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    AlzAuthors Book Sale

    Stock Up On Great Alzheimer’s and Dementia Books! AlzAuthors is the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer’s and dementia from personal experience. I am fortunate to be one of the three founders of this nonprofit organization. This sale is an excellent opportunity to pick up new books about Alzheimer’s and dementia at discounted prices. Some are even free! The books represent a variety of genres: non-fiction, fiction, memoir, children’s books, and more. AlzAuthors Book Sale & Giveaway in Honor of Caregiver Appreciation Month Starts November 10th They cover a wide range of situations: caring for a parent, a spouse, Alzheimer’s, early-onset dementia, and more. All are available in a…

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    “Somebody Stole My Iron” made it to the Best Alzheimer’s Books of All Time

    I’m excited to announce that  Somebody Stole My Iron: A Family Memoir of Dementia was selected for BookAuthority’s Best Alzheimer’s Books of All Time. BookAuthority collects and ranks the best books in the world, and it is a great honor to get this kind of recognition. Thank you, dear readers, for all your support!

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    Opportunity

    By Vicki Tapia Opportunity: a favorable, appropriate, or advantageous combination of circumstances; a chance or prospect What would life be like without opportunity? I find the thought rather bleak. Opportunity can be sought after, but it can also seek us. Opportunity sought me when I became the family caregiver for both my parents, who had dementia. How often do we look at a person with dementia and see…well, see a demented person? As yet, there’s no way to slow or stop the progression of this devastating disease, so how could we possibly reframe it as an opportunity in, and of, itself?  Can we not only learn to accept the person’s…