“This Wichita lineman is still on the line. And I’m doing fine.” I wrote an essay several years back on autobiographies by people with dementia. The bulk of them at that time were chronologically told – and hid evidence of the condition in seamlessly told narratives. Could you make a statement about the strength of [...]
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Glen’s Farewell
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Registration is Open! Learn to Create Change Through Creative Engagement
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Penelope Project; creativity; aging; long term care; art and aging; TimeSlips; Luther Manor; Sojourn; Center on Age & Community; Anne Basting; Michael Rohd; on January 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Penelope Project aimed to build community in a long term care setting through an extended and rigorous creative engagement project. Even now, almost a year after the final performance of the play that wound its way through Luther Manor last March, I’m still overwhelmed by the emotion of the experience. When I go back [...]
Ventrioloquism
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Re the article Ventriloquism Helps Memory in the AARP Bulletin – I’m thankful that AARP is profiling positive engagements with people with dementia. But they simply must find a new language to do it. People with Alzheimer’s are MORE than “patients.” And the old trope of “second childhood” is just offensive. I do hope AARP [...]
The Spark of Creative Engagement
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2011 | Comments Off
Here’s a lovely article about one of the 10 cultural institutions in the Spark Alliance here in Milwaukee. These museums and cultural organizations are part of transforming the culture of dementia care by making everyday life accessible to and embracing of families with dementia.
Today Show Segment on TimeSlips
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2011 | Comments Off
What a lovely job the Today Show crew did -click here to watch it. they were genuinely open to and moved by the storytellers – and I think it showed in their editing/narration of the segment. A hopeful image/story of dementia… Let us know what you think!
TimeSlips on the Today Show
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2011 | Comments Off
Back in October 2011, the Today Show crew came to Milwaukee to shoot a segment on TimeSlips creative storytelling. The project had just launched a huge new website with free, interactive storytelling software designed to bring creativity to families with dementia wherever they live, as well as a 5-module online training in the method. Looks [...]
Aging Together
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The long plane flight to Brussels gave me a long overdue chance to read/finish a couple of books, including Susan and John McFadden’s Aging Together: Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities. I’m a long time fan and friend to both John and Susan, and I have them both to thank for the development of my own [...]
Leading Age Preconference on Creative Engagement
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2011 | Comments Off
Thanks to Kirsten Jacobs of Leading Age for bringing together an inspiring group of folks working in creative engagement for the Sat. Oct 15th 4.5 hour preconference session. Kirk Murphy of Sandglass Theater in VT provided an overview of their project with Renya Larson and the folks at Holton House in Brattleboro. They used the [...]
Greetings from Maastricht
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s been a jam packed 5 days here in Maastricht, Netherlands for the meeting of the European Network in Aging Studies and the 7th International Symposium on Cultural Gerontology. It has been an incredible experience to see aging from an international perspective, and to be among so many humanities and arts scholars. There is some [...]
LAUNCHED!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2011 | Comments Off
The new TimeSlips.orgwebsite is now available to the world – so go ahead world! Start playing! Several years in the making, this site was designed to bring creative storytelling (and a bit of joyful play) to people with cognitive disabilities wherever they live. Here’s what we hope to be a common scenario: Patty lives at [...]
