Dr. Linda Ganzenmuller, a psychologist who works with seniors and their families, talks with Lori La Bey. Linda has started a series of books and presentations designed to help families work together to design their personal-best plan for handling any difficult situation. Today we will talk about her book “Everyday is Funday with Grandma Stella” as well as the different types of loss and grief families experience when dealing with a dementia diagnosis.
A BIG THANK YOU to Dr. Lakelyn Hogan Eichenberger with Home Instead who invited me on her live video chat to discuss early diagnosis and why it’s so important. So many people worry about changes in cognition from individuals who are sensing a change in their own lives, to family and friends. This chat will give you some ideas of common changes people question, what could be causing the changes, who to go see if you are concerned, to how to approach the conversation with a loved one, and even how to respond to someone who is telling you they are worried about cognitive changes.
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When Dementia Takes a Back Seat To Other Health Issues Plus Examples of Misperceptions, Hallucinations, Delusions and Misunderstandings On Dementia Chats™ Today our experts living with dementia give us great examples of situations where dementia can be ignored, or not acknowledged when other health issues pop up. They also give us great examples of the differences between hallucinations, delusions, misunderstandings and misperceptions.
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A big thank you to our experts who gave their time to share their insights: Craig Hanke, Truthful Loving Kindness, Dr. Jennifer Bute, Christine Thelker, Karen Creekmoore, and Lonni Schicker
I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Magdalena Turek who is the manager of care homes Zapiecek in Poland. She is an international author, songwriter, psychologist, and therapist from Cracow. Due to Magdalena’s personal experience, she puts her whole heart and passion into her work, and you will hear that passion in her voice as we talk today.
Today on Dementia Chats™ Lori La Bey founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks facilitates a conversation with the true experts on dementia, those living with it! You will hear from: Mark Timmons, Laurie Scherrer Cate Lau, Karen Creekmoore, Truthful Loving Kindness, Craig Hanke, and Harry Urban. Each of them shares their personal situations of how their dementia effects other medical conditions and vice versa. Please help us spread their insights and stories to raise awareness for needed changes which will help not only people living with dementia, but their families and medical professionals as well. Contact Lori La Bey with any questions you via the Dementia Chats email listed below.
Dementia and the Arts is an Educational Panel where all levels of artists and all types are welcome. Our goal is to elevate panelists work and ability to create beauty in many forms. They will share examples of various types of art they participate in, how, and why they started, what they have learned, and what they personally get out of making art. Panelists, do not have to attend all sessions.
As you will see from the sample video above, conversations are comfortable, casual, and fascinating. We have so much to learn from one another. All recordings will be prerecorded and published to Alzheimer’s Speaks YouTube channel with a specific playlist channel for easy access. Each episode will be pushed out on Alzheimer’s Speaks social media channels as well.
Anyone living with dementia interested in participating, please reach out to Lori La Bey via email, or Private message her on FaceBook
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I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
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Tuesday, Radio Host Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Cameron Camp, Gerontologist and Psychologist, who has been on the show a few times in the past. On this show, Cameron and his wife Linda, a retired Montessori teacher, will discuss the new book they have written,”Teaching Empathy and Conflict Resolution to People with Dementia.”
Today Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, a licensed clinical psychologist joins us. He has been treating clients for more than 35 years. He has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for several years, Chief Psychologist at Metrowest Medical Center, and director of the Metrowest Counseling Center and of the Alternative Medicine division of Metrowest Wellness Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Ciaramicoli has written numerous books and has appeared on national TV shows like CNN, Fox News Boston, Good Morning America Weekend, The O’Reilly Report, and other shows. His latest book, The Stress Solution: Using Empathy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Develop Resilience was recently published in China.
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