alzheimer's | Jennifer Sullivan

My memoir When The Window Closes

When The Window Closes: What I learned caring for my mom while she was alive and dying Now available for purchase! You can purchase on Amazon or here on my…

Thank you for purchasing a copy of my memoir

Thank you so much! I’ll be packaging up your book and getting in the mail to you. This memoir is a labor of love and I’m so encouraged that you…

My mom, Bobbie Lee’s Obituary

Bobbie Lee (formerly Bobbie Lucas), a loving mother and grandmother, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, at age 82 due to complications from COVID-19. She was born on July 16,…

Dear Oregon Governor Kate Brown – A Letter from an Alzheimer’s Daughter

I Am Losing My Mother – A Letter from an Alzheimer’s Daughter Dear Governor Kate Brown, I write this letter hoping that you will read it because I cannot let…

My Alzheimer’s Fundraising Page was Shadowbanned by Facebook

First of all, I work in social media marketing. I use posting tools, like Buffer and Sprout Social, and lots of hashtags and have a better-than-average understanding of how Facebook…

One memory at a time

Being an Alzheimer’s caregiver is hard. I raised three kids and went through a divorce and I’ve faced down everything life has thrown my way so far, but this caregiver…

When There’s Nothing Left of Her

My husband and I take my mom to dinner almost every Wednesday evening. I try to pick different places with good, healthy food and a nice place we can sit…

A Letter to My Mom

a·mends (noun): to compensate or make up for a wrongdoing. Amends in 12-step work are about a genuine change in our behavior instead of the patchwork of an apology ~…

Milestones and Mortality

My mom and I both have milestone birthdays this year. She is turning 80 and I’m turning 50. Fifty years old! When I was in my teens and even into…

Things nobody told me about being an Alzheimer’s caregiver

First and foremost, when it rains it pours. It seems that I can go weeks with just the regular visits to my mom and all is well, but when something…

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