Kate Dyer-Seeley  

It’s been a busy few months with a slew of writing projects. From working on the new mystery, to launching Broadsheet360, diving in at Caregiver Village, and finally the re-release of Underneath the Ash my fingers and keyboard have had a hearty workout. As I’m sure is evident by lack of posts here, I’ve been brainstorming [...]

Last spring I first told you about a new online community that was being developed for caregivers. I’m thrilled to be able to invite you all to join me at Caregiver Village. Caregiver Village is a virtual world and game where caregivers can connect, play, share their story, and find resources. When I was in [...]

As you’ve likely noticed my blog has sat neglected for the past few months.  While I apologize for the brief hiatus, I promise there are new and interesting projects brewing.  In June, I’ll be leaving my position at the Alzheimer’s Association to pursue a full time career in writing.  Working for the Association not only led to professional [...]

There’s a new site about to launch that’s aimed at connecting and supporting family caregivers.  I so wish this concept had been around while I was helping to care for my mom, but I’m thrilled to be able to spread the word for those of you who may be in the throes of caregiving now.  [...]

It’s been just a little over a month since the release of Underneath the Ash.   The experience has been a mix of emotions and I suspect, as with so many things in life, I won’t fully be able to comprehend my tangled thoughts until I have some distance.  So, for the moment I’d simply like to [...]

When I first started writing about my experience becoming a mother while losing my mother to young onset Alzheimer’s, I never intended to write a book. But, here we are today with the release of Underneath the Ash.   The process of writing was cathartic, painful, and transforming.  I’m so thankful to my incredible family who willingly [...]

November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month.  In partnership with The Oregonian, we (as in the Oregon Chapter) produced a special section that appears in today’s paper.  Working on the piece was equally exciting and challenging.  In fact, there were a few times last month when I thought we might never [...]

Last week’s front page of the Oregonian featured a recent study published by the American Academy of Neurology that correlates walking six to nine miles a week with lower rates of dementia (click here to read the article in its entirety).  One the pros and cons of my job is that I get to see a number [...]

It can’t really be September can it?  Alas, the school buses bouncing along our street and sack lunches stacked on the counter say it must be so.  As does the reminder on my calendar screaming at me that Memory Walk is only a few weeks away.  Memory Walk is the largest fundraiser and public awareness [...]

I was thrilled to learn a few weeks ago that I was chosen as a finalist in the Oregon Quarterly’s 2010 Perspective’s contest for an essay I wrote titled “Pack It Up Kids – We’re Leaving:  Lessons Learned from an Unlikely Football Fan.”   The essay is an homage to my dad’s unwavering dedication not only [...]