Don’t let Alzheimer’s steal even a single minute from you and your loved ones. Laugh, love, embrace every moment, and change your attitude! It’s hard to believe that it’s been 6 years this month since we danced the weekend away in Florida…
Music
Medical Monday: Music & Memory
Providing music that holds special meaning for the listener taps into emotional memory. No matter how advanced one’s dementia, as long as we can identify music that holds personal meaning from their youth, the odds are good that this will work.
Mother’s Day Miracle
Guest blogger Karen Segal shares an incredible and emotional moment with her mother as a reminder that we will always maintain bonds with our mothers, even after Alzheimer’s.
“Blank Stares” by Jay Allen
Nashville country music artist and songwriter Jay Allen shares his story and new single, “Blank Stares,” a song about his experience dealing with his mother and Alzheimer’s.
Between Heaven & The Real World
Steven Curtis Chapman’s music speaks to my heart and encourages me to appreciate each moment I have left with Glen before the clock strikes midnight – Kim Campbell
A Beautiful Love Song
Our job as caregivers is to help our loved ones finish their song. Although this song was not written by Glen, the words spoke to me as If they came directly from his heart.
Turn Turn Turn
Perhaps it’s serendipitous that Glen played guitar on this Byrds record more than 50 years ago and it’s just now resonating with me as a caregiver. As the seasons turn, so must we turn away from defeat and depression as caregivers.
Exercise Your Imagination
It’s fun to dream – especially during the holidays – and it’s healthy for your brain and your emotional well being, too. Not only can your imagination stimulate creativity, it can also alleviate stress and help you find joy. Kim Campbell reminds you to Exercise Your Imagination!
Music’s Effect on Alzheimer’s
Dr. Connie Tomaino is a music therapist for individuals suffering from brain trauma or degenerative neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. In 1980, she became the full-time music therapist at the facility where Oliver Sacks’ “Awakenings” took place.
You Might As Well Smile
The grief, loneliness, worry, stress and fatigue can be overwhelming and absolutely devastating when losing a parent or spouse to dementia. If you’re not careful and self-aware, you can find yourself spiraling down into the dismal abyss of despair and depression. How do you keep this from happening? You have to take care of yourself…
Today Is Mine
On Wednesday July 13, 2016, I had the privilege of speaking at the Ideagen UN Empowering Women and Girls 2030 Summit. We started our day by attending the Ideagen U Cross-Sector Innovation Fellows Program at the EU Delegation to the UN. I was in a large conference room with some of the most brilliant and…