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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, whose family tries as long as possible to keep the diagnosis secret, relying primarily on professional caregivers and eventually a nursing home. In another case, [...]

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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 hometown arrival in late ‘98. It was at a time when the media had only recently begun to describe institutional care of older people with [...]

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