This reflection begins in my current location in the central highlands of Mexico. It includes flashbacks to growing up on a large farm in the Midwest – and later returning to be a care partner with my parents. Attempting to tie it together is the focus on music and spirituality [...]
"People with dementia often deal with stigma and social isolation. What is stigma and how does it affect individuals living with dementia? Watch, find out, and share! It is up to us to change the conversation around dementia!" - by Culture Change Network of Georgia https://youtu.be/BjeFnqOVcgQ Music by [...]
This video was originally posted during the holidays of 2017. During the 2020 pandemic holiday season, you may find these simple ways to destress now resonate more than ever before! (1:36 min). Nov 28, 2017 - From the desk of Andrew Weil, M.D. While situations that can lead to [...]
Both parents had lived non-stop, very active lives - Mother in teaching and Dad in farm management. In retirement, they traveled internationally and domestically, and wintered in Sarasota where they had many good friends and family... Supporting their need and desire to be out and about at a time they [...]
Two in three hospitalized seniors get prescriptions for drugs that older adults should avoid, increasing the risk of injury and adverse drug reactions, researchers report. Improving hospital prescribing practices can reduce the frequency of inappropriate medications and resulting harm, according to a new study. Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are drugs [...]
What if you could pick up your phone and speed-dial call… A top nutritional scientist… A world-leading physician, or two (or three or four)... Naturopaths… Herbalists… And an array of experts in traditional healing practices… And then what if you could request they all "join forces" and put together [...]
Laughter - the best medicine! For the ranchers living in an intergenerational household, laughter was an essential ingredient requiring frequent doses. For best results, we applied liberally! Mother and Dad both retained their sense of humor to their final days. The household was often filled with laughter - especially during [...]
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 caregiver on the hot pink heart-shaped prop: “We Have This Moment.” Following our performance, the heart remained forever on our kitchen table as a reminder [...]