Posted in cultural phenom, public education, tagged alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Spoken Here, Christine Bryden, DASNI, dementia, Dementia USA, early on-set, early stage, Jay Smith, memory loss, Richard Bozanich on October 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Thanks to Maureen Matthews for letting me know about the recent conference in L.A. by and for people new to their Alz. diagnosis. The LA Times article tells of two men with early on-set and in early stages, Richard Bozanich and Jay Smith, who met at an early stage support group and dreamed of [...]
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This foggy Friday morning has found me on a Google adventure, looking up the far reaching anti-stigma efforts against mental illness in this country. For just a taste of the breadth of these actions, check out this link to the Anti-Stigma Campaigns of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association. I’m [...]
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I was on my way to Omaha to give a talk this past weekend. Who knew that the flight from Chicago to Omaha on a Saturday night would be mobbed? Every seat was full - three across on each side, some 30 rows deep. When I settled into my seat, I asked [...]
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I went to my 20th college reunion over the weekend. Colorado College was smaller than my high school. I spent 4 lovely years there with bright, idealistic, warm, outdoorsy fellow youngsters. Still, I barely remember my time in the shadow of Pikes Peak. This weekend, seeing the faces of 20 years [...]
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Posted in books, cultural phenom, public education, tagged Abhilash Desai, dementia, forgetting, Kurt Vonneget, loneliness, memory loss, Slapstick, social death, stigma, susan McFadden, William James on October 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Fresh back from giving a talk at a conference up in Appleton - the 3rd Annual Palliative Care Conference, put on by Theda Care and the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Wisconsin Chapter. The whole day’s agenda revolved around creativity, spirituality, and dementia. There were family members, people with dementia, and professional care staff - [...]
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There are quite a few stories of Alzheimer’s told in first person now. The latest addition to the genre is Richard Taylor’s Alzheimer’s: from the Inside Out (2006). All the autobiographies have something in common - they are all written from the perspective of someone with early-onset (under 65). This means the [...]
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Posted in art, cultural phenom, film, tagged aging, Still Kicking, Greg Young, Melissa Godoy, Do Not Go Gently, arts, Young at Heart Chorus, Young@Heart on October 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
There are a bunch of new documentaries out (or coming out) about aging and creativity. There’s Do Not Go Gently by Melissa Godoy. There’s Still Kicking by Greg Young. Both these films profile life-long artists and people new to creative expression. Artists never really did fit into the 9-5 crowd, [...]
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I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. I tripped over social marketing in public health, and now I can’t think of anything else. I’m watching a video lecture by Michael Rothschild, I bought the book Hands-On Social Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide by Nedra Kline Weinreich, I am reading articles about how the “fear [...]
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