Losing your mind: Alzheimer’s for the left behind

Questions about Alzheimer’s and learning to live with a patient.

Interview with Elisabeth Davis

In this interview we discussed her early life. Later in the interview we briefly touched on her life now and her diagnosis with Alzheimer’s.

FamDamily

The legacy of two people as shared by their children and grandchildren.

Dwight, my dad and lessons learned

My dad’s thoughts on his life and lessons in the transformation of his past 10 years.

Entrevista con mi mamá, que tenía Alzheimers

Spoke in Spanish with my mom (age 86 at the time of the interview), who was born in Cuba, eventually moving to Venezuela, where she met and married my dad. She was a college professor for decades before retiring. She...

Life of Lyn Jensen

A small summary of Lyn’s life and journey with her husband Hans’ Alzheimer’s illness. Such a powerful testament to Lyn’s faith!

“I was so excited to go to real school, or what I called real school.”

In this interview between Megan Dixon (15) and her Grandma, Judy Dixon (80), Judy tells Megan about her life. Judy discusses her childhood, her transition between homeschool and public school, and her dream of becoming a teacher. Judy also tells...

Mémé, 2015

Oral history type interview with my Mémé (american/french canadian grandmother). Wanted to capture some of her thoughts as she has mid stage dementia / alzheimers

My Grandma
November 1, 2019 App Interview

I decided it was time to learn more about my grandma so I sat down with her on a Saturday morning and asked some questions.

“This is my life — I am alive now.”

An interview with my father on life, change, and new understandings since his Alzheimer's diagnosis two years ago.

An Alzheimer’s Thanksgiving

In this interview I reflected on the past year and a half since the diagnosis of my father’s Alzheimer’s. It’s just me with some thoughts about the judgements people make about the way my family has attempted to navigate how...