Clair Morey looks at every day as a sunrise – not a sunset.
Tag: laughter
Curry some goodness
How Grace remembers
And a little child shall lead them
She toddled over to one of the residents, smiled and reached her hand out to grab her walker. It was as if she put a nickel in the older lady.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Staying connected and taking part in activities helps a person with dementia feel less isolated.
Have yourself a merry little memory
Don’t forget to also engage your emotions. If you include your feelings, you are more likely you are to remember something.
Who are all these people?
Have you ever wondered what it felt like to experience dementia? Reunions are the perfect events for just that type of experience.
Try gathering together with a large group of folks you are supposed to know because you all graduated from the same school 40 years earlier. I must confess that I spent a great deal of time reading name tags—trying to fit the name with the face. There were a few people that I didn’t remember even after reading the name tag. Our school wasn’t that large, but perhaps we never shared any of the same classes.
Laughter Really is the Best Medicine
The onset of dementia brought about a surprising change in Mama. She developed a love for slapstick comedy. My genteel Mama who had always loved Broadway shows and Classical music suddenly enjoyed watching someone get a pie in the face. Of course, the masters of slapstick themselves, the “Three Stooges” zoomed to the top of our movie stack.