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      • Wounds -Vascular Dementia
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    • Pages from Myrna Norman
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      • PWD Myrna Norman Aug 2015
      • Advocacy Skit for Strategies
      • Bad Day Suggestions
      • This Life is Mine
    • Pages from Norman McNamara
      • PWD Norman McNamara September 2015
    • Pages from Pamela Gray
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    • Pages from Paulan Gordon
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      • PWD Paulan Gordon September 2015
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    • Pages from Robert Bowles Jr
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      • PWD Robert Bowles Sizzled Brain
      • PWD Robert Bowles Emotional State
      • PWD Robert Bowles ASAP
      • PWD Robert Bowles Train of Thought
      • PWD Robert Bowles Med Sensitivity
      • PWD Robert Bowles Physicians n Dementia
      • PWD Robert Bowles Visit Facility
      • PWD Robert Bowles Visual Hallucinations
      • PWD Robert Bowles PWD Communication w Dr
      • PWD Robert Bowles Week at Glance
      • PWD Robert Bowles How Can I
      • PWD Robert Bowles 6 Brain Changes
      • PWD Robert Bowles ER and LBD
      • PWD Robert Bowles LBD Unpredictable
      • PWD Robert Bowles Astounding Lewy
      • PWD Robert Bowles Unpredictably Changing
      • PWD Robert Bowles ShowTime With Lewy
      • PWD Robert Bowles Accepting Diagnosis of Dementia
      • PWD Robert Bowles With Faith n Purpose
      • PWD Robert Bowles Driving More Than Memory
    • Pages from Ron Coleman
      • Technology as Strategy
    • Pages from Scott Drevs
      • Scott Drevs Introduction
    • Pages from Sherry Stunes
      • Symptom of Irritability
    • Pages from Susan Milo Maroulis
      • Value to Others
    • Pages with Susan Suchan
    • Pages from Terri Gadal
      • PWD Terri Gadal 2014
      • PWD Terri Gadal Feb 2015
    • Pages from Tommy Dunne
      • PWD Tommy Dunne 2014
      • Gardens and Dementia
      • Tommy on Conversation
    • Pages from Valerie Blumenthal
      • Perceive Differently Now
      • Hello, It’s Me
      • Winter Sunshine on Bridge
    • Pages from Vicki Atkinson
      • PWD Vicki Atkinson July 2015
    • Pages from Wally Cox
      • WaterColor Class 2016
    • Pages from Zel Caddey
      • PWD Zel Caddey Jan 2015
      • PWD Zel Caddey June 2015
      • PWD Zel Caddey September 2015
      • PWD Zel Caddey October 2015
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Recent Additions 2019Dec 1

Posted on December 9, 2019 by truthfulkindness

Pages recently added to my blogsite

Posted in Contributions from Others, family history, Other | Leave a comment

Partner Praise

Posted on November 11, 2019 by truthfulkindness

Husband enables me to invest most of my time and energy in dementia awareness and advocacy. It is a partnership dance.

Posted in Relationships | Tagged caregiver, dance, dementia, living with dementia, partnership, PLwD, relationship | 1 Comment

Learned from Power Outage

Posted on October 31, 2019 by truthfulkindness

the main issue was LIGHT …

Posted in Action request, Crucial, Dementia Symptom Tips, Important, Symptoms | Tagged dementia, emergency, lighting, living with dementia, PLwD, preparedness, strategy, symptom | 1 Comment

Verbal Comprehension Strategies Part 3

Posted on October 20, 2019 by truthfulkindness

My challenges with verbal comprehension have continued and intensified. So husband and i have some current coping strategies, but we are definitely hoping more strategies will show up soon.

Posted in Communication, Crucial, Dementia Symptom Tips, Important, Symptoms | Tagged communication, conversation, dementia, living with dementia, PLwD, relationship, strategy, symptom, verbal comprehension | 3 Comments

Autumn with Dementia Mentors

Posted on October 14, 2019 by truthfulkindness

… Lots going on in our Dementia Mentors projects Lately …

Posted in Important, Reviews | Tagged advocacy, blog, dementia, Dementia Mentors, living with dementia, PLwD, relationship | Leave a comment

The Latest Cure

Posted on October 8, 2019 by truthfulkindness

Personally, i think that “Cure”-mongering can be just as destructive as fear-mongering.  Both distort reality in unhealthy ways.

Posted in Action request, Communication, Important, Relationships, Reviews | Tagged blog, communication, cure, dementia, living with dementia, PLwD, relationship | 1 Comment

Alone for a Week

Posted on September 30, 2019 by truthfulkindness

With messages from my sister, and my Dementia Mentors’ pals to keep me company on video conversations, all-in-all, i thought the week went well …

Posted in Dementia Symptom Tips, Important, Relationships, Symptoms, travel | Tagged blog, dementia, living with dementia, meals, PLwD | 5 Comments

Check out 500

Posted on July 1, 2019 by truthfulkindness

Tru here. My focus needs to be elsewhere for July. You will probably NOT see me on FaceBook, and probably no new blog entries during the month of July. Other folks have filled in for Dementia Mentors’ responsibilities, and i am doing other things this month. i have scheduled many personal tasks for remainder of […]

Posted in Journal | Tagged blog, dementia, living with dementia, PLwD | 2 Comments

Chapter Published

Posted on June 24, 2019 by truthfulkindness

Feel priveleged to be one of 45 authors included in this book; one of the five persons living with dementia symptoms whose work is included.

Posted in Journal | Tagged book, dementia, Dementia-Friendly Worship, living with dementia, PLwD, publishing | Leave a comment

Computer Complications

Posted on June 17, 2019 by truthfulkindness

Sometimes i am asked what my days are like, so today thought i would describe my daily “work”.

Posted in Journal, Symptoms | Tagged computer, confusion, dementia, living with dementia, PLwD, symptoms, technology | 9 Comments

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