Ideas about “Sundowning” from PWD Karen Francis, friend who worked with memory impaired before becoming impaired herself: What is Sundowning? SUNDOWNING – Sundowning is a phenomenon that is associated with increased confusion resulting in a variety of behaviors that you may not see other times of the day. It can happen with any form of […]
No eloquence tonight … just pictures, which can be clicked on to enlarge. For those of us who craft, creating can be huge source of energy and motivation. Above is craft in use of color. Lauren U’s picture depicts the creatures from the hallucinations which surround her. Mine is in center, and Max McCormick’s image […]
These are recent excerpts from FaceBook page of my fellow Person With Dementia (PWD) friend, retired Doctor David Kramer, who is “Living Well with Alzheimer’s”: Living Well with Alzheimer’s Sept 26, 2014 at 7:31am: Words count. Those of us with Alzheimer’s and related dementias are very sensitive to what is said to and about us. […]
Today I want to tell you about my fellow PWD (Person With Dementia) friend, Robert Bowles, and what motivates him for living with a dementia diagnosis well. The introduction is by his daughter Ashley on July 1, 2014: I sit here a grateful, amazed, and proud daughter. … My Dad inspired me as a pharmacist, […]
Nightmares of Harry Urban We talk a lot about what our life is like during the day time hours. It is hard and sometimes frightening. We struggle and get so confused. Have you ever thought what our nights are like when you are sleeping? That is when we walk through our Hell, all alone. […]
Tru here. New Sunday paper began in August 2014 titled “Thru the Looking Glasses of PWD: Read our Sunday paper to see Dementia “Thru the Looking Glass” of fellow PWD (Persons With Dementia) Life Perceptions”. This is currently edited by Truthful Loving Kindness and updated each Saturday night online. https://paper.li/f-1408973778 . Subscriptions are available delivered […]
