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Happy New Year! Our Plan for 2025 “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” -Benjamin Franklin. I would call this my New Year’s Resolution for some years, but this is a more goal-oriented …

Happy New Year! Our …

Happy New Year! Our Plan for 2025 “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” -Benjamin Franklin. I would call this my New Year’s Resolution for some years, but this is a more goal-oriented plan.  Last year, my resolution was to take one day at a time.  Ironically, my second book is called One Footstep at a Time.  Autographed copies are still available by clicking here. RunningwithCat.com As always, A portion of the proceeds on the sale of this book will be donated to organizations providing support to Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers.  So far, I have donated over 4,50…

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…

Quality AND Quantity…

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…

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…

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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The post Tony on the…

The post Tony on the Happy Healthy Caregiver Podcast first appeared on Running With Cat.

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 …

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…

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 …