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Living with Dementia

Stories that amplify the voices of people living with dementia, care partners, and family members.

Patrick’s Story

By Jennifer Prescott|2023-03-01T17:27:28-08:00March 1, 2023|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Navigating Dementia in the 2SLGBTQI Community

By Jennifer Prescott|2023-03-01T17:24:58-08:00March 1, 2023|Advocacy, Featured Article, Living with Dementia, Research|

Eating Well at Home with Dementia

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2023-03-01T18:35:25-08:00March 1, 2023|Ask an Expert, At Home, Food & Nutrition, Living with Dementia, Research Update|

What Would You Say?

By Dementia Connections|2023-03-01T18:00:55-08:00February 1, 2023|Advocacy, Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

A Rebellious Spirit

By Dementia Connections|2023-02-01T11:53:02-08:00February 1, 2023|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Hope and Help to Live Well

By Dementia Connections|2023-02-01T12:11:11-08:00January 11, 2023|Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Need to Know, Research, Research Update|

All the Little Things

By Lori Grinker|2023-01-03T11:54:19-08:00January 3, 2023|Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Shining a Light on Frontotemporal Dementia

By Lisa Kadane|2023-01-16T12:49:20-08:00January 3, 2023|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Research|

Shaping the Research Agenda

By Jill Foran|2023-01-03T11:13:28-08:00December 19, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Research, Research Update|

Why I Married Him

By Claudia Seitz-Ricklick|2023-01-03T11:57:40-08:00December 5, 2022|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

The Power of Soundscapes

By Donna Paris|2022-12-05T10:32:18-08:00November 17, 2022|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Research|

Caregiving from Afar

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2022-12-05T10:32:35-08:00October 31, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Crafting My Own Journey

By Gail Gregory|2022-12-05T10:33:05-08:00October 31, 2022|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

The County Day Program

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-11-17T12:38:58-08:00October 23, 2022|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Dementia-Inclusive Gun Safety

By Ben Biddick|2022-10-17T10:08:19-07:00October 5, 2022|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness|

How DREAM Supports Dementia Wellness

By The DREAM Team|2022-09-30T16:19:24-07:00September 30, 2022|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness, Research, Sponsored Article|

Dementia in the Workplace

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-10-31T10:21:03-07:00September 30, 2022|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Need to Know, Optimizing Brain Health|

A Long View of Dementia

By Carolyn Brandly|2022-09-30T16:14:04-07:00September 30, 2022|At Home, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

The Fear of Dementia

By Jennifer Prescott and Shannon Cleary|2022-09-30T15:37:22-07:00September 18, 2022|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Research|

Theft: A Candid Portrait of Dementia

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-10-03T15:29:31-07:00September 14, 2022|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

DREAM Evaluation Study

By The DREAM Team|2022-09-19T09:44:02-07:00September 8, 2022|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness, Research|

Dementia in the Suburbs

By Samantha Biglieri|2022-09-02T12:52:45-07:00September 1, 2022|At Home, Living with Dementia, Research, Research Update|

Advocacy in Action

By Carolyn Brandly|2022-09-01T07:30:34-07:00September 1, 2022|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Remembering Dad

By Allison Jordan|2022-05-16T10:35:17-07:00June 1, 2022|Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

The Four-Legged Therapist

By Chris Diefenthaler|2022-05-30T15:12:53-07:00June 1, 2022|Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Sponsored Article|

Thea Maria

By Patricia Dipede|2022-06-06T09:07:19-07:00May 1, 2022|Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Study: Winter Physical Activities and Dementia

By University of Waterloo|2022-05-02T09:50:44-07:00April 28, 2022|Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness, Research, Research Update|

Eating Well with Dementia

By Carolyn Brandly|2022-05-02T09:58:06-07:00April 18, 2022|Ask an Expert, Food & Nutrition, Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness|

The Soothing Power of Music

By Jennifer Buchanan|2022-03-21T09:04:25-07:00March 3, 2022|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Teamwork Improves Dementia Diagnosis and Care

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-03-14T08:18:09-07:00February 28, 2022|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Thinking Differently about Dementia

By The Dementia Society and DementiAbility|2022-02-28T17:10:18-08:00February 28, 2022|Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Sponsored Article|

Stigma: A Poem About Living with Dementia

By Rose Ong|2022-03-09T13:45:23-08:00February 28, 2022|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

DELIGHT Study Expands

By DELIGHT Team|2022-05-02T09:57:00-07:00February 14, 2022|At Home, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness, Research|

A Love That Grew

By Maggie Porter-Clarke|2022-02-21T09:25:57-08:00February 14, 2022|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

At the Kitchen Table

By Frances McInerney|2022-02-07T08:34:25-08:00January 31, 2022|At Home, Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Either Way It’s Perfect

By Lenny Silverberg|2022-01-04T13:46:31-08:00January 4, 2022|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Sponsored Article|

Increasing Connection by Design

By Michelle Lindstrom|2022-01-13T10:43:26-08:00December 6, 2021|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Behind Closed Doors

By Renee Sandler|2022-01-04T15:01:34-08:00December 1, 2021|Advocacy, Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

The Village Langley

By Michelle Lindstrom|2021-12-06T09:27:56-08:00November 29, 2021|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Carpe Diem

By Denée Seaton|2021-11-22T08:54:54-08:00November 14, 2021|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Closing The Distance on Rural Dementia Care

By Lindsay Borthwick|2021-11-01T07:31:58-07:00October 19, 2021|At Home, Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

How We Make It Work

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2022-10-18T09:17:19-07:00October 19, 2021|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Living Well with Dementia

By Denée Seaton|2021-10-20T10:21:25-07:00October 4, 2021|Living with Dementia|

Engaging People Living with Dementia in Decision-Making

By Jess Fehrenbacher|2021-10-20T13:37:34-07:00October 1, 2021|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Need to Know, Sponsored Article|

Asking for Help

By Lisa Kadane|2021-11-02T13:59:05-07:00September 30, 2021|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Connecting Past and Memory

By Trevor Wicks|2021-10-01T13:40:10-07:00September 22, 2021|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Working With Dementia

By Christine Thelker|2022-01-26T11:00:07-08:00August 26, 2021|Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Conversations with My Mother

By Sam Hester|2021-08-24T13:24:47-07:00August 20, 2021|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Hear Our Voice

By Fabian Mayer|2021-08-26T10:56:34-07:00August 16, 2021|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Music & Memories

By Norman McNamara|2022-01-26T11:00:39-08:00August 2, 2021|Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Challenging Perceptions

By Karin Olafson|2021-08-25T09:53:45-07:00July 29, 2021|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Lost Hope: the Impact on Brain Health

By Kate Swaffer|2021-08-25T08:42:12-07:00June 30, 2021|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Critical Times: Medical Assistance in Dying

By Ron Posno|2021-08-31T11:42:49-07:00June 30, 2021|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Need to Know|

Nuts & Bolts of Living Well with Dementia

By Roger Marple|2021-09-03T07:04:00-07:00May 5, 2021|Ask an Expert, At Home, Living with Dementia|

Four Books Written by People Living with dementia

By Carole-Lynne Le Navenec|2021-08-25T08:28:23-07:00May 4, 2021|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Myrna’s Story

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-04-13T13:11:21-07:00November 10, 2020|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

Conversations with my Mother

By Sam Hester and Jocelyn Burgener|2021-04-07T14:47:55-07:00November 10, 2020|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Economic Stigma: They will love you until they have to pay you

By Kate Swaffer|2021-04-14T06:37:07-07:00November 10, 2020|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

An Individual Choice

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-07T14:47:41-07:00November 10, 2020|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Q+A – Mary Beth Wighton

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-07T14:48:47-07:00November 10, 2020|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

Valuing the Person

By Diane Bolt|2021-04-22T08:55:44-07:00November 10, 2020|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Caregiving in Uncertain Times

By Jennifer Dorozio|2021-04-22T09:28:42-07:00November 7, 2020|Advocacy, Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Felix’s Story

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-04-07T14:56:49-07:00July 1, 2020|Living with Dementia|

Amplifying Lived Experience

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-14T07:36:36-07:00June 30, 2020|Living with Dementia|

Conversations with my Mother

By Sam Hester|2021-04-07T14:59:25-07:00June 30, 2020|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Q+A – Roger Marple

By Karin Olafson|2021-04-07T14:59:36-07:00June 30, 2020|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

The Pride is Priceless

By Hannah Kost|2021-04-07T15:01:04-07:00June 29, 2020|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Facing Isolation During COVID-19

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-22T11:57:20-07:00June 29, 2020|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Caring for the Caregiver

By Colleen Seto|2021-04-07T15:04:51-07:00June 29, 2020|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Connecting Through Technology

By Meredith Bailey|2021-04-22T13:34:17-07:00June 29, 2020|Living with Dementia, Technology|

Bridging the Gap

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-04-07T15:03:26-07:00June 29, 2020|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Caregiving through COVID

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-28T09:57:50-07:00June 29, 2020|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Marjorie’s Story

By Stephanie Joe|2021-04-07T15:14:01-07:00January 10, 2020|Living with Dementia|

Reaching Out for Rehab

By Karin Olafson|2021-04-28T10:12:37-07:00January 10, 2020|Living with Dementia, Optimizing Brain Health, Physical Wellness|

Finding the Words

By Fabian Mayer|2021-04-22T11:20:38-07:00January 10, 2020|Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Technology|

Care from Afar

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-28T10:00:11-07:00January 10, 2020|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

The Dementia Experience Around the World

By Karin Olafson|2021-04-26T07:23:43-07:00January 10, 2020|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Saying “Yes”

By Mark Johnson|2021-04-28T10:02:14-07:00January 10, 2020|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Q+A – Agnes Houston

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-07T15:11:07-07:00January 10, 2020|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

All in the Family

By Julia Williams|2021-04-22T11:25:51-07:00January 10, 2020|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Here We Go Again

By Mary Beth Wighton|2021-04-07T15:11:37-07:00January 10, 2020|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

What’s On Your Mind?

By Meredith Bailey|2021-04-07T15:15:47-07:00January 9, 2020|Advocacy, Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Research|

The Buurtzorg Method

By Jennifer Dorozio|2021-04-22T09:56:20-07:00January 9, 2020|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Pink and Teal and Read all Over

By Colin Gallant|2021-04-07T15:18:00-07:00January 9, 2020|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Neil’s Story

By Jennifer Dorozio|2021-04-07T15:20:47-07:00August 26, 2019|Living with Dementia|

Lost and Found

By Karin Olafson|2021-04-22T13:36:57-07:00August 26, 2019|Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness|

On Trial

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-22T10:06:09-07:00August 26, 2019|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Research|

Aging in Place

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-04-14T11:10:54-07:00August 26, 2019|At Home, Living with Dementia|

My Lovely Joanie

By Ron Freckleton|2021-04-28T10:05:20-07:00August 26, 2019|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Navigating the Maze

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-22T11:29:44-07:00August 26, 2019|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Going Deeper

By Ron Posno|2021-04-22T10:08:41-07:00August 26, 2019|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

A New Way of Seeing

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-22T10:16:21-07:00March 26, 2019|Advocacy, Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Death and Decisions

By Julia Williams|2021-04-22T10:19:49-07:00March 26, 2019|Advocacy, Living with Dementia|

Loving Mom

By Dementia Connections|2021-04-22T11:30:48-07:00March 26, 2019|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

A Holistic Approach

By Mae Kroeis|2021-04-07T15:43:35-07:00March 26, 2019|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Speak Openly and Challenge Stigma

By Karin Mantyka|2021-04-22T10:28:10-07:00March 26, 2019|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

The Kids are Alright

By Sean P. Young|2021-04-07T15:45:47-07:00March 26, 2019|Advocacy, Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Ron and Jeanette’s Story

By Jennifer Dorozio|2021-04-07T15:47:41-07:00September 13, 2018|Living with Dementia|

Gathering Support

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-07T15:52:26-07:00September 12, 2018|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Q+A – Dr. David Hogan

By Karen Rudolph Durrie|2021-04-07T15:52:52-07:00September 11, 2018|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia, Need to Know|

Behind the Mask

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-04-22T10:43:02-07:00September 10, 2018|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Mang’s Story

By Mae Kroeis|2021-04-22T13:39:58-07:00June 6, 2018|Living with Dementia|

Dome of Confidence

By Lynda Sea|2021-04-22T11:34:06-07:00June 6, 2018|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia|

Dear Marge

By Shelley Lepp|2021-04-22T11:39:37-07:00June 6, 2018|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Self-Managed Care

By Lauren Denhartog|2021-04-07T16:15:06-07:00June 5, 2018|At Home, Living with Dementia|

Give Me an ‘A’…

By Jennifer Dorozio|2021-04-07T16:21:37-07:00June 4, 2018|Living with Dementia, Need to Know, Optimizing Brain Health|

Margaret’s Story

By Mae Kroeis|2021-04-22T13:41:39-07:00March 5, 2018|Living with Dementia|

Support Systems

By Julia Williams|2021-04-22T11:41:22-07:00March 5, 2018|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Being with Mom

By Jann Arden|2021-04-22T11:43:16-07:00March 5, 2018|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Helping Hands

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-14T11:47:47-07:00March 5, 2018|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Designing for Dementia

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-28T10:09:36-07:00September 21, 2017|Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Need to Know|

A Relationship of Care

By Colleen Biondi|2021-04-14T11:51:36-07:00September 20, 2017|Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

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