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Quality AND Quantity of Life “The important thing to you is not how many years in your life, but how much life in your years!” – Edward Stieglitz Simply put, it’s all about quality over qu…
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Quality AND Quantity of Life “The important thing to you is not how many years in your life, but how much life in your years!” – Edward Stieglitz Simply put, it’s all about quality over quantity. We have all seen similar quotes in our lifetime. This blog will look at this time-tested adage a bit differently. Throughout my first book, Running All Over the World, Our Race Against Early Onset Alzheimer’s, and in my second book, One Footstep at a Time: Our Race Against Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Continues I talked extensively about how I thought there is not much I can do abou…
Anthony Copeland-Parker
September 4, 2024 
Burns My BiscuitsI Learn something new every day. I had not heard, “burns my biscuits” before Saturday. Tammy Jones Davis is one of the caregivers who helps me with the Cat and is also a Tr…
Burns My BiscuitsI…
Burns My BiscuitsI Learn something new every day. I had not heard, “burns my biscuits” before Saturday. Tammy Jones Davis is one of the caregivers who helps me with the Cat and is also a Travel Companion when we now go on trips. I have two different ladies that are willing to do so. An extra set of eyes and hands comes in handy nowadays.We are planning on getting our final 1/2 marathon state done at the Brew City half marathon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 20th. That date is significant to Cat and me since that was when she was diagnosed with Early-onset Alzheimer’s 1…
Anthony Copeland-Parker
March 28, 2024 
Forty Nine States Down, One to Go “An’t nothing to it but to do it.” Statement of the raw simplicity of a task, implying that all it takes is hard not necessarily intelligent, work and effort.…
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Forty Nine States Down, One to Go “An’t nothing to it but to do it.” Statement of the raw simplicity of a task, implying that all it takes is hard not necessarily intelligent, work and effort. – Ronnie Coleman As you might know, I am very goal oriented. I love setting goals for myself. It takes my mind off the daily tasks and keeps me focused on the future. I have completed many goals during my life both career wise and on the Exercise front. Right now my focus is to get a half marathon done in all 50 states. Cat got them done as marathons back in 2020 and I still have 8 left…
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November 18, 2023 Inspiring Approach to Alzheimer’s Care After a dementia diagnosis and heart surgery, Tony Copeland-Parker and his partner, Catherine, aka “Cat,” traveled for years worldwide to run marathons a…
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Inspiring Approach to Alzheimer’s Care After a dementia diagnosis and heart surgery, Tony Copeland-Parker and his partner, Catherine, aka “Cat,” traveled for years worldwide to run marathons and half-marathons. Now, due to the progression of Cat’s early onset Alzheimer’s, they’ve recently settled down in an assisted living facility. Tony and his memoir, Running All Over the World: Our Race Against Early Onset Alzheimer’s, first came to AlzAuthors in January, 2022. He has appeared on our podcast and in a virtual panel discussion, Love Stories: Keeping Romance Alive in Dementia C…
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August 16, 2023 It’s About Time Idiom- It is past time when something should have happened. Cambridge Dictionary This blog post will talk about when it is time for family members to look at alternative living s…
It’s About Time Id…
It’s About Time Idiom- It is past time when something should have happened. Cambridge Dictionary This blog post will talk about when it is time for family members to look at alternative living situations, for someone with dementia. Cat and I found our home at Brookdale Chambrel Roswell Senior Living Solutions in Roswell, Georgia. The time was right for us, but many wait too long to start thinking about where their loved one’s needs would be best served. This is not my first experience with a facility like where we are currently living. More about that later. First, I would like…
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August 9, 2023 The post Tony on the Happy Healthy Caregiver Podcast first appeared on Running With Cat.
The post Tony on the…
The post Tony on the Happy Healthy Caregiver Podcast first appeared on Running With Cat.
Anthony Copeland-Parker
August 7, 2023 
Birthday Road Trip Things have a marvelous way of working out. Trust that.- Adel Ahmed It has been quite a while since Cat and I have gone on a 10 day, 7 leg, road trip and it felt great to get back…
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Birthday Road Trip Things have a marvelous way of working out. Trust that.- Adel Ahmed It has been quite a while since Cat and I have gone on a 10 day, 7 leg, road trip and it felt great to get back out there. We have been doing mostly local 5 and 10K’s with the occasional overnight. It was my birthday on July 6th, 2023, so what better way than to spend it with my son, Shawn and his family. I turned 68 and actually feel better than I did in my 50’s. About the same physically but much better mentally. It might have to do with the fact that back then I was still working. Since I do…
Anthony Copeland-Parker
July 17, 2023 If I Get Dementia “Every minute with your loved one is precious, because every minute keeps getting smaller” – Ashley Campbell Recently, I have seen something posted on social media called, If I…
If I Get Dementia …
If I Get Dementia “Every minute with your loved one is precious, because every minute keeps getting smaller” – Ashley Campbell Recently, I have seen something posted on social media called, If I get Dementia. It was over 10 years ago that I first noticed something was just not right with Cat and because of our due diligence it was only a year later that Cat was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s, EOA. They also added the caveat of, or like condition. The reason being that it actually can not be confirmed until after autopsy, when the person’s brain can be observed. Cat has …
Anthony Copeland-Parker
June 5, 2023 
Run At Least One Mile a Day Find the thing you do well and do it again and again for the rest of your life. – Jóhann Jóhannsson It all started on a nice, warm, late winter day, the 5th of March at…
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Run At Least One Mile a Day Find the thing you do well and do it again and again for the rest of your life. – Jóhann Jóhannsson It all started on a nice, warm, late winter day, the 5th of March at Willis Park, in Roswell Georgia. It is the home to the renowned equestrian complex. I am not sure exactly why, but after that unimpressive 2 mile run, I decided to run at least 1 mile a day. I am undecided for how long I will keep this going or if I will try more mileage a day. I know there are plenty of people out there that have run a lot more miles a day for a much longer stretch but you…
Anthony Copeland-Parker
April 20, 2023 Short Film Many of you might have already seen this video on social media platforms last week. Your heart warming comments have been life affirming. I would like to take a few moments of your time t…
Short Film Many of y…
Short Film Many of you might have already seen this video on social media platforms last week. Your heart warming comments have been life affirming. I would like to take a few moments of your time to give the back story concerning this short film. Back in October of 2021, I did a live podcast with, Being Patient. That footage got to a TV producer who was working on a series about Love under trying circumstances. It was decided that they start filming while Cat and I did the Mesa 10k In February the following year. Turns out, while there, we were able to meet up with several friends fro…
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April 10, 2023 To Drink or Not to Drink? That is the Question. Turns Out, if You Have Alzheimer’s, the Answer is NO“We need to stop asking ourselves if we have a problem with alcohol and start to get curiou…
To Drink or Not to D…
To Drink or Not to Drink? That is the Question. Turns Out, if You Have Alzheimer’s, the Answer is NO“We need to stop asking ourselves if we have a problem with alcohol and start to get curious about how much better our lives could be.” – Annie Grace, This Naked MindIn a previous blog post, This Naked Mind, I discussed Catherine and I’s decision to stop drinking Alcohol. It all started in February, 2020 with the final decision being made to give it up all together, April 6th, three years ago. Instead of going down that road again here, I suggest all that are interested go …
Anthony Copeland-Parker
April 6, 2023 
