#survivingalzheimers with Dayna Steele

#survivingalzheimers with Dayna Steele

#survivingalzheimers with Dayna Steele is a candid conversation about Alzheimer's, caregivers, and families. Dayna speaks with experts, doctors, professional caregivers, and real people who have gone through the journey or are going through the journey right now. Why? Because we have to talk about Alzheimer’s. Now. For more, www.daynasteele.com.

Episodes

August 3, 2025 25 mins

When Tony Stewart’s wife, Lynn, receives a sudden and devastating diagnosis, they sit together at their small kitchen table, holding hands and wondering how much time they have left – and what they can do to get more of it. His book, Carrying the Tiger, is both a love letter and a guide for anyone walking beside illness or loss. 

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/15OLfjZ0nqFyFd1AKtKVTs?si=JIqPk3UlSHGlVB2XW0dyvw

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Betsy Grubbs, our go-to attorney, revisits Powers of Attorney with us. The standards and the new ones. And, why you need all of them. Now.

Watch: https://youtu.be/ykZ7CRT4nHA

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Listen to all #survivingalzheimers episodes here: https://www.daynasteele.com/survivingalzheimerspodcast

Have questions? Need more? Contact Betsy here: https://tlaw.us/contact-u...

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On the new episode of #survivingalzheimers, homecare expert and advocate Aaron Marcum talks about the future of the industry and what comes next for families looking for care for a loved one.

Watch: https://youtu.be/qWeyhnJdDtA

Aaron’s Website: https://www.aaronmarcum.com

Breakaway 365: https://www.breakaway365.com

Best of Home Care Awards: https://awards.activatedinsights.com

Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-marcum/

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You can’t be a caregiver alone, and this program in Clear Lake TX will provide relief for so many. Others could start the same thing! Listen here: https://www.daynasteele.com/survivingalzheimerspodcast

#survivingalzheimers #alzheimers #caregivers #dementia #speaker #podcast #play #book 

Apollo Respite Program: https://sttaec.org/respite/

About Sean: https://sttaec.org/about-us/clergy-and-staff/

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May 20, 2025 28 mins

Shasta and Greg Nelson discuss his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, their current lives, and what they are doing to help others as they take this unexpected journey. Listen here: https://www.daynasteele.com/survivingalzheimerspodcast

Greg’s website: https://www.gregorypnelson.com

Shasta’s website: https://www.shastanelson.com

Seth and Lauren Rogen film: https://www.takingcarefilm.com

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Mary Beth Wighton is an advocate, writer, and inspirational speaker who was diagnosed in 2012 with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) at the age of 45. Since then, she has become an advocate for people living with dementia. Listen here: https://www.daynasteele.com/survivingalzheimerspodcast

Dignity & Dementia: Carpe Diem: My journals of living with dementia https://amzn.to/4iYa2gE

RIA 2024 Trailblazers for Culture Change Award

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April 21, 2025 18 mins

Shari Haber joins the #survivingalzheimers podcast to discuss advance planning to die better and be remembered best. As we say in the play, “The Woman in the Mirror,” have these things done so your loved ones can celebrate, not litigate you!

Listen or watch here: https://youtu.be/HKNnrXzviLU

#survivingalzheimers #alzheimers #caregivers #dementia #speaker #podcast #play #book 

Website: https://www.mygreatgoodbye.com

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March 11, 2025 24 mins

I wish Geri-Gadgets had been around for Mom. She wasn’t much of one for a doll or stuffed animal, but she did love things she could do with her hands. I talk to the inventor Angela Fairhurst about these perfect activity boxes for Alzheimer’s and other dementia patients on the latest podcast episode #survivingalzheimers. 

GeriGadgets: https://www.geri-gadgets.com

Geri-Gadgets® delivers innovative, sensory-based tools designed for adul...

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February 25, 2025 25 mins

Steeleworker and former Houstonian Kyle Henry is traveling the country promoting his award-winning documentary Time Passages. Kyle and I talk about KLOL and his amazing piece of work on the latest podcast episode of #survivingalzheimers.

Time Passages Film: https://www.timepassagesfilm.com

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February 12, 2025 21 mins

Joining me on this episode of #survivingalzheimers is Kim Elliott, founder of Gray Monster, the newsletter to help you help your parents age better.  

Newsletter:https://www.graymonster.co

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January 28, 2025 21 mins

Joining me on the new episode of #survivingalzheimers is writer Beth Copeland, who went through this experience with both parents. We talk about how cathartic writing is and her words of advice for #survivingalzheimers. "We do the best we can."

Blue Honey: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/book/9781940120768


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Leading Naples, FL, neurologist and Alzheimer's researcher Dr. William Justiz has joined us at the beginning of every season. We are starting our third season with the first podcast we did with Dr. Willie about five years ago. We talk about what to do when there are family members or friends who refuse to accept what is happening.

Not much has changed since the first interview I did with Willie - there are better drugs now, but th...

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Joining me on the new episode of #survivingalzheimers is Lavonne Pelsy. She and her husband met later in life and were looking forward to their future. A future that they did not realize would include memory care for him so soon. 

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June 24, 2024 23 mins

Joining me on the new episode of #survivingalzheimers is neurologist, caregiver, and daughter Dona Kim Murphey. We discuss where she is at the beginning of her journey with her Dad and whether she approaches it differently as a trained doctor. We find we all go through the same things. 

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Her fund to support other Asian caregivers: http://spot.fund/6f8g6sc

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June 3, 2024 24 mins

Joining me on this episode of #survivingalzheimers is Susie Singer Carter, a multi-award-winning filmmaker, podcaster, and caregiver advocate. She is currently producing a documentary, No Country For Old People, which centers on nursing home neglect.

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May 27, 2024 23 mins

Joining me on the new episode of #survivingalzheimers is Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, author of “My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s.” Find the book here: https://amzn.to/3X0EO0O

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May 20, 2024 27 mins

Joining me on the new episode of #survivingalzheimers is Dr. Macie P. Smith, one of the country’s leading dementia and aging experts. We talk about how it feels to have dementia or Alzheimer’s. And, we discuss the stigma that still exists in some communities. 

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Joining me on this episode #survivingalzheimers is Veronica Watts, telling us what to look for in assisted living and hospice for a loved one. The good facilities and caregivers and the ones to avoid.

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April 28, 2024 22 mins

Joining me on this episode of #survivingalzheimers is Sherea Cary, a daughter, and caregiver to her mom in the beginning stages of dementia. She shares what she has learned so far.


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April 21, 2024 29 mins

Joining me on #survivingalzheimers - John Gartner - psychologist, psychotherapist, author, and founder of Duty to Warn, an organization of mental health professionals and laypersons who consider it their duty to warn patients, clients, and the community at large when aware of potential danger when a leader or potential leader shows signs of brain deterioration.

Duty To Warn on Twitter

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