A few months after their 50th wedding anniversary, Helene Berger's husband Ady was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Helene vowed to find creative ways to make their lives as joyful as possible for as long as possible. She tells us how she did it and what she learned, captured in her new book, "Choosing Joy; Alzheimer's: A Book of Hope."

Filmmaker and visual journalist Sky Dylan-Robbins talks about her documentary short for NBC Left Field, “Millennials Stepping Up: How Will We Take Care of Our Parents?”

Stories have the power to move hearts and minds. That's the aim of the Agewyz Podcast, a weekly digital radio show featuring frank and lively conversations about caregiving and healthy aging. Check out the show in this 3-minute demo reel.

Did you ever feel like you were born into the wrong family? Filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum can relate. But Gayle chose the path of forgiveness, and captured her journey in the funny, heartbreaking documentary film, "Look At Us Now, Mother!" Tune in for the back story.

George Shannon was a distant husband who took his wife for granted. But when he became a caregiver for her, he fell in love with her all over again. Jana talks with George and his son Chad, co-authors of "The Best Seven Years of My Life: The Story of An Unlikely Caregiver" about George's caregiving journey of redemption.

Co-authors of a landmark report from the Lown Institute talk about a problem that's bigger than the opioid crisis: the staggering number of older adults who are taking five or more medications.

As head of South Florida’s Area Agency on Aging Center Jaime Estremera-Fitzgerald leads a team that serves seniors, adults with disabilities and the people who care for them in Palm Beach, the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee Counties.

In the United States, the most feared diagnosis is not cancer or stroke or even heart disease. It's Alzheimer's disease. Brian LeBlanc aims to change that. He's a truth-telling advocate whose motto is "I have Alzheimer's disease-- but it doesn't have me."

Ronni Bennett is a former network television producer in her 70s who knows a thing or two about getting older. She talks about her acclaimed blog "Time Goes By" and about being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after a lifetime of good health.

Much of the research on dementia in the United States has overlooked African Americans, but the prevalence of dementia in this population is more widespread than you might think. PhD candidate Kalisha Bonds is doing a deep dive into the subject as a student at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU).