Love Is Participating in an Alzheimer’s Study
Like most of you, I have some special people in my life who have been diagnosed in recent years with Alzheimer’s Disease, a form of dementia. The disease progresses relentlessly, forcing significant life changes upon patients and family members struggling to care for...An American Road Trip
Two years ago, my spouse broke his leg. Badly. It happened two weeks before we were to depart for sunny Naples, Florida. He was in a wheelchair for months, then on a walked, followed by crutches for more months. Needless to say, the trip was cancelled (we have...On Kindness
On Christmas Eve, my neighbor was headed out to the downtown hospital where she works the evening shift as a nurse, and where she studies to become a nurse practitioner. She and I waved our friendly greetings as she drove out of the neighborhood, and Winky and I...How Music and Art Helped Heal My Grief
Grief is a normal and healthy reaction to loss, and so is resilience. We all have the capacity to learn how to live with our losses and to apply our own style of grieving to the healing process. In my new book, “Resilience Art: A Grief Coloring Book Using Ritual and...About Elaine
I love teaching and my personal mission has revolved around the roles of teacher, writer and coach. I first worked as a therapist in alcohol/drug abuse counseling where I learned the meaning of holistic health – we cannot seperate the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of an illness if we are to help create the conditions for getting well and recovering.
