Mental Health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Teri Roche Drobnick. On air November 3rd
Teri Roche Drobnick, Author of Our Long Goodbye: A Daughter, a Father, a Best Friend and the Journey Through Alzheimer’s.
After experiencing the arduous journey of Alzheimer’s with my father, I am eager to help others. My goal is to inform, instill hope, and to let people know they are not alone.
Teri worked in the medical field as a licensed clinical social worker and now writes full time. Since losing her father to Alzheimer’s, she has worked as a volunteer community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association. In her memoir, OUR LONG GOODBYE: A Daughter, a Father, a Best Friend, and the Journey Through Alzheimer’s, Teri writes about how important her father’s friendships are for him as he declines. In a poignant twist, his friends matter to Teri as well – her dad’s best friend of eighty years tells her dad’s stories for him, and Teri reconnects with her father through those stories. And then the best friend and Teri become friends in their own right. She can address the following topics:
Friendship is a lifeline for those living with dementia and for those caring for them. As memories fade and communication changes, friendship becomes less about words and more about presence, patience, compassion, and connection. Caregivers also need friendship, understanding, and support as they navigate this emotional journey. A gentle touch, a familiar voice, a smile, or simply being there can speak volumes. Dementia may change how we connect, but it never takes away our need to feel loved, valued, and understood.
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TERI ROCHE DROBNICK worked in the medical field as a licensed clinical social worker and now writes full time. Since losing her father to Alzheimer’s, she has worked as a volunteer community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association.
She is the author of a children’s book, Moving Day, which Publishers Weekly called “charming, entertaining, and full of heart.” You can learn more about Moving Day on her website, where she also shares resources for teachers and information about school visits.
Kirkus Reviews called her memoir, OUR LONG GOODBYE: A Daughter, a Father, a Best Friend, and the Journey Through Alzheimer’s, “a thoughtful and universal meditation on the life and death of a loved one.”
When Teri’s not writing, she can be found hiking or rowing on the Petaluma River. Raised in Lafayette, CA, she has two grown daughters and currently resides in Petaluma, CA, with her husband and her best friend, Hobie, a Goldendoodle.
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