Where's the Adult!?

Part 2 with Dr. Lyn Weinberg, geriatrician at Allegheny Health Network.

When someone gets diagnosed with cancer, they're surrounded by resources. Dementia? "Here's your prescription, good luck."

Dr. Weinberg gets it because she's fighting to change it. She shares why families are left to figure this out alone, what happened during Darah and Alana's two-day hospital vigil with their dad, and the programs proving that dementia care doe...

This is the woman who answered when we didn't know who else to call. Dr. Lyn Weinberg—Lloyd's gerontologist, the reason we got to speak at the AHN Aging Brain Caregiver Conference, and honestly, one of the most important people in our caregiving journey.

We found her by accident. We were desperate, calling doctors who no longer existed, until someone at AHN listened to us fall apart on the phone and connected us to Dr. Weinberg. And...

In this continuation with Pastor Melanie Davis, we dive deeper into the realities of walking alongside family members through ALS diagnoses.

Melanie shares how her faith has been both tested and strengthened through caregiving, the tension between her pastoral calling and family care demands, and finding grace in the hardest moments. This episode is for anyone torn between their calling and caregiving responsibilities, or searching ...

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of grief, death, and loss that may be difficult for some listeners. If you're experiencing a mental health crisis, please reach out: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 | Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The holidays can be the hardest time for caregivers and those grieving loved ones. Darah and Alana are joined by their cousin, Pastor Melanie, who shares how she honors h...

Alana and Darah sit down with their cousin Pastor Melanie Davis to discuss her lifelong caregiving journey, from caring for their grandmother as a teenager to walking three family members through genetic ALS, including her own mother.

Melanie shares the emotional reality of fatal diagnoses, the battle between faith and fear, and why she considers eulogizing both her parents within three months of each other the greatest honor of her...

In this raw and emotional episode, Darah and Alana share the painful reality of watching their father Lloyd transform from a fun-loving, hug-giving dad into someone they barely recognize. They discuss the anxiety, guilt, and grief of caregiving when dementia changes everything from inappropriate behaviors to forgotten graduations. This episode covers the complicated feelings of visiting a parent who sometimes calls you the wrong na...

Episode 1: Where's the Adult? - Our Origin Story

When do you stop being the kid and become the grownup? For sisters Darah and Alayna, that moment came fast and hard in 2016 grandma's brain bleed, MS diagnosis, parents spiraling, and a whole lot of "wait, we're in charge now?"

This is the story of two Pittsburgh sisters navigating caregiving, chronic illness, and grief while barely keeping their own heads above water. It's messy. It's...