Dementia Mentors in Our Words

Tru here.  . ((Sometimes we get a little bit silly)) . At Dementia Mentors, we host more than 40 virtual memory cafes each month. These are “member-only” gatherings for those living with dementia (every day except Sundays for persons living with some form of dementia — and also twice-monthly for Partners on Sundays). More info here […]

Hallucination Intro: Types of Hallucinations

Tru here, Recently asked about hallucinations. My super-simple explanation is that, when primary cause is dementia, hallucinations are NOT like day-dreams or night-dreams. They are day-or-night REALITY: “Reality” shows have become a popular thing, but is it “reality”? We see commercials, rewind to get a missed comment, etc. It is not reality. You didn’t feel […]

Change in Lighting Needs

Tru here. SunLight is very important to me. i designed this house for maximum benefit of daylight. All exterior walls have loads of windows, and doors are clear glass, along with a glass-enclosed wrap-around porch, … but, until dementia symptoms arrived, at night i needed it very dark. Before dementia symptoms i needed it very […]