Posts Tagged ‘dementia’
Growing Your Connections for Brain Health
I think it’s fair to say that we’d like our brains to be working as well as possible for as long as possible. So here’s an important point – brain health…
Read MoreLiving My Moments
We are in Chesapeake Beach this weekend. It hasn’t snowed much this year except for some dusty flakes a few days ago that quickly melted when the morning temperature started…
Read MoreWhat To Expect With Dementia
Dementia is so common that most people know someone who has been affected by it. Many of us fear that it’s affecting us as well. Every time we forget where…
Read MoreIs There a Role for Music in Dementia?
With our aging population, most of us know someone with some cognitive impairment – difficulty with memory, reasoning or perception. As this advances to dementia, people may become overwhelmed by…
Read MoreSlow Dancing with a Stranger: Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer’s
Imagine writing down the most difficult and depressing moments of your life, researching the topics associated with those moments, and then publishing them into a book for everyone to read. Then…
Read MoreThe Caregivers: A Support Group’s Stories of Slow Loss, Courage and Love by Nell Lake
The unsung heroes of our society often labor without recognition, and outsiders may wonder how they cope. This book chronicles the grief process of a small group of caregivers who find…
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