The difference between mind and memory – In Memory of Mary Elizabeth Tobin RSCJ

September 25th, 2012 → 1:06 pm @

I knew I had finally found the right title for my book when an elder I was visiting repeated several times after I said the title – “Isn’t that a great title?” Then she asked me to repeat the title after which she repeated again, “Isn’t that a great title?” When this same exchange repeated […]

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The blessings of reciprocal caregiving

August 10th, 2012 → 4:57 pm @

“I think I have a lily going to sleep,” my mother would say in the early stages of her dementia. Why didn’t I realize then that she was talking about death of her own brain cells due to Alzheimer’s as well as death of her flowers? A long denied stigma especially in the medical world […]

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Let’s talk about good dementia care

August 10th, 2012 → 4:38 pm @

This memory returns as I observe the current need for soothing modalities of caregiving for elderly dementia patients as well as for people in the crisis of grieving the loss of loved ones. Thirty years ago, in the metropolis ofNew York City, I stood awestruck as I listened to parents and caregivers of many cultural […]

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