Using music and art as a method of coping and growth while caregiving for her spouse with Lewy body dementia - with Mary Lou Falcone (Episode 102)

Caregiver's Compass

Mary Lou Falcone lived a life of sophistication and excitement as a prominent figure in the classical music space, her husband a well-known artist. Using music throughout her life helped as a means of expressing herself and proved to be paramount when her husband was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia- at a time in her life that was shocking and unexpected. In this episode, Mary Lou describes her journey through caregiving and the rollercoaster of moments that will be sure to leave you with tears.

About Mary Lou Falcone:

Mary Lou Falcone is internationally known as a classical music

publicist/strategist who for fifty years has helped guide the careers

of celebrated artists – Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée

Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, James Taylor – and advised many

institutions including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles

Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic,

Vienna Philharmonic. Combining communication skills with her

background as a performer and educator, she now adds another

layer: advocate for Lewy body dementia (LBD) awareness. Her late

husband, the illustrator Nicky Zann who died from LBD in 2020, was

the catalyst for her first book, I DIDN’T SEE IT COMING: Scenes of

Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia.

Find Mary Lou: https://maryloufalcone.com/

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