{"id":1025,"date":"2026-05-28T06:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/uncle-scotchys-journey-as-a-son-caregiver-and-a-creative\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T06:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:08:44","slug":"uncle-scotchys-journey-as-a-son-caregiver-and-a-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/uncle-scotchys-journey-as-a-son-caregiver-and-a-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncle Scotchy\u2019s Journey As A Son, Caregiver, And A Creative"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Uncle Scotchy\u2019s Journey As A Son, Caregiver, And A Creative<\/strong><\/p>\n

#CaringForMom\u00a0 #ASonsJourney #DementiaCare<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2019s, and Eric wrote a play about it called The Blues Opera, an immersive experience.<\/p>\n

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Subscribe, Watch, or Listen to Alzheimer\u2019s Speaks on YouTube above<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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  1. What Early-Onset Alzheimer\u2019s looked like in Eric\u2019s mother.<\/li>\n
  2. How Eric\u2019s family heritage affected how he and his dad cared for his mother.<\/li>\n
  3. Some of the signs and symptoms his mother experienced.<\/li>\n
  4. What Eric\u2019s mother was like before being diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer\u2019s, and how it affected Eric, his family, and friends.<\/li>\n
  5. What lessons did Eric learn from his caregiving experiences?<\/li>\n
  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.<\/li>\n
  7. Eric shares why he has decided to write a book, Uncle Scotchy and the Time Thief, \u00a0regarding his experience, too.<\/li>\n
  8. Eric\u2019s future plans regarding dementia and caregiving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Teaser for The Blues Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Listen or Subscribe to Alzheimer\u2019s Speaks Podcast on Spotify<\/em><\/p>\n

    Here is an <\/a>article <\/a>Eric wrote, which shares insights from his upcoming book!<\/h2>\n
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