Uncle Scotchy’s Journey As A Son, Caregiver, And A Creative

Uncle Scotchy’s Journey As A Son, Caregiver, And A Creative

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Lori La Bey talks with Eric Garcia, who goes by Uncle Scotchy, a musician from Miami who was a caregiver for his parents for 18 years. His mother lived with Early Onset Alzheimer’s, and Eric wrote a play about it called The Blues Opera, an immersive experience.

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1. What Early-Onset Alzheimer’s looked like in Eric’s mother.
2. How Eric’s family heritage affected how he and his dad cared for his mother.
3. Some of the signs and symptoms his mother experienced.
4. What Eric’s mother was like before being diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s, and how it affected Eric, his family, and friends.
5. What lessons did Eric learn from his caregiving experiences?
6. Why Eric wrote his one-man immersive play, The Blues Opera, and what his expectations for the play were, along with the audience response to it.
7. Eric shares why he has decided to write a book, Uncle Scotchy and the Time Thief,  regarding his experience, too.
8. Eric’s future plans regarding dementia and caregiving.

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