by Laura Bowley | May 4, 2016 | Book Reviews, Caregiving
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...
by Laura Bowley | Apr 20, 2016 | Advocacy, Dementia, Dementia Friendly, Rights of People with Dementia |
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...
by Laura Bowley | Apr 6, 2016 | Advocacy, Dementia, Dementia Friendly, Rights of People with Dementia, Story of 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...
by Laura Bowley | Mar 23, 2016 | Dementia, Psycho-social interventions, Rights of People with Dementia, Story of Dementia |
Lately the terminology around dementia has been a hot topic, for example, whether or not someone can be called a dementia “sufferer” or can be said to be “suffering from dementia.” At first I was happy that the Alzheimer Society in the UK...
by Laura Bowley | Feb 25, 2016 | Advocacy, Story of Dementia |
“…each of us essentially lives inside our minds, gaining access to the outside world only through the lens of our own interpretation.” J.E. Chamberlain, “Boasting, Toasting, and Truthtelling,” Orality & Literacy: Reflections Across...
by Laura Bowley | Jan 26, 2016 | Advocacy, Story of Dementia
We don’t talk enough about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Yes, the topic got some airplay this month in Canada, what with it being Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and all. But let’s put it into perspective. About 750,000 Canadians...
by Laura Bowley | Jan 11, 2016 | Advocacy, Psycho-social interventions, Story of Dementia |
Last week a video made by a man with Alzheimer’s and his wife went viral. In it, Mary Beth Beamer asked her husband Alan what he would like to say to friends who have stopped visiting him since his diagnosis. Alan makes an emotional outpouring, asking his...
by Laura Bowley | Jan 6, 2016 | Brain Health, Psycho-social interventions |
The makers of the much-touted online brain game Lumosity have been fined by the Federal Trade Commission to settle allegations it “deceived consumers with unfounded claims” in its advertising. According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, “Lumosity preyed on...
by Laura Bowley | Jan 5, 2016 | Advocacy, Dementia, Dementia Friendly, Psycho-social interventions, Uncategorized |
Here’s a quote from an article I enjoyed today with my morning tea: Facing a growing wave of dementia so violent it’s led to 12 homicides in two years, Ontario (Canada) nursing homes are pleading with the province to pay for a key tool now available to fewer...
by Laura Bowley | Nov 27, 2015 | Dementia Friendly
Gosh, where do I start? I can think of several positive things to say about the Canada Dementia Friends initiative. First, they did it. Simply introducing the words “dementia friend” into our Canadian lexicon is a good thing for raising awareness. And...