7 strategies to create harmony in dementialand
Dr. Elaine Eshbaugh writes a warm-hearted, funny and insightful blog Welcome to Dementialand, which I’ve quoted…
Browsing: Joy
courageous vangaros united by love in life and death
Albert Anthony “Pops” Zangaro April 1st, 1942 – April 10th, 2018 For fourteen years, Vince Zangaro…
son thanks pops’ caregiver bird at alzheimer’s end
Vince Zangaro is an extraordinary person. He’s cared for his “Pops” who lives with Alzheimer’s…
mom’s 2012 irish medley
The Georgeville Neighbours’ Lunch was held (probably still is) the third Thursday of every…
olivia singing to her great grandmother creates a beautiful moment of love and connection
Many things about the human condition are universal. Our ability to connect through music is…
5 thought-provoking quotes on memories in dementialand
When I find a gem, I love to share it. So here’s an introduction to…
born again, just for fun
January 28, 2018: I celebrated 60 birthdays with my mom — sixty-one including the actual…
baby buddy: you get peed on, you get puked on, who wouldn’t want to do it?
Mom ADORED babies. This would have been the perfect “activity” to help her feel joyful,…
the story of the cracked pot and the flowers she grew
The parable of the cracked pot, which I first came across more than a decade…
everyone should be helped to let the sun shine in
Mom was taken from her home on November 16, 2012, (the day our best wasn’t…