I have just been notified that I made a couple of errors in one of the
October winning site reviews. Twice in my review of Chip Gerber's site, I
said Tim instead of Chip. As my husband often tells me, I need to slow
down. I guess I try to do too much and end up not doing anything really
well. I'm so sorry & offer my sincere apologies, especially to Chip. The
corrected reviews are below.

Brenda P. Sibley

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ElderCare Online
Rich O’Boyle
http://www.ec-online.net/
1st Place - October 2000

With a weekly email newsletter, The Eldercare Beacon, the Eldercare Forum
message board, scheduled chats hosted by other caregivers, professionals
and guest moderators, and tons of information on the site, ElderCare Online
is truly a beacon for caregivers. Impressive awards and reviews received
by this site include: Alzheimer's Site of the Week at About.com, featured
on CNN/Time, in Time Magazine, and in
Smart Money. If you haven't already, you'll want to subscribe to the very
informative Eldercare Beacon newsletter to keep up to date on all that is
going on at ElderCare Online and so you won't miss out on some of the best
articles you can read about issues involved in Alzheimer's and caregiving.
Also, each month a featured site from
the Top Alzheimer's/Caregiving Sites list is chosen to be reviewed in the
Eldercare Beacon. Thank you so much, Rich! And congratulations to the
sites that have been featured there!

Poems, Prayers, and Promises
by Brenda Race
http://www.geocities.com/brace03/Mom.html
2nd Place - October 2000

Brenda cared for her mother at home until she entered a nursing home in
December 1998. She was still with her every chance she got until her
mother died about a year later in December 1999. Brenda's site, Poems,
Prayers, and Promises, is unique in that it gives a positive look at the
nursing home experience, through her poetry and photos. Brenda has
collected her thoughts, memories, photos, and poems from all stages in her
journey with her mother and Alzheimer's, and she has illustrated them all
so wonderfully with beautiful backgrounds and graphics. She also has
included some poems that Dorothy Womack wrote for her during her times of
grief after her mother's entrance into the nursing home and as the disease
progressed, taking more and more of her mother from her. It's a wonderful
site, full of beautiful poetry, wonderful photos and graphics, and
tremendous spiritual insight.


Thru His Eyes
by Tim Brennan
Webmaster: Nancy Walker
http://www.nhisgarden.com/his_eyes/entrance.html

Tim Brennan is 57, and he has Alzheimer's disease. He formerly designed,
installed and resolved problems with computers, information processing,
telephone networks, and video conferencing, and worked for a major bank for
25 years. When he had a heart attack in 1992, and through medical
examinations following that, it was discovered that he had some type of
dementia, and then in 1993, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Since his
diagnosis, he has written a column for The St. Petersburg Times (Florida),
and articles for Duke University, The University of California (San Diego),
and some Alzheimer's Association chapters, as well as speaking, and with
his wife, beginning a local support group for early stage Alzheimer's
patients. Webmaster Nancy Walker of Caregiver's Haven, has designed a
beautiful site, and Tim's articles offer practical suggestions about living
positively as someone with Alzheimer's, and his beautiful poetry gives us
all clearer insight into the life of an Alzheimer's patient.

My Journey
by Chip Gerber
Webmaster: Marsha Penington
http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/chip.html
Chip is 55, and he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1997. He worked for
over 25 years as a licensed social worker. His daily journal is online,
accented by the always beautiful designs of Webmaster Marsha Penington of
Alzheimer's Outreach. Chip's journal is unique in that it is not just an
account of what he does every day, but it is a collection of his thoughts,
feelings, and reflections on his journey with Alzheimer's. He expresses
his appreciation of and delight in ordinary things, including his senses of
smell, sight, and touch as he cherishes nature and the changing seasons.
Chip gives us a beautiful way to look at life, in spite of our losses, as
Alzheimer's patients,
caregivers, or anyone-- as each of us eventually will suffer some losses in
life. Beautifully written, Chip's "My Journey" is a wonderful site to
visit in this holiday season, helping us realize and count our blessings
and to be thankful for all we have.
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Brenda Parris Sibley
A Year to Remember
http://www.zarcrom.com/users/yeartorem/
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