Living With Alzheimer’s is a podcast about living with dementia from the perspective of Ginger, an octogenarian with early-stage Alzheimer’s, and Christoph, her son and full-time caregiver.
Their conversations with each other and with a variety of subject matter experts provide listeners with heartfelt stories of Ginger’s journey as well as best practices for other caregivers
who are providing support for friends or family members living with the impacts of dementia.
Ginger, a former English teacher and retired librarian, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2019. Her daily life has been impacted by dementia in a way that gives her a unique perspective on
life and living. Christoph, Ginger’s son and full-time caregiver, is a former journalism teacher and amateur radio host. He has been learning from dementia care experts and started the
podcast as a way to share insights from subject matter experts with the many families impacted by dementia.
Subscribe to the podcast to follow Ginger’s story and to learn more about available resources for dementia care.
Publisher
Christoph Sisson
Category
health & fitness · society & culture · society & culture
How to Reduce Overstimulation - Decreasing agitation and improving outcomes for dementia patients
In this episode of Living With Alzheimer’s, Christoph interviews Jonathan Trieber, Chief Executive Officer of Skil-Care Corporation (https://skil-care.com/), a manufacturer of safety and comfort healthcare products for patients in both facility and home-care settings.
Jonathan shares his professional journey and how he is continuing the legacy of his father-in-law by leading Skil-Care in providing medical products that help patients stay engaged, comfortable and safe.
Christoph and Jonathan discuss common sources of patient overstimulation and how that can lead to agitation and negative outcomes for people living with dementia.
Jonathan shares environmental changes that can help reduce patient overstimulation.
And the two wrap up the conversation discussing how shifts in caregiver behavior can reduce patient agitation.
You can learn more about Jonathan and Skil-Care at skil-care.com (http://skil-care.com).
21 Jun 2026
Friends With Medical Benefits: How two friends are helping each other on their medical journeys
In this episode of Living With Alzheimer’s, Christoph interviews Bill Reznak and Dr. John McGuire who host the Friends with Medical Benefits podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@FriendsWithMedicalBenefits).
They discuss how two high school buddies reunite to support each other through their medical journeys. Bill, a colon cancer survivor, and Dr John, recently diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, describe how their reunion led to their podcast about the ups and downs of aging and illness.
Dr John describes the difference between “early-onset” Alzheimer’s and “early stage” Alzheimer’s. And he discusses the two intravenous treatments that have become recently available to help slow dementia progression: Leqembi and Kisunla.
They discuss their individual prognoses and how they’re supporting each other through their medical journeys. And they wrap up their conversation with Bill and John's most repeated theme: Get diagnosed early!
5 May 2026
Elvis Has Left the Building (but the show goes on)
In this episode on the Living with Alzheimer's podcast, Christoph describes how Ginger’s dementia journey unfolded from her Alzheimer’s diagnoses until her final days. Along the way, he also shares how his role as caregiver evolved as Ginger’s needs changed over those seven years.
Christoph hopes that this overview of Ginger’s journey helps other families navigate their own journeys with loved ones who are living with dementia.
To ask questions or provide topic suggestions for future episodes, please leave a message on the Contact page of the Living With Alzheimer’s website (https://www.lwalz.com/contact/).
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
12 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
15
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
82
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