Setting the Stage for Aging Well

“Grapes of Wrath”  “Les Miserables” “Pirates of the Caribbean” Chances are that even before you watch the trailers for these movies, you already had in your mind an image of the setting, the stage, the background for each movie.   When you hear the words “aging well”, most of us have a mental image of what that process looks like.  We…

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When We Become the Dial

It’s no fun when our friends with dementia get upset and we aren’t able to help.  No fun for them especially, and no fun for us. They might get upset because they’ve heard a loud noise, or because their toenails are too long and painful and someone puts on their shoes, or because they all of a sudden can no…

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