Sharon’s Story: Caring for Jerry
"When you love someone with dementia, the goal is not perfection... it’s okay to be good enough." Husband Jerry and caregiver Sharon Story — Photo provided by Sharon Story Years…
Dementia Action Collaborative
Alaska Dementia Action Collaborative The Alaska Dementia Action Collaborative is a coalition of public-private partners committed to preparing Alaska State for the growth of the dementia population. Alaska is one…
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…
The Alzheimer Waltz — Learning the Dance
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…
A Tale of Two Families
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…
Tom and Peggie Iskra
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 Day in the Life of a Caregiver
A Poem by Kathleen Neddeau Kathleen Neddeau is a caregiver currently caring for someone living with dementia. Not really feeling sorry for myself, But maybe overwhelmed. People don’t understand, It’s…
Gary Haag: Living his Best with Dementia
“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…
Anchorage, Alaska, Nov, 2019.© Dave LaBelle
Sid & Sharon: A Love Story
Sharon and Sid applaud after participating in the November Voices of the Last Frontier concert. Anchorage, Alaska ©2019. Dave LaBelle Sid and Sharon are members of the Alzheimer's Resource of…
Caring for Mom — a Caregiver interview
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…
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