What is Cafe Connect, Memory Joggers & Memory Cafe Directory

Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio – shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sounds news, not just sound bites since 2011.

Thursday – June 9th, 2020 – 2pm EST, 1pm CST, 12pm MST, 11am PST & 6pm London, 8pm South Africa and on the 10th at 5am in Australia AET

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Lori La Bey host of Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio talks with Dave Wiederrich the owner of the Memory Cafe Directory which lists about 900 Memory Cafes around the world.  They now have made a special section called Cafe Connect which lists virtual cafes people can attend. In addition Dave will tell us what Memory Joggers are and how they can be used for FREE!

Contact Dave Wiederrich:  

Email:  Info@MemoryCafeDirectory.com

Website: www.MemoryCafeDirectory.com

Twitter: @MemoryCafes

Facebook: @MemoryCafeDirectory

Instagram: @MemoryCafeDirectory

Support Alzheimer’s Speaks and Download our Opening Music by the Mark Arneson Band featuring Mia Dorr on your favorite music APP

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Dementia Chats – Those Living with Dementia Talk Openly

Click Below To Watch Dementia Quick Tip #11

Click Below To Watch Dementia Quick Tip #10

You can find more tips on our YouTube Channel

We would love to here your thoughts and comments on these tips.

Lori La Bey Can Help Your Organization Switch To Virtual Presentations For Staff Trainings, Family Support, Perspective Clients and Support Gatherings.

See What Others Have Say About Lori La Bey

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

For More Testimonial

                                            Diana Pierce and Lori La Bey

Downloadable Tips Below

Find A Memory Café In Your Area

Push Dementia Forward – Participate!

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Getting Creative Yet Back To Basics With Dementia, Engagement and Covid 19

Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio – Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sounds news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

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Today’s weekly Covid Special features Barbara Lee Friedman a vocalist and guitarist with Music Memories MN, Cathy Braxton, Author and Co-founder of Dementia Raw living with MCI and Trescia Dunn from Blessences, who is always implementing ways to improve the world. Our host has a fun conversation which will give people a lot of ideas on ways to engage with those with dementia and their families.

The Radio Show Goes Live: Monday – May 4th, 2020 -2pm EST, 1pm CST, 12pm MST, 11am PST & 7pm London, 8pm South Africa and on the 6th at 5am in Australia AET

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Contact Information for our Panelists:

Catherine Braxton:

Website – www.dementiaraw.net

Email: SilverDawnInfo@Gmail.com

Barbara Lee:

Website – https://www.musicmemoriesmn.com

Email: BarbaraLee@MusicMemoriesMN.com

Phone: 612-227-7087

Trescia Dunn:

Blog – www.Blessences.com

Email: Trescia@Blessences.com

Contact our Host, Lori La Bey with Questions or Branding Needs

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All shows on Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio are accessible to listen to at anytime to once they go live – Enjoy.

Support Alzheimer’s Speaks work by Downloading the Song Clarion Call by the Mark Arneson Band featuring Mia Dorr on your favorite msuic APP and

Contact Lori La Bey

Lori La Bey Can Help Your Organization Switch To Virtual Presentations For Staff Trainings, Family Support, Perspective Clients and Support Gatherings.

NEXT SING-A-LONG APRIL 30TH

Click Below To Watch Dementia Quick Tip #9

We would love to here your thoughts and comments on this tip.

Dementia Chats – Those Living with Dementia Talk Openly

See What Others Have Say About Lori La Bey

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

For More Testimonial

                                            Diana Pierce and Lori La Bey

Downloadable Tips Below

Find A Memory Café In Your Area

Push Dementia Forward – Participate!

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Someone To Talk To

By: Michelle Remold

Everyone needs someone who they can talk to about things going on in their life. We all need someone that we can talk to, bounce ideas off of, and who understands what they are experiencing. To me, that is what makes support groups so great. Support groups can give a level of understanding that someone might not be able get from their friends or even family, especially when dealing with or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

My friends are great sounding boards for whatever I may have going on, good or bad. We talk about everything and I truly value their input. However, there are of course different experiences that we can’t exactly relate to and in my case, my experience with Alzheimer’s is one of the things that I don’t have in common with most of my friends, though they always listen to what I am saying. I’m lucky though in that my family understands my thoughts on the disease.

I am also able to see the benefits to having being a part of a support group. When my grandpa had Alzheimer’s I couldn’t understand why I was seemingly the only person in my grade going through the experience. It was hard to explain why my grandpa couldn’t go to grandparent’s day at school. Now that my grandma has dementia, I am seeing it a little differently. I now have a better understanding of the disease and am able to talk about things with my family.

I am able to see the benefits of having someone to talk to who is truly able to empathize with you and understands your situation. It is important to talk about things that make you smile and things that might be weighing on you. I encourage everyone to find someone whom they can talk to about the joys and struggles of dealing with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Michelle graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with her Bachelor of Arts in Gerontology: Social Sciences and a minor in Family Studies. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Aging Studies and Nursing Home Administration from Minnesota State University Mankato.

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Trouble Sleeping? Listen to Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio for Details

at 12 EST, 11am CST 9am PST and 5pm London

We will have Terry Woodford from Audio-Therapy Innovations, Inc. Terry will discuss his background, program and success. It is a very interesting concept! Listeners can hear six Heartbeat Lullabies free and watch two songs from Terry’s new prototype music videos
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