From the monthly archives:
I’m reading the book “Fierce Conversations” now. The author advocates following a life of integrity and truth.
The author explains that the book is not about learning how to confront and intimidate everyone in your sphere. Rather, she cites the synonyms for the word fierce, “…robust, intense, strong, powerful, passionate, eater, unbridled, uncurbed, untamed. In its [...]
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There are some folks who like to ride around in style — and won’t let their disabilities interfere with the major passion in life: Golf.
I couldn’t resist pouring over sites for golfing scooters. These mobility scooters are definitely more expensive because outdoor mobility scooters are heavier and have more safety features. But… if you wanna [...]
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Sundowning can drive every caregiver a little batty.
That’s the confused, restless behavior that LOs with Dementia can demonstrate in the early evening. Even the most placid of LOs can become agitated and anxious as the sun begins to set. Often, they will pace up and down the hallway, repeatedly ask to “go home” even when [...]
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Thanks to a very unusually warm January, some summer crop veggies and flowers have blossomed and ripenened a little bit earlier than normal.
These eggplants, tomatoes and sunflowers are all volunteers (ie…the little birdies ate the seeds and pooped ‘em out all over my yard, where they germinated).
My gratitude today is for the yummy Blanco Italian [...]
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Finding the right home health care aide for your LO can make a huge difference in the quality of your LO’s life — and ensure peace of mind for the family.
After enrolling Mum into Medicare, she qualified for home health care service. A series of aides arrived at the home, each one with [...]
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I recently went to a talk on the Hyperbolic Crochet project at the Scottsdale Public Library…and viewed the gorgeous handcrafted coral reef that was made to illustrate the geometric theory of hyperbolic space.
The handicraft was easily made, but illustrates mind-bending concepts that scientists never understood until now. And via the handicraft, we realize that [...]
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All love is sweet,
Given or returned
Common as light is love,
And its familiar voice wearies not ever.
They who inspire is most are fortunate,
As I am now:
but those who feel it most
Are happier still.
–Percy Bysshe Shelley
Speaking with the voice of love can make a huge difference when communicating with a dementia-bound [...]
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