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

#CaringForMom  #ASonsJourney #DementiaCare

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 Alzheimer’s, and Eric wrote an immersive play about it called The Blues Opera.

Learn:

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.

Here is an article Eric wrote, which shares insights from his upcoming book!

Teaser for The Blues Opera

https://youtu.be/fvIUQzP_Iuw?si=uSj1nFujIxEX9L5t

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog 

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/uncle-scotchys-journey-as-a-son-caregiver-and-a-creative/

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/ZASUF-AlTzQ

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncle-scotchys-journey-as-a-son-caregiver-and-a-creative/id986940432?i=1000769953661

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/57NNjNbfkEXn1ti22aoEr2

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/5/28/uncle-scotchy-8217-s-journey-as-a-son-caregiver-and-a-creative-160-160

Contact Eric Garcia

Website    

https://www.unclescotchy.com

Email

unclescotchy@gmail.com 

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@unclescotchy

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/unclescotchyomb

Twitter

https://x.com/unclescotchy

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/therealunclescotchy/

Teaser for The Blues Opera

https://youtu.be/fvIUQzP_Iuw?si=uSj1nFujIxEX9L5t

Contact Lori La Bey of Alzheimer’s Speaks

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Alzheimer's Speaks shifts dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time, by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.