Posted the first day of Advent (December 1st)…also a numberphile’s happy date 12/1/21…I could play those notes on the piano! 🙂 If’n the date was a song, it would sound like the beginning of Fur Elise. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 61: Mr. Applegate’s Brain Games: Language, Music, Art, and Brain Games.
Posted 5-12-20 Hi all! Happy Tuesday to all! Kind of a cold, rainy day here in the Ozarks. The KY3 weather app today says rain with a high of 50 and a low of… 50. One thing they are sure of? It will be 50 today. 😉 That reminds me a little of choosing true…
10 Things Even a Non-Musical Person Can Learn from a Symphony About Dementia
Posted 12-9-19 I hope and pray that you had a nice weekend! 🙂 Mine was especially good and festive in getting in the Christmas spirit. I got to see my daughter who lives across the state (always a blessing) and I got to attend not one but two symphony concerts! That is the perfect storm…
I Lost My Music
Posted 4-18-19 I had a really nice visit with mom today, albeit a tad earlier in the day than normal. I hit the traditional nappy time for most of the Sweet 17, right after lunch as their mush piles have had time to settle hearts and stomachs. When I got there, three princesses were asleep…
My Music Theory
Posted 3-2-19 Ok. This is a weird post. Please don’t use the following to evaluate my mental health. You have enough other material for that (my shared memes alone is enough fodder)…give this one a pass. Here it goes: My unusual and unfortunately flawed hypothesis/thought regarding Alzheimer’s patient communication: I wonder if anyone has ever…
Musical Reflections
Posted 11/29/18 Reports are from my sis that mom was in a pretty good mood today. Always love hearing her play piano regardless whether she hits all the notes. The power of music to help or enhance memory is stunning. Sadly, mom says more cogent things singing than she does in conversation these days. Martin…
Making Some Sense of Senses
Posted 1/30/24 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both. – Prov. 20:12 I shared this on our work intranet today, but thought it may deserve more time. 🙂 It is so interesting to me how we are seemingly pre-wired with things that fit like a Lego piece in our minds. Our…
What Causes Dementia? Everything!
Posted 12/6/23 And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? -Matthew 6:27 Dementia 101 #11 What Causes Dementia? What Prevents it? (Spoiler: everything, depending on where you look) Everything causes dementia!!!! (Sound of me throwing down keyboard and grabbing a Twinkie) Consider this a self-study. Feel free to skim…
Holiday Tips
Hard to believe we are already in that season again! Posted 11/21/23 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Col. 3:15 This is a little redundant, but I hope some of these brief tips can help make this next…
Things You Can Draw from a 1980s Rock Song that can Help with Dementia
Posted 10/17/23 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.-Prov 16:32 When you spend as much time in the world of dementia care and the like as I do, you become so immersed that it becomes a part of many parts…