Heather Kraft

Heather Kraft resides in Portland, OR and was a caregiver for her father for 6 years before he passed away in January of 2025. She joined a HOPE support group in 2021 and found it to be the best source of information, effective tools, and loving community. She became...

Lynne Becker

Lynne is an artist, a writer, and a retired professional photographer from North Central Pennsylvania. She cared for her Mother with dementia for several years long distance, and in 2016 she and her husband David moved her into their home. Lynne was her primary...

Rich Carle

Carle graduated in 1966 from the University of Washington with a degree in Electrical Engineering and started work with Weyerhaeuser in Longview, WA, retiring in 1999. However, he continued working as a consultant for another ten years. His passion is the game of...

Jesse Azzopardi

Jesse Azzopardi is a Certified Dementia Specialist and founder of Mobile Memory Enrichment, LLC, an in-home dementia care program that helps families create structure, engagement, and meaningful interactions.       As an active member of the HOPE Dementia Caregiver...

Vera Colombo

Vera has been a member of a dementia support group since 2008 when Art, her husband of 40 years, was diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. She began with a group led by Shanti Potts until her husband was placed in Hampton Memory Care. She then began attending...

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