Note:  This article is directed toward people living with early-stage dementia. If you are a care partner, please pass it along to your loved one after you read it.   Jeff Borghoff had been working as a Sr. Technical Architect for eight years. His job included, among other duties, meeting with clients. When he was 50 years old, he began to notice memory and concentration changes in himself. Jeff’s symptoms continued worsening, and by [...]

  It recently occurred to me that A.A. Milne had an understanding of dementia when he created Winnie-The Pooh.  Throughout the exciting stories of The Hundred Acre Woods this “chubby little cubby all stuffed with fluffy” often mentions his forgetfulness, cognitive impairments and not being able to say what he wants to get across.   Although some phrases used in 1929 to describe dementia (such as “a bear of very little brain”) may seem [...]

Using His Voice and His Skills:  Mike Belleville’s Tips for Living Well with Dementia click on the picture below   http://dementiajourney.org/2018/03/06/using-voice-skills-mike-bellevilles-tips-living-well-dementia/