mom knew hundreds of songs, but down in the valley was her go to
I had never heard Mom sing Down in the Valley. Ever. Until a couple of…
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she couldn’t sing because she was sedated
My mother, who lived with dementia, was chemically and physically restrained every day for the…
incontinence pads put on backwards every day for four years in long-term “care”
The bulge at the front of Mom’s pants drove me nuts. “What a crappy design,”…
an open letter and song request for country great kenny chesney on behalf of people who live with dementia and their family and friends
Dear Mr. Chesney, I love your song “While He Still Knows Who I Am,” but…
while he still knows who i am is beautiful and heart wrenching, but does it send the right message about love and connection?
Kenny Chesney’s song While He Still Knows Who I Am is about love, connection and…
people living with dementia prove the medical model wrong
People living with dementia are LIVING. They are not dead, or gone or empty shells.…
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…
teepa snow shows how to help someone living with dementia to put on a jacket or sweater without resistance
“If only I had known,” is what I say to myself every time I see…
big pharma, big money, big crime
This Stephen Colbert bit is about the opioid crisis. But it could equally be about…
the #CMAHealthSummit jam band featuring @Cmdr_Hadfield on guitar & vocals
It may seem like this post has nothing to do with dementia care advocacy, but…