Adventures in the Bulk Food Store
I had an experience at our local bulk food store yesterday. The store is basically the size of a Trader Joe’s, except that every aisle looks the same, lined with identical bins on the floor and various products on the shelves above. The colour scheme is yellow,...Dementia: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Between June 25 and 27, 2017, I had the pleasure of attending the Re-Imagine Life with Dementia conference, sponsored by Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) and held in Buckhead, GA, just outside of Atlanta. As part of the Planning Committee for this conference, I knew...Why We All Need to Hear from People with Lived Experience of Dementia
What do you know about dementia? Fortunately, we live in a time where information on just about anything is readily available. Books, research, websites and videos created by those who have a formal education are abundant. Courses are available at many Alzheimer...Changing the Story of Dementia Starts with Sharing the Story
Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, often with improvisation, theatrics, or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and instilling moral...Memory Boosters Social Club
I was asked to post the following story by Anne Hopewell, a member of the Memory Boosters Social Club, in the hopes that others would be inspired to start a Memory Boosters Club in their own communities. For more information contact Anne at annehopewell70@gmail.com or...Seven A’s of Dementia
I first saw this article about the Seven A’s of Dementia on the Alzheimer Society (York Region, Canada) website and thought it was a brilliant. Click here to see the original article. I’ve since seen these “Seven A’s” elsewhere but no one...How and Why I Got Involved in Changing the Story of Dementia
I often get asked why I am so involved with the world of dementia, with advocates with dementia, with changing the story of dementia. The reason is because we lived that story with my mother. Eight years ago, my mother, Betty, passed away, we think from vascular...ODAG and the Canadian Senate
Mary Beth Wighton is a board member of the Ontario Dementia Advisory Group, a group of people living with dementia in Ontario, Canada that was formed in fall 2014 with the purpose of influencing policies, practices, and people to ensure that people living with...Old Story, New Story: Choose the Right Story
Well, 10 months into “Changing the Story of Dementia,” and I admit I was wrong. I can’t change the story of dementia. Yes, I know, 10 months isn’t much time. Changing the story of dementia could take the rest of my life, and then some. And...In My World
In My World: Short Stories About Familiar People and Places is an activity for a person in the middle-to-late stages of dementia to enjoy with a reading partner or on their own.
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