by Laura Bowley | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
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 | Jun 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
The following blog post by dementia advocate Amy Shives, was originally posted on the Bstimafree.org website at this link, and is reposted with Amy’s permission. Amy’s humour, no-nonsense manner, and insightfulness make you feel like she is a friend who is...
by Laura Bowley | Mar 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
In April 2012, the New York Times Well Blog posted an article and photo essay about a book by my friend Cathy Greenblat. Cathy is a photographer who has traveled the world, taking photographs of people in various stages of Alzheimer’s disease, who appear to be...
by Laura Bowley | Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Many of you reading this post know of Norman “Norms” McNamara. You’ve read his e-mails, his Facebook posts, his LinkedIn group discussion pieces, and you’ve probably even communicated with him personally. You know that he was diagnosed with...
by Laura Bowley | Nov 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
I CAN! I WILL! is an information and resource-sharing website — an “idea library” — where people from around the world can share ideas on everything to do with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Visitors to the site can browse through such diverse topics as...