Other Personal Homepages
"The Wind Beneath My Wings"

Pages by Family Caregivers:

Bob Hoffman's Family Homepage Bob's wife has an early onset dementia, Pick's Disease, which is very similar to Alzheimer's. She was only fifty years old when she was diagnosed. Bob shares stories of other early onset victims and has a list of email address of their caregivers at his site which has received a four-star (the highest) rating from Mental Health Net.
Denise Cooper's Coping with Alzheimer's Disease Denise is her mother's caregiver. She has a very touching page that features her journal entries and also an insightful page called "The World through My Mother's Eyes--What She Would Say if She Could." Denise's page was also rated tops by Mental Health Net.
Marilyn Sheaffer's Alzheimer's Disease in Our Family Marilyn's mother has Alzheimer's, but as she says on her pages, she "is getting better" in an excellent facility where she is receiving wonderful loving and professional care. Marilyn's page has also been rated by Mental Health Net.
James P. Weiler's "My Mom's Page"James shares wonderful pictures of his mother, tells in a letter how she is doing at the residence where she is living, and includes links to Alzheimer's Disease resources. Thank you James, for sharing your Mom's page with us!
Sandra Cobb's Cobbwebb CreationsSandra's dad has had Alzheimer's for five years now, and his mother died from this disease. He and his wife, both in their 70s, had been her caregivers. They live about 90 minutes from Sandra, a new subscriber to the Alzheimer mailing list, is very thankful for that online support group and sees it as a way to do something "to help the situation of all AD victims."
William R. Eubank's Eldercare Experiences William's collection of eldercare links began as he confronted becoming his elderly mother's caregiver.

Professionals' Homepages

Frena Gray-Davidson's Page: Alzheimer's--Caring from the Heart Frena is an author and speaker and conducts workshops for training Alzheimer's Caregivers. Her book, The Alzheimer's Sourcebook for Caregivers, was a great help to me when I was taking care of my mother. It impressed me so much that I quoted parts of it in my journal, and I even wrote to Frena asking questions. After I got my homepage up, Frena surprised me with an email saying she saw my home page and that she remembered me! She wanted me to tell you all that she will willingly go all over the country giving training in caregiving.
Barbara J. Bridges' BJB Services Barbara is another author, speaker, nurse, and professional Alzheimer's educator who spent fourteen years taking care of both her parents. Her page tells about her book, Therapeutic Caregiving...A Practical Guide..., and she has written a very helpful article on communicating with the dementia patient. Barbara, also, is available for workshops and media interviews.
Marianne Dickerman Caldwell is the author of Gone without a Trace, published by Elder Books. She is Executive Director of The Home Safely Foundation and the creator of Birthnet for Wanderers a free I.D. registry system for the dementia patient.
Anne's Alzheimer's Page Anne is a nurse who works with Alzheimer's patients, and she tells it like it is and passes along what she has learned about caring for people with this disease
W. Sue T. Griffin, Professor of Medicine Sue is the director of the Laboratory for Research on Alzheimer's and other Neurological Diseases at GRECC, University of Arkansas, and she has a very nice and informative homepage.
Gary & Tracey Blatch's Homepage Gary and Tracy have a several pages of Nursing and Eldercare links at their site.

Feedback Pages:

Susan's Alzwell Home Page Another site rated 4-Star by Mental Health Net, Susan's page gives many opportunities for feedback, lets you tell your story, do a memorial, even write on the "Anger Wall."
Pam Haisman's "Speak Out On Alzheimer's Disease" Survey Pam is writing a book, and she collects information from caregivers through her site.

Other Concerned Individuals

Beverly Crowley's Alzheimer's Page Beverly takes care of people with Alzheimers, and she her site is packed with a lot of good information and personal experience. You'll want to read her poem "Who are the Children?" on her main Alzheimer's Page, and then go to her Hall of Pages to find her links to Alzheimer's Resources. Her site has even become the site for her local Oklahoma City Alzheimer's Associaton.
Renee Marie Gander's A Walk Down Memory Lane Renee is a college student who has a grandmother with Alzheimer's, and she has a beautiful tribute to her in the story on this page.
Aaron's Web Gerontology and Aging Resources Aaron is a grad student studying gerontology, and he shares resources on aging, including Alzheimer's Disease. This site was rated by Excite.


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