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PAC Member Granville Johnson’s
Notes on Dementia, Building Resilience
Perspectives on Dementia, thoughts on ‘person-centred’ care and communication, disclosure of diagnosis, and emphasizing strengths as well as limitations…
PAC Member Stan Fryer’s Love Story
Alzheimer’s and the Power of Love...Lessons from Grandpa | Arun + Stan Fryer | TEDxWhiteRock
Arun Fryer's documentary 'Before She's Gone...', based on his grandparents’ long lasting marriage while living with Alzheimer’s, shows the power of intentional love to transform our bodies…
The Script to Fake News
The Cat Is Out of the Bag
By Louise Tremblay
Have you ever been labelled based on one small attribute of your personality or, even worse, based on a trait that doesn’t resemble you at all? Or on a behaviour that you worked hard to discontinue long ago, but someone in your family continues to characterize you based on your history? How did that feel? Did you feel judged, misunderstood, confined, or stifled by that other person’s perception? How aware are you of your own ability to judge others in the same way? If you think you are aware, this article may surprise you…
The following history was submitted by one of our PAC members and Day Program participant, Mr. Richard Cotton
I have had a brain tumour removed and survived. I have had a stroke and developed brain fog and aphasia. While in the hospital for my stroke, they did an MRI and told me I had vascular dementia. This was overwhelming, and they all walked away after they told me about my condition with no information on what to expect, and how to deal with it. I am richer, and I am still me…
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