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Peggy Sweeney-McDonald, actress, producer and author of Meanwhile, Back at Cafe Du Monde... Life Stories About Food shares her journey of moving back to Baton Rouge, Louisiana after 36 years when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. These are her heartfelt stories of love, laughter, loss and life in the A-Zone.
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Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
A morning of surrender and reaching out for help turns into a beautiful day when Peggy snaps a beautiful picture of her mother in the backyard. This simple photograph invokes loving memories of her Grandmother and captures a pink cloud moment of grace and gratitude.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
For Peggy, shopping with her mother followed by a lovely lunch with the Sweeney sisters was a favorite mother/daughter bonding activity. However, shopping now with their new unwelcome friend, Alzheimer's, is a different story altogether.
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Peggy Sweeney-McDonald shares her stories of love and life in the Alzheimer's zone while living with her mother after she was diagnosed.
This is Episode 2: Meatball Madness -A crazy night in the Sweeney kitchen when my mother who has Alzheimer's decides she wants to make her meatballs and spaghetti.
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Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Peggy Sweeney-McDonald shares her stories of love and life in the Alzheimer's zone while living with her mother after she was diagnosed.
This is Episode 1: The Decision - The day my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's changed the course of our lives and we were never the same.
#Alzheimers #Alzheimersjourney #caregiver #dementia #grief #personalstories #adultchildren #mother/daughter #Alz #family disease #healingthroughstories #caretaker #alzeimerssupport