Monday, September 16, 2013

Alzheimer's & Dementia Weekly: Fighting Alzheimer's Stigma

Alzheimer's & Dementia Weekly: Fighting Alzheimer's Stigma: VIDEO Dementias like Alzheimer's can be deeply stigmatizing. See how some people are fighting those stigmas to make a real differenc...

Alzheimer's & Dementia Weekly: Thought of the Week

Alzheimer's & Dementia Weekly: Thought of the Week: Click the comments link to add your thoughts. Click photo to enlarge, Esc to return. Click here for more ways to share this PhotoThought...

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Dementia Weekly | Alzheimer's Weekly: Art Rises Above Alzheimer's

Dementia Weekly | Alzheimer's Weekly: Art Rises Above Alzheimer's: VIDEO+ARTICLE In dementia, art is often expressed at a much higher level than other activities. People engaged in artistic activities when ...

I'm going back to painting on canvas...pronto! You should too; find an expression that takes you out of the material world into the spiritual. I'm starting with an old worn barn, a large scraggly tree topped with a sprawling display of pink roses, a composite of photos I've taken recently while on my daily 1 hour walk no more than 2 miles of my own home. One doesn't get this perspective driving a car. Go out; walk, and smell the roses!