Jan 30 2025 36 mins 1
Caregiving is hard. And journeying alongside a life partner with dementia is like watching your lover, and your relationship, slowly disappear in the rear-view mirror. It’s heartbreaking and you just can’t sugarcoat it. Then there’s all the practicalities and complexities of caregiving. It can be overwhelming. This is Gerri’s story about the heavy emotional work of caregiving. It’s also a story about finding rest and renewal with her husband Don in nature, with friends and through art and music…with a little help from singer and composer, Jeremy Dutcher.
This 2025 podcast series is made possible by the generosity and creativity of the participants in Mariko Sakamoto's research project, and by the University of Victoria, with support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and with Scholar Award funding from Michael Smith Health Research BC/Alzheimer Society of BC.
Go to CalltoMindPodcast.com to see storyteller photos, read episode transcriptions and learn more about our research project.
Host: Mariko Sakamoto, assistant professor of nursing, University of Victoria
Producer: Jenni Schine
Sound designer: David Parfit
Executive producer: Suzanne Ahearne
Credits:
Take My Hand by Jeremy Dutcher
Lyrics by Jeremy Dutcher, Basia Bulat and Maggie Paul
Courtesy of Secret City Records
