Posted 1/31/24 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. -Prov 17:22 This is another short piece that I copy from a series I am doing for my co-workers on our Intranet at work. If you work at SeniorAge, this is sort of a rerun. 😉 OK. (Exhaling) Sometimes…
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Getting the Word Out (that this disease stinks)
Posted 12/4/23 “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Gal 6:2 How do we get the word out so that fewer and fewer are caught off-guard by this disease? I get multiple “Deer in the Headlights” calls every single week. It makes me sad because the disease…
Some Hopefully Helpful Tips for Preventing Dementia
Posted 10/12/23 Ants have no ruler, no boss, and no leader. But in the summer, ants gather all of their food and save it. So when winter comes, there is plenty to eat. -Prov 6: I shared this with my co-workers today and thought it might be of use to you as well. 🙂 These…
A Cavern of Echoes Past
Posted 6/13/23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. -Psalm 73:23 A week from today I will be in the Enterprise Center doing 9 hours of stairs. My wife and I essentially have the arena to ourselves other than visits from staff and media. The same amazing facility that will soon…
To the Rubicon, and No Further
Posted 5/12/23 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord. -Proverbs 16:33 From this link: “On January 10, 49 B.C.E., General Julius Caesar entered Roman territory by crossing the Rubicon, a stream in what is now Northern Italy. In crossing the Rubicon, Caesar began a civil war that signaled the end of the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar was…
Radioactive Dragons and Other Cool PETs
Posted 4/21/23 (Given the title of this piece, I wish I would have written it on 32123 instead… In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.” -Isaiah 27:1 Not…
Review of the 2023 Alzheimer’s Association Leadership Summit (Part 1)
Posted 1/30/23 Where there is no guidance, a people falls,but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. -Prov. 11:14 (Reader warning: this will be in a shotgun format. There is so much to share that I want to write 20 articles breaking it down, but, alas, I don’t have time. 🙁 ) Hi all!…
5 Things You Can Learn About Late-Term Dementia from Snakes
Posted 1/3/23 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. -Luke 10:19 According to the Cleveland Clinic, “Ophidiophobia is an extreme, overwhelming fear of snakes. The condition is called a specific phobia (fear), which is a type of…
Cicada Brood, Comfort Food… and one sore dude.
Posted 8/12/22 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Good Friday to you, my friends! Another week buzzes by like a cicada drinking Red Bull. Mom is still about the same. Her blood oxygen sat. is still holding its own in the mid-90s after a couple…
Snow Days and Mondays Sometimes Get Me Down: Ten Things Runnin’ in the Snow Can Teach Us About Dementia
Posted 2/7/22 He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’ –Job 37:6 (LINK) Man…The Carpenters. Amazing vocals. Lost too quickly. Hi all! Hope you had a nice, long weekend as we (sort of) did with the snow days. I will admit, though, a bit of sadness…