how being sorry and stupid turned mad into glad
I’ve shared parts of this story before. It’s an afternoon in October 2015. Mom appears to…
Browsing: peace
pinkie pattie, pinkie punkie & pinkie pia’s peace day poem
Coincidentally, World Alzheimer’s Day is also the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. Mom, Pia…
alzheimer’s speaks’ lori la bey and i agree on the beauty of dementia
It’s hard for many people to believe any good can come from dementia, but those…
10 ways to get to the bottom of behaviour and problematic situations in dementia care at home and in LTCFs
In spring 2016 I gave a webinar entitled “How to become a better dementia care…
BANGS: 5 surefire ways to stop anger and aggression in people who live with alzheimer’s disease in the early, mid, and later stages
I knew less than zero about dementia care when I returned to Canada from Dubai…
pia, punkie and patti’s peace day poem from the past
On September 20, 2009, Mom and squeezed together in the steel blue armchair in the…
i’m sorry is hard, but it may also be the most powerful part of BANGS
It’s an afternoon in October 2015. Mom appears to be asleep in the recliner. I…
the “G” in BANGS: 5 great ways to stop dementia anger, aggression and anxiety in their tracks
Before I lived with and cared for someone with dementia, she and I had both lived alone…
5 years ago there was war and peace
September 20, 2014: On June 20, 2009, people around the world watched one young woman die…