At DAWN, we see ourselves as being both remembering selves and experiential selves. We know that … [Read more...] about Become Their Memory – Tell Them Their Stories
Dementia With Dignity
Tips for Preserving Both Selfhood and Safety
Dementia causes memory and rational thought losses. Losing rational thought means losing skills such … [Read more...] about Tips for Preserving Both Selfhood and Safety
Keep Me Safe, But Let Me be Me
Transitions from one life stage to another are always complicated. As teenagers become adults, their … [Read more...] about Keep Me Safe, But Let Me be Me
How to Enable Choice, Not Restrict it.
People experiencing dementia are losing the ability to use recall, which, when combined with … [Read more...] about How to Enable Choice, Not Restrict it.
This is ME Talking — Not My Dementia!
We know that language skills are eventually lost in dementia. But do we really understand what that … [Read more...] about This is ME Talking — Not My Dementia!
Let’s Treasure Childhood, Adulthood and Elderhood
As I began to write about these concepts, I was surprised to discover that Microsoft Word doesn’t … [Read more...] about Let’s Treasure Childhood, Adulthood and Elderhood