Confirmation that I was to follow in my father's footsteps jarred me in ways I never imagined. Since hearing the news, I awaken between 3 and 5 in the morning. Zero dark thirty is when my eyes fly open and I'm full-on aware. The words that normally tumble off my tongue now flow feverishly by pencil over a yellow-lined pad—as though I am possessed. And I write. Poetry. It is through my stepping up, speaking out, and sharing my own very personal thoughts and feelings that will emancipate the...

Blue.River.Apple. – SECOND HARVEST – A continuation of Alzheimer's through poetry – covers the following two years of "how-to" wade in the salty dementia truth. It's not lofty or lightly, or unintended, but large, open to receiving and trusting that there is hope and help. It took a lot of "you got this, girl!" self talk to believe. During this time, Nancy's diagnosis changed from early on-set Alzheimer's to Mild Cognitive Impairment. Though a lesser diag...

Writers Sidekick Resource Hub gathered great authors and their literature to create the Las Vegas Authors Anthology 2019.Paul Atreides, Keech Ballard, Ned Barnett, Anderson Black, Darlien Breeze, A.L. Campbell, Tamia Dow, Tracy Downey, Lauryn Dyan, Nadia Fox, Andres Fragoso Jr., IM Humanity, Kristine Johnson, Colin Mole, Chema Montecristo, Nancy Nelson, John Bear Ross, Valerie Runyan, Judy Shine-Logan, Lauren Tallman, Tonya Todd, Joe Van Rhyn, RJ Waters, Darrah Whitaker William.

"In Art, a picture is worth a thousand words. In Literature, Authors write a thousand words to tell a single story."I had this idea of taking photos of American authors and exhibiting them across the country. I started photographing Las Vegas authors with absolutely no one's help. All on my own. The form and style of my photos are of my creation. I alone with no one's help have designed everything that has to do with this project, from taking the photographs to the layout of the An...

Writers Sidekick Resource Hub gathered great authors and their literature to create Literary Visions Las Vegas Anthology 2020.Paul Atreides, Keech Ballard, Ned Barnett, Anderson Black, Darlien Breeze, AL Campbell, Tamia Dow, Tracy Downey, Lauryn Dyan, Nadia Fox, Andres Fragoso Jr, IM Humanity, Kristine Johnson, Colin Mole, Chema Montecristo, Nancy Nelson, John Bear Ross, Valerie Runyan, Judy Shine-Logan, Lauren Tallman, Tonya Todd, Joe Van Rhyn, RJ Waters, Darrah Whitaker William.

Blue.River.Apple. –THIRD HARVEST – A caregiver's orchid. Alzheimer's. Letters of Love. Poetry. – Another year passes. What an honor to win the 2018 Senior Citizen of the Year Award by the Nevada Delegation of the National Silver Haired Congress, a grassroots initiative that promotes issues involving older Americans. Nancy was awe-struck by everyone's words and sentiments, and saw for the first time just how important her dementia advocacy is as it spreads positive...