a story about being with the people you love, whatever the state of their brains
January 25, 2019: I struggle between my twin needs for solitude and connection. Today, I…
Browsing: connection
exploring asperger syndrome
No, it’s not a typo. The headline does indeed read Asperger Syndrome and not Alzheimer…
big pharma, big money, big crime
This Stephen Colbert bit is about the opioid crisis. But it could equally be about…
what do you do to calm your loved one with alzheimer’s disease or other type of dementia?
Another Quora question and answer I thought it might be useful to share to help…
how difficult is it to support someone with alzheimer’s or another form of dementia who cannot recognize or remember you?
Someone asked me this question on Quora. I thought it might be useful to share…
imagine how much suffering could be spared!
My friend Lorrie B. is an amazing writer, editor, translator and primary care partner to…
3 excerpts from the best article on dementia i have ever read (and a link to the full meal deal)
Sometimes you come across something that captures everything you want to say so brilliantly that…
music from a tapestry of shared moments in long-term care
This piece of poetic prose called “Music” is from a collection entitled “A Tapestry of…
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…
one last sing-along: august 13, 2016
Mom was in bed when I arrived on August 13, but she was articulate, alert,…