Alzheimer's Daughter by Jean Lee: Meet Mary Crescenzo, author of "The Planet Alzheimer's Guide: 8 Ways the Arts Can Transform the Life of Your Loved One and Your Own"

The Story

Alzheimer’s Daughter introduces the reader to my healthy parents, Ed and Ibby, years before their diagnosis, then recounts painful details as our roles reversed and I became my parents’ parent.

Their disease started as translucent, confused thoughts and ended in a locked memory care unit after a near decade of descent into the opaque world of Alzheimer's.

I began writing Alzheimer’s Daughter one week after my mother's death––when I was stunned, realizing Dad had no memory of her or their 66-year marriage.

I write to pay tribute to the undying spirit at Ed and Ibby's core, and with the hope that the story of their parallel decline might be helpful to others.

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Meet Mary Crescenzo, author of "The Planet Alzheimer's Guide: 8 Ways the Arts Can Transform the Life of Your Loved One and Your Own"

My life has been enriched by encountering the dynamic Mary Crescenzo, whose list of credentials include master teaching artist, public speaker, playwright, as well as the author of the new book The Planet Alzheimer's Guide: 8 Ways the Arts Can Transform the Life of Your Loved One and Your Own.

If you are looking for ways to value your loved one with Alzheimer's, while forging a deeper connection with them, I encourage you to purchase Mary's book and try out some of her wonderful ideas.

Mary writes:

I wrote this how-to guide for caregivers, personal and professional, to offer step-by-step tips and techniques so caregivers, family and friends of those with this disorder can discover how interaction and communication, through painting, music, movement, storytelling, poetry and photography, can enrich the lives of loved ones as well as their own, even though they or those they care for may have no arts background.

Read the entire post on AlzAuthors.

https://alzauthors.com/2022/03/01/mary-crescenzo-planet-alzheimers-guide/