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Mindful Presence
How Oliver Sacks Brought Readers Into His Patients’ Inner Worlds

“Like no other writer, he showed readers how a compassionate doctor can treat the most misunderstood and marginalized patients by accessing their mysterious inner worlds.” – Delcan Fahy, Lecturer in Communications, Dublin City University Oliver Sacks achieved global public renown because his writings melded two particular traits that cut [...]

Susan Troyer2020-05-12T21:32:37-05:00May 12th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Brain, Dementia caregivers, massive tumor, nature of neuroscience, neurological conditions, Parkinson’s, patients’ inner worlds, Penetrating the mind, the core of the disorder, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat|Comments Off

Mindful Presence
I Help People to Live Until That Very Last Moment

We bear witness to the heart-breaking stories of adult children about their parents - older adults dying alone during COVID-19. Each one has a story cut short too soon - in the absence of family, loved ones, and a human connection. It feels far removed from a time when one [...]

Susan Troyer2020-05-10T14:21:41-05:00May 8th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: COVID-19, Dementia caregivers, Dementia community, end-of-life doulas, good death, nursing home, People living with dementia, supporting people at the end of life|Comments Off

A Sense of Place
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. Setting up and maintaining a second office to be close to aging parents would not be an impossible challenge. The goal was to pursue the [...]

Susan Troyer2020-05-05T12:34:51-05:00May 5th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: adapting to needs of dementia care, closets-converted-to-home-offices, COVID-19 and aging parents, Dementia caregivers, Home office conversion from closet, Martha Stewart|Comments Off

Creating Community
Human Rights Violations of Elders With Dementia Led to Suffering and Death

I was simply stunned. This time, it hit close to home. My deceased father had been in a highly invisible group of people ... a group which, in many cultures, is revered and held in esteem. Writing this in a chaotic post-truth era, the words of the Acting White [...]

A Sense of Place
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 my hometown arrival in late ‘98. It was an unforgettable moment in which his compelling words totally resonated. Even today, two decades later, his words [...]

Susan Troyer2020-01-10T18:14:03-06:00January 5th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place, General|Tags: Ageism, Caregivers, ChangingAging.org, Dementia caregivers, Dr. Bill Thomas, Eden at Home, Geriatrician, Green House Movement, Jude Thomas, Minka Houses, Pioneer, The Eden Alternative, Transformation in elder care|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
A Physician Challenges the Pill Paradigm

In this landmark book, Dr. Power calls for radical change in our system and the way in which we provide care. We must question being “stuck in a pill paradigm,” the biomedical response of thinking that medication is what is needed. This is the first book by a physician to [...]

Susan Troyer2020-01-10T18:11:17-06:00January 4th, 2020|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: Author: Dementia Beyond Drugs – Changing the Culture of Care, Bio-medical model of care, Book-of-the-year, Changing dementia culture, Dementia caregivers, Dementia Influencer, Dementia pioneer, Dr. Al Power, Experiential model of care, healthcare professionals and family members caring for someone with dementia, Medical educator, Pharmacological interventions|0 Comments

Dementia caregivers

Mindful PresenceHow Oliver Sacks Brought Readers Into His Patients’ Inner Worlds

Mindful PresenceI Help People to Live Until That Very Last Moment

A Sense of PlaceConverting Closets to Cozy Home Offices During COVID-19

Creating CommunityHuman Rights Violations of Elders With Dementia Led to Suffering and Death

A Sense of PlaceDr. Bill Thomas and The Power to Transform

Mindful PresenceA Physician Challenges the Pill Paradigm

Mindful Presence
How Oliver Sacks Brought Readers Into His Patients’ Inner Worlds

Mindful Presence
I Help People to Live Until That Very Last Moment

A Sense of Place
Converting Closets to Cozy Home Offices During COVID-19

Creating Community
Human Rights Violations of Elders With Dementia Led to Suffering and Death

A Sense of Place
Dr. Bill Thomas and The Power to Transform

Mindful Presence
A Physician Challenges the Pill Paradigm