Monthly Archives: June 2020

Creating Community
How Being Friends With Someone Who Has Dementia Can Be Good for You Both

This article was written three years ago - July 2017. In the current context of the COVID-19 global pandemic, physical presence has been curtailed to [...]

Music as Medicine
Alzheimer’s and Soul Care

In the mid-80’s, I served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at National Louis University in the Chicago area. It was here that I became acquainted [...]

Mindful Presence
Getting the Temperature Just Right Helps People With Dementia Stay Cool

"Sometimes people with dementia can become agitated or distressed, which can be disturbing for other people around them. This often happens for no clear reason [...]

2020-06-27T12:31:49-05:00June 27th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Mindful Presence
Getting the Temperature Just Right Helps People With Dementia Stay Cool

A Sense of Place
How Our News Center Helped to Keep Us Focused on “What’s Next?”

We Have This Moment Used in a music skit at a family reunion, the words from a beautiful Gaither song were written by a talented [...]

2020-06-27T12:11:04-05:00June 27th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on A Sense of Place
How Our News Center Helped to Keep Us Focused on “What’s Next?”

Creating Community
Could Different Cultures Teach Us Something About Dementia?

Picture two different families, each dealing with a diagnosis of dementia in one of its members. In one case, the patient is a retired executive, [...]

2020-06-26T16:25:36-05:00June 26th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
Could Different Cultures Teach Us Something About Dementia?

Mindful Presence
The Source of Answers We Need

A voice for change, Dr. Bill Thomas was featured in the very first regional Alzheimer’s Association publication, Spring 1999 issue, which I received after my [...]

2020-06-26T14:33:20-05:00June 26th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Mindful Presence
The Source of Answers We Need

Creating Community
An Interview With Rev. Michael Beckwith As History Unfolds Before Us

"In this episode, Dhru and Reverend Beckwith discuss how we are in the ending of one world, the beginning of another, and the possibilities for [...]

2020-06-26T16:42:07-05:00June 25th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
An Interview With Rev. Michael Beckwith As History Unfolds Before Us

Creating Community
As His Wife’s Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core

Harvard professor Dr. Arthur Kleinman asks, “How do we strengthen caregiving? How do we do those things that will make it recognized as important as [...]

2020-06-25T01:50:15-05:00June 25th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Community
As His Wife’s Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core

Mindful Presence
Roshi Joan Halifax – Pioneer in End-of-Life Care

Clearly needed and very beneficial especially during this time of suffering - a contemplative practice to become more grounded. Roshi Joan Halifax is recognized as [...]

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