Moments of Quiet Loss
1) It’s not that she doesn’t remember,but mindslips of quick forgetting,increasingly beset her between rising and dressing,finding and losingwanting and getting. 2) Not finding pieces of the sky to fit […]
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1) It’s not that she doesn’t remember,but mindslips of quick forgetting,increasingly beset her between rising and dressing,finding and losingwanting and getting. 2) Not finding pieces of the sky to fit […]
Before Ann Farris became an Education Specialist with Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska (ARA), she was a caregiver to her mother, Marlene, who was living with Alzheimer’s disease. We think this […]
Our story begins with two loving families growing up under different circumstances. It could be characterized as Aesop’s Fable “Country Mouse and City Mouse”, as their environmental circumstances led to […]
Voices of the Last Frontier Chorus group is one of the actions we took to make her life easier and to help her journey through the next stages of her […]
A Poem by Kathleen Neddeau Not really feeling sorry for myself, But maybe overwhelmed. People don’t understand, It’s not so much the physical as mental. Let me tell you – […]
“The whole thing was confusing, it was a lot to take in. That first week I kept looking for things, looking and losing things all day long.” He was searching […]
Sid and Sharon are members of the Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska choral group, Voices of the Last Frontier. We recently had an opportunity to hear their story and are so […]
Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska education specialist Janice Downing had an opportunity to sit down with Veronica, who is a care partner for her mother, Marlene, who has been diagnosed with […]
I have dementia, yet you likely would not know it as I can thus far keep It disguised. I can still function independently, yet I generally take two steps forward […]
My name is Valerie, I am a full-time Care Partner for my husband Ken. He was showing signs of having cognitive issues and I didn’t know how to address the subject […]