The Surviving Alzheimer's Podcast

About The Surviving Alzheimer's Podcast

This podcast is the story of Ken and Shanna, a married couple who's lives have been forever changed (for the better) because we have learned to live with and ultimately Survive Alzheimer's disease. We have learned many lessons in our 12+ year journey together down Dementia Road. Our mission is to help caregivers and families who have been changed by Alzheimer's disease. We share our experiences on how we both eventually rediscovered joy and gained a peace that passes all understanding, all while dealing with our lifes greatest challenge.

Publisher

Ken Cardita - Ascending Minds LLC

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Aug 2022

Latest episode

9 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 50 episodes have a transcript.

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   9 Aug 2026

   EP 50 How Did I Get Here ?

   Send Ken a Text Message about the Podcast Episode 50: Four Years of Surviving Alzheimer’s and What’s Next " HOW DID I GET HERE ?" In the 50th episode of the Surviving Alzheimer’s podcast, recorded August 9, 2026, the host marks four years since launching the show, noting 50 episodes, over 33,000 downloads, and strong listener feedback. He explains a recent slowdown in releases (only six episodes in 2025 and three so far in 2026), partly due to Shanna’s slow progression and the emotional diffi...

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   15 May 2026

   EP 49 - Memory Care Visits

   Send Ken a Text Message about the Podcast Visiting a Loved One in Memory Care: Emotions, Adjustments, and Finding Joy Ken shares what he has learned from five years of visiting his wife, Shana, in memory care, focusing on the emotions and common circumstances families face. He describes stages from the difficult move-in period—emotional shock, learning to live apart, guilt, shifting from full-time caregiver to advocate, and figuring out visit frequency—to finding a sustainable rhythm an...

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   17 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   EP 48 Checking In

   Send Ken a Text Message about the Podcast Checking In After a Break: Grief, Support, and Shanna’s Ongoing Alzheimer’s Journey Host Ken Cardita returns to the Surviving Alzheimer’s Podcast after several months away to explain his absence and share personal updates from his 13-year caregiving journey with his wife, Shanna. He describes ongoing grief and sadness over the past few months, beginning with Shanna’s roommate passing away shortly before Thanksgiving and continuing through the h...

Inside a recent episode

EP 48 Checking In

Published 17 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But the main theme of this is every new year for the last three or four years, I kind of sit and I take stock of what's changed over the last year and what might change in the coming year. And it's interesting, the last couple of years, I've predicted that Shanna would be 100% in a wheelchair. And thankfully, that hasn't happened. She still can walk around very slowly, very carefully. But I have a feeling that this year might be the year where she loses her ability to walk because she's getting weaker and weaker. I am seeing some neurological symptoms. She's clutching and grasping. Her hands are tightly closed. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,002

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

32 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

85

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