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...Finding “Calmer Waters.” A Book Review
I was recently asked to review a book; I enjoyed the book and thought the compelling content would be useful to others, and so am sharing it with you as well. In her book Calmer Waters: The Caregiver’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Barbra Cohn provides a...Are you a gate opener or a gate keeper?
Unusual for me, I’ll just get right to the point: If you work in the dementia field–be it on a project, a campaign, a dementia-friendly community, in long-term care, as a personal support worker, or one-on-one with a family member as a care...See Me in Dementia
What happens when you don’t see the “me” in dementia? If you don’t see the “me,” you see the dementia instead, and when you see the dementia, the “me” or the “I” becomes an “it.” You’re...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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