Dementia memoirs occupy a unique space in literature. They are not easy reads, nor are they meant to be. The best ones tell the truth: the exhaustion, the grief, the small victories, and the enduring love that binds people together even as disease rewrites the rules of their shared life. These stori…

Dementia memoirs occupy a unique space in literature. They are not easy reads, nor are they meant to be. The best ones tell the truth: the exhaustion, the grief, the small victories, and the enduring …

Dementia memoirs occupy a unique space in literature. They are not easy reads, nor are they meant to be. The best ones tell the truth: the exhaustion, the grief, the small victories, and the enduring love that binds people together even as disease rewrites the rules of their shared life. These stories matter because they break the silence around what it really feels like to be a caregiver, to watch someone you love change, to adapt again and again as abilities slip away. They matter because they show that life doesn’t stop when a diagnosis arrives. Instead, it transforms, and how we move thr…

Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s reshapes your entire life. The diagnosis of your partner, spouse, or family member becomes your diagnosis too. You lose sleep worrying. Your own health goals get shelved. Exercise routines disappear. But here’s what many caregivers discover: stay…

Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s reshapes your entire life. The diagnosis of your partner, spouse, or family member becomes your diagnosis too. You lose sleep worrying. Your own hea…

Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s reshapes your entire life. The diagnosis of your partner, spouse, or family member becomes your diagnosis too. You lose sleep worrying. Your own health goals get shelved. Exercise routines disappear. But here’s what many caregivers discover: staying active is not selfish. It’s essential. It keeps you strong enough to be the caregiver your loved one needs, and it protects your own mental and physical health during what will be a long journey. Why Movement Matters for Caregivers When someone you love is facing a serious illness, self-care f…

When Anthony and Catherine decided to sell their home, retire from their jobs, and become nomads, they weren’t just making a lifestyle change. They were making a fundamental shift in how they spent their time, energy, and money. The decision came during a season when life threw two major curveball…

When Anthony and Catherine decided to sell their home, retire from their jobs, and become nomads, they weren’t just making a lifestyle change. They were making a fundamental shift in how they spent …

When Anthony and Catherine decided to sell their home, retire from their jobs, and become nomads, they weren’t just making a lifestyle change. They were making a fundamental shift in how they spent their time, energy, and money. The decision came during a season when life threw two major curveballs: Anthony needed a heart-valve replacement, and Catherine received an early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Both were in their fifties. The choice to travel the world while facing serious health challenges sounds romantic in theory. But the real costs of nomadic life at fifty-plus go far beyond the …

If you’re a distance runner with a hunger for solitude and wild places, the typical marathon circuits of major cities probably don’t satisfy. The best runs happen where few people venture, where the landscape changes your perspective with every mile, and where finishing a race feels like a genui…

If you’re a distance runner with a hunger for solitude and wild places, the typical marathon circuits of major cities probably don’t satisfy. The best runs happen where few people venture, where t…

If you’re a distance runner with a hunger for solitude and wild places, the typical marathon circuits of major cities probably don’t satisfy. The best runs happen where few people venture, where the landscape changes your perspective with every mile, and where finishing a race feels like a genuine achievement earned in isolation. Remote running destinations offer something standard races can’t: genuine adventure. You’ll find pure trails, quiet mornings without spectators, and the kind of physical challenge that comes from altitude, terrain, and weather that doesn’t care about your pa…

When someone you love receives a diagnosis of early-onset dementia or Alzheimer’s, the instinct might be to stay put, to retreat into the familiar and safe. Yet there’s another path: one where you refuse to let the disease dictate the rhythm of your life together. Traveling with a partner who ha…

When someone you love receives a diagnosis of early-onset dementia or Alzheimer’s, the instinct might be to stay put, to retreat into the familiar and safe. Yet there’s another path: one where you…

When someone you love receives a diagnosis of early-onset dementia or Alzheimer’s, the instinct might be to stay put, to retreat into the familiar and safe. Yet there’s another path: one where you refuse to let the disease dictate the rhythm of your life together. Traveling with a partner who has dementia is undoubtedly harder than traveling before the diagnosis, but it’s far from impossible. It requires rethinking what adventure means, shifting expectations, and building flexibility into every plan. Running With Cat documents exactly this kind of journey. Anthony and Catherine faced the…