Dementia in 2021.
Laurette’s goal is to spearhead a national movement to create libraries within libraries of quality multimedia, multi-sensory engagement materials for people living with dementia.
With a background in creating literacy environments for students in urban and priority schools, this work came naturally to her as she believes that people are best engaged via a holistic, literature, and arts-based approach. Now, as ever, she is focused on underserved communities and inclusion.
Nana's Books are the winner of a 2021 MAUDE'S AWARD for Innovation in Dementia Care and are endorsed by ALZ SPEAKS, ALZ AUTHORS and the Neurocognitive Community for their utility in person-centered care.
In addition to creating these beautiful books, Laurette is also working on the Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 to ensure care partners unrestricted access to their loved ones in long term care, as COVID lockdowns and lack of uniform federal protections continue to devastate seniors and their families. Learn more here.
In this episode, we discuss, how books and reading can provide meaningful interactions between family members and those living with dementia, the need that drove her to create these books, and how dementia changed her relationship with her mother-in-law for the better.
Laurette Klier Creates Nana’s Books: Nostalgic Picture Books for Seniors
Preview Laurette’s books at Issuu.com
Purchase Nana’s Books now!
A sampling of titles:
·Nostalgic Picture Book of Irish Wit & Wisdom: Large Format for People with Alzheimer's / Dementia
·Love Poems for the Young at Heart: Large Format Book for People with Alzheimer's/Dementia
·Jewish Proverbs for the Young at Heart: Large Format Book for People with Alzheimer's/Dementia
·Nostalgic Picture Book of Babies
·Fine Art Picture Book; Mother & Child: Gift Book for People with Dementia/ Alzheimer's
·The Soul Remembers: Memory Care Spirituals
·Nostalgic Picture Book of Living Dolls
·Nostalgic Picture Book of Prayer
Note: We are an Amazon Associate and may receive a small commission from book sales.
Connect with Laurette Klier
Website
About the Untangling Alzheimer’s and Dementia Podcast
Each season our podcast brings you six of our authors sharing their dementia journeys. Please subscribe so you don’t miss a word. If our authors’ stories move you, please leave a review. And don’t forget to share our podcast with family and friends in need of knowledge, comfort, and support on their own dementia journeys.
AlzAuthors is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ .
Thank you for listening.
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AlzAuthors: Untangling Alzheimer's & Dementia has 135 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 125:10:26. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 16th, 2024 17:40.
