dementia

Dec 06 2022

YOU CAN MAKE THIS (FARCICAL) STUFF UP

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity No Comments

Here's an entertaining exercise for anyone who regularly visits an individual with cognitive impairment. Particularly for those frustrated by the monotony of responding to the same questions every 15-30 seconds. The tedium of the continuously looping conversation begins with the…

Oct 18 2022

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LIVE (ONLY) FOR THE MOMENT

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity, Philosophy No Comments

Spend enough time with someone with a broken brain and you might actually learn something. Think of it as addition by subtraction. For example, I’ve learned to appreciate that for individuals living with dementia and severe memory loss the mantra…

Jan 25 2022

Love10

The Ultimate Advance Directive

By HumbleSky Humility, Longevity, Philosophy 3 Comments

A short story by Stuart Greenbaum No one can know absolutely how they will think or act as they age into their future. Of course our younger selves are arrogant enough to think we do. But really no matter our…

Jul 27 2021

Love11

Humility Blasts Off

By HumbleSky Culture, Make Believe News, Philosophy, Space No Comments

MAKE BELIEVE NEWS: SACRAMENTO, CA, USA -- Public interest in farthest outer space is growing exponentially across the globe. The astounding 98 percent increase is being attributed to the billions and billions of individuals who have read the new bestselling…

Feb 18 2020

Love4

IT’S DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity, Music, Philosophy One Comment

Who knows why seemingly insignificant (at least in the moment) sensory experiences become associative triggers for the rest of our life? Why does a specific smell, sound, vision, taste or emotion immediately take us back to another place and time?…

Jun 19 2018

Love46

‘OOH, THAT’S WONDERFUL’

By HumbleSky Longevity 3 Comments

“Does she know what she’s having?” Mom asks. “Yes. A girl,” I say. “Ooh, that’s wonderful! All the other great-grandkids are boys,” she says with a big smile. “That’s right. Everyone is very excited,” I say. A few minutes pass.…

Apr 24 2018

Love37

DOES DEMENTIA TAKE YOU, BEFORE YOU KNOW?

By HumbleSky Longevity, Philosophy 3 Comments

If you know or have known an individual with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, it’s fair to say you have known one too many. Sooner than later, the ravenous disease eventually claims all their memories. All the while, we must be…

Aug 08 2017

Love40

‘WE’RE SO OLD!’

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity 3 Comments

Guest essay by Kirsten Jacobs, associate director of dementia and wellness education at LeadingAge This past month I attended my 20-year high school reunion (go Generals!). I have come and gone a few times, but I now live in my…

Jul 18 2017

Love35

THE ART OF WALKING TO KNOW WHERE

By HumbleSky Longevity 5 Comments

Guest essay by Tiffany Paige, a therapeutic activity specialist with The Hummingbird Project What does it mean to age and truly walk with someone you love who is experiencing an illness like Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia? On…

May 31 2016

Love48

WITH DEMENTIA, ‘THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT WILL HAPPEN’

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity 4 Comments

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Charles DeCarli, MD, UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center No medical diagnosis is as feared as Alzheimer’s disease. Literally. Not even cancer. Work at the University of California at Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center offers us hope though. As the…

YOU CAN MAKE THIS (FARCICAL) STUFF UP

LIVE (ONLY) FOR THE MOMENT

The Ultimate Advance Directive

Humility Blasts Off

IT’S DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN

‘OOH, THAT’S WONDERFUL’

DOES DEMENTIA TAKE YOU, BEFORE YOU KNOW?

‘WE’RE SO OLD!’

THE ART OF WALKING TO KNOW WHERE

WITH DEMENTIA, ‘THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT WILL HAPPEN’

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