Posted 5/29/20 I am still on vacay, all. 🙂 Please take this opportunity and look at the old articles from the site. Things have changed, in some ways for the better and some the worse over the last 1.5 years. I will see you all Monday, with a fresh loaf. #EndALZ
Author: Mark Applegate
Christian, husband, and dad...and a workplace chiropractic geek and cornbread chef on the side. I am also happily the Director of Systems Alignment for the SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging.
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 76: Vacation
Posted on vacation 🙂 5/27/20 I am not here today through Friday. I am on semi-vacation from work and, while this blog isn’t work per se, it is good for me to take a few days off to refresh my melon. Please swing back to some old posts these next couple of days and comment…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 75: My Personal Little Nightmare
Day 2 of saying that I am on vacation and will be doing reruns this week. 😉 So much for that… Just a quick thought…more of a question really, I suppose. I have had a recurring nightmare for about 20 years now. It isn’t every day. It may be a monthly thing or after I…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 74: Memorial Day
Posted 5/25/20 Happy Memorial/Decoration Day, to all! I know I said I was taking the week off this week, but I lied. 🙂 (Diverting/changing the subject like a good caregiver should…) Memorial day is a day perhaps first recognized in South Carolina as a day of remembrance of the Civil War. Earliest records point to…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 71: Memorial Day Weekend is Here
Posted 5-22-20 Hi all! Today I am going to start my Memorial Day weekend a little early and am taking some time off next week as well. I need to remember self-care just like you need to remember it. I will be posting some past favorites in the meantime. Memorial day weekend isn’t what it…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 70: Top Five Things You Can Learn About Dementia from the 1964 World Series
Posted 5-21-20 Hi all! Another day in paradise. (lol) I trust all of you are holding on. Please know that I pray for our group as a whole and many individually. These were challenging times before this little big thing came through and killed 92,000, many of whom are our folks. Keep your head up!…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 69: If I Ran the Circus, I Would Call it the Circus McMarkus
Posted 5/20/20 I am a big fan of Dr. Seuss. I know that I have really only alluded to this fact in one piece, but I the fact remains that he is an absolute favorite. One of my very favorites was this gem that we read the kids frequently when they were wee: What is…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 68: When Memories are all that are Left
Posted 5/19/20 Hi all. Today is Caregiver virtual support group night at 6pm CST. Shoot me an email to mark.applegate@senioragemo.org or call/text me at 417-955-2513 if you would like to join, and I will send you the Zoom invite. 🙂 Just a quickie thought today. My new kick? I am loving YouTuber Classic Baseball on…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 67: 1917, in Two Takes
Posted 5/18/20 Monday has arrived and I am at least as excited to see it as I was to see frost warnings after I planted my tomatoes. Regardless, if life gives you lemons, make some lemonade. If life gives you kale, though, you are on your own. 😉 My attempt at Kaleade wasn’t sweet enough…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 64: Mr. Applegate’s Brain Games: The Brain May not BE a Muscle, but it is Amazing!
Posted 5-15-20 Hi all! Happy Friday to you! Another rainy day in the Ozarks, but I have high hopes. Back to our topic of the week: the brain as a muscle. OK. The brain is NOT a muscle. It uses smooth muscle to help push through and out the bad stuff. If Beta Amyloids are…