brilliant lol take on old folk tune strikes powerful paradigm-shifting chord
Wow! Bravo to gerontologist, author, and dementia care advocate Dr. Al Power who teamed up…
Browsing: Antipsychotics
like one flew over the cuckoo’s nest
I should have known better than to invite my photographer friend Edith to do a…
drugged & drooling
Many of the comments people make on my posts, and the stories they send me…
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…
being heard will make you think differently
Sonya Barsness defines herself as a “revisionary gerontologist.” A revisionist, she writes in the “about”…
7 words not to use in alzheimer news
Counterintuitively, the words the majority of us most want to hear with respect to Alzheimer…
20 compelling reasons to rethink the way we label and medicalise the behaviour of people who live with dementia #BanBPSD
In June this year, I posted an open letter to the worldwide dementia care community.…
15 examples of neglect & abuse that would have been captured on cctv in winifred’s care homes
In this second of two guest blog posts, soprano, performer, recording artist and soon-to-be author…
my oh my what a wonderful day: august 8, 2016
“How are you feeling Mom?” I asked. “Feeling fine,” she said. “I’m so happy to…