Chuck Albers
Care Partner & Giving Voice Foundation Volunteer
Tabetha Foster
Registered Nurse & Practice Administrator, The Christ Hospital Health & Aging Center
Mary Duennes
Retired Nurse & Giving Voice Foundation Volunteer
Diane Riehle
Giving Voice Foundation Volunteer & Creative Connections Champion
Terri Burke
Giving Voice Foundation Creative Connections Volunteer & Dementia Community Advocate
Diane Kloenne
Giving Voice Foundation Purposeful Planning Clinician & Dementia Care Professional
Olivia Barnaclo
Music Therapist with Keys for Success Music Therapy & Creative Connections Facilitator
Laura Weyler
Community Member & Caregiver
Krista Powers
Giving Voice Foundation Executive Director shares her story
Sue Dickey
GVF Board Member shares her story
Jake Fuehrmeyer
Young professional interns with GVF and shares his story with us.
Tom Badger
GVF community member and supporter shares his story
Nancy Macke
About Nancy: Nancy Macke is an end-of-life...
Nan Fischer
About Nan: Nan Fischer and her partner Rose...
Patty Grady
GVF consistent volunteer shares her story
Judy Schuler
A wife and dementia caregiver shares her story.
Dr. Christian Gausvik
About Christian: Dr. Christian Gausvik is the...
Shannon Braun
Shannon, GVF Board Member, Shares her story
Danny Hinson
What was the happiest moment of your life?
Jere Schuler
In 1990 I met the love of my life…
Kim Rose
Kim Rose is a devoted wife, mother, Grammy to...
Jim & Ellen Ratti
Jim Ratti honors his wife, Ellen Ratti, by...
Robert L. Forte
Even after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Papaw never stopped giving.
Cheryl & Frank Kammerer
His story is one of love, humor, and resilience — and a reminder that even through the hardest chapters, connection and compassion can carry us through.
Sadie B. Gandy
What was the happiest moment of your life? If...
Honoring the humanity behind the dementia journey.
Through stories, we hope to create understanding, reduce stigma, build connection, and remind people they are not alone.
Prefer to write?
We’ll provide guidance and optional prompts to help you tell your story in your own words. When you’re ready, you can submit your story along with photos you’d like to include.
Your voice matters. We’ll simply help prepare your story for publication while preserving what makes it yours.
Prefer to talk?
Not everyone enjoys writing and that’s perfectly okay.
Meet with one of our volunteer Story Guides by phone or video for about 45 minutes. They’ll listen, ask thoughtful questions, and help capture your story in your own voice. We’ll draft your story, share it with you for review, and never publish anything without your approval.
Sometimes the best stories begin with a conversation.
“Everything I know about dementia and caregiving has come from people who have been willing to share their lives with me.” — Shannon B.