When renowned linguistics professor Alice Howland starts to forget her beloved words, her world quickly spins with the harsh reality: early-onset Alzheimer’s. An adaptation of Lisa Genova’s acclaimed novel, the movie transparently chronicles Alice’s battle to hide her neurological disease and find coping strategies.

By Julie Annette Bennett The Phoenix Man is an intimate, heartfelt account of my 16-year-long caregiving journey with my husband, Scott. Pieced together through personal notes and old email correspondences with family and friends, the book invites readers into my day-to-day experiences caring for Scott through a heart transplant then subsequent aspergillus pneumonia, and

By Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama’s home to celebrate His Holiness’s eightieth birthday and answer a single burning question: How do we find joy in the face of life’s inevitable suffering? They traded intimate stories, teased each other and shared their spiritual […]

By Breeda Miller Becoming a caregiver may not always be a choice someone makes. Often, the caregiver finds the responsibility is thrust upon them without warning. Soon the multi-tasking it requires becomes all- consuming, overwhelming and even takes its toll on the caregiver’s health and well-being. Recognizing that the caregiver requires care is difficult and […]

By Véronique Van den Abeele Camille and her grandma have a special friendship. They have sleepovers, bake chocolate cupcakes together, go out shopping, and giggle at old photographs. But one day Grandma forgets Camille’s name. Then she can’t remember where to put her shoes. Camille learns that her grandma is sick, but not the kind […]