A Marriage.
A lot of people fear that their spouse or life partner will get dementia. Many people are already coping with it. It’s incredibly hard to
January 25, 2015
Tag: memory
My Shadow.
One of my residents, Vera*, was laughing so hard that tears were brimming at the corners of her eyes. She dabbed them away with a
January 10, 2015
The Piano Player.
Joyce* loves to play the piano. When I first arrived at my dementia care community, I was impressed by her song repertoire. I realized pretty
January 1, 2015
1, 2, 3.
“Hm, hmm, oh, wow,” Carol* said, touching some of the puzzle pieces on the table. She picked one up and turned it around in her hands,
December 7, 2014
Lewy Body.
I recently had a resident’s husband come up to me and ask about moving his wife to another room. “I think Bethany* should be in
November 30, 2014
Reorienting.
“He already thought his wife was dead, but that he was missing her funeral…so I just explained to him that she’s been dead for years.”
July 23, 2014
