A Sense of Place
God’s Gardener
I found this poem among Mother’s papers following her death. Typed with her best Smith-Corona - on paper which is now yellowed, she had used [...]
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The Impulse To Garden In Hard Times Has Deep Roots
Americans have long turned to the soil in moments of upheaval to manage anxieties and imagine alternatives. My research has even led me to see gardening [...]
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This Disruptive Moment – Re-thinking Aging and Aging Services
“The senior living field has long been ripe for disruption. While the pandemic is causing incredible stress and suffering, it can also be a launch [...]
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Converting Closets to Cozy Home Offices During COVID-19
From the first to the last Chicago high-rise which I called home, no matter how small, I always found a space for a home office. [...]
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Could Covid-19 Usher in a New Era of Working From Home?
I set up a second home office in my hometown to become a dementia care partner with my aging parents. All discussions leading to my [...]
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Preventing COVID-19 From Decimating Nursing Home Residents
"Without adequate training of personnel, appropriate equipment and rigorously enforced regulations, coronavirus outbreaks at nursing home facilities could become common." - Kathryn Hyer, University of [...]
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A Thing of Beauty – All Kinds of Gardening
“I cannot say exactly how nature exerts its calming and organizing effects on our brains, but I have seen in my patients the restorative and [...]
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Bird-watching and Your Essential Paraphernalia
It was not until I was a student at the same college which Mother attended for her first two years that I learned she had [...]
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Dr. Bill Thomas and The Power to Transform
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 [...]