by Laura Bowley | Jul 20, 2017 | Advocacy, Dementia, Dementia Friendly, Story of Dementia |
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...
by Laura Bowley | Jun 7, 2017 | Advocacy, Dementia, Story 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...
by Laura Bowley | Mar 15, 2017 | Advocacy, Dementia, Dementia Friendly, Story of Dementia
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...
by Laura Bowley | Sep 19, 2016 | Brain Health, 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...
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...