puppies & people living with dementia: it’s not rocket science (p.s.: forget the pillows — leave them with the real thing!)
We know what works — this little visit with puppies got 13 million views in…
Browsing: Real life
bj and her mom gloria look for blessings
November 21, 2018: Gloria Gallagher has lived with Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade.…
500+ reasons we need to do something about widespread neglect and abuse in long-term care in canada (and around the world)
Actually, there are probably thousands of reasons, or maybe even tens of thousands, but there…
shift the culture, stop the bullies
Barbara Kirby has a long list of qualifications: she is a certified Dementia Practitioner; certified Professional…
PR: should alzheimer’s advocates be doing it for #BIGpharma?
“It enrages, sickens and saddens me when I see Alzheimer’s Disease International promoting Eli Lilly…
how many are haunted?
When you tell people that care homes/nursing homes/long-term care facilities ban family members or threaten…
bullied and banned: rachel’s story
Rachel* sent me the first part of her story at the end of July 2018.…
somebody stole my mom
Janet Ng was the primary care partner to her mom, Shirley Ann Snow, who died…
7 reasons i post “ugly” pictures of my amazing mom on social media
My mother was strong, courageous and determined. She was a fighter. She was an inspiration.…
dead to the world: august 5 & 6, 2016
“She’s dead to the world,” Mom would say of any small child she found sound…