caregivers

  • Alzheimer’s and memory loss: You are not alone

    No one ever wants to hear a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, whether it’s for yourself, a family member or friend. The disease is progressive and has no cure. As Ann Hedreen writes in Her Beautiful Brain, a memoir about her mother’s illness, “I’m not up for this. Whatever this is.” It takes a community to support… Continue reading

  • Caring for the Caregiver

    ~posted by Ann G. Some of the toughest things about caring for older family members are knowing how to navigate the many systems we come up against, and taking care of ourselves so that we have the energy to take care of them too. In July, the library is hosting a series of lunchtime programs… Continue reading