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Let’s Go Waterskiing: A Story Of Dementia Communication
The clip below is from an interview on The Dementia Collective podcast, with host Andrew Karesa, founder of blueBell Village. Lori La Bey, the founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks, was his guest. Lori shares a story in this short video about how she was able to listen intently and follow the guidance she received, even though, logically, it made no sense at all. Lori felt it was impossible to think this notion had even a small chance of working, but the pain she was feeling, along with her mother living with dementia, made it worth a try, as...
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How to Know When and How to Move...
For adult children managing careers, kids, and long-distance worry, supporting aging parents can start as a few nagging moments and quickly turn into a heavy question: move closer, or hold the line. The core tension is real, senior independence concerns matter, but so do the signs of elder care needs that can’t be brushed off, and the family caregiver challenges that follow when one person tries to cover everything from afar. Even considering relocation can bring an emotional impact of relocation: guilt about “overreacting,” fear of waiting too long, and pressure from siblings who see it differently....
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