Posted 12-12-19 Happy Thursday, all! Christmas and the rest of the holiday seasons are upon us neck deep now…and I am lovin’ every second of it!! I wish I wasn’t so busy so I could truly exhale and soak it in, but that will have to wait a couple more weeks. My only thought on…
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.
Pretty Moon Last Night, Huh?
Posted 12-11-19 Tonight at 12:12 am on 12-12-19, the full moon, a “cold” moon, will appear most full. With this visual shape of the moon, crimes will skyrocket, ERs will be jam-packed and Alzheimer’s patients will all be restless and experience sundowning, right? Experience says “Sure seems like it to me!”, but science is all…
Finding H.O.P.E. Where There Seems to Be None
Posted 12-10-19 Disclaimer: Some of my articles are funny and some are just sad. This one teeters toward the latter. Don’t give up on the site because of not wanting to mope around…we do much more than that around here. Read to the end, too, because there is hope. It was a nice day yesterday….
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…
Showering Love on the Suffering
Posted 12-6-19 Update: Mom had another good day yesterday! Very thankful for another great day. There is a measure of these good days that, in my non-medical opinion, can be partially attributed to her perfect routine since moving to the general population at her nursing home. (My stepdad coming 3x a day for 14 months…
Quick Quip
Posted 12-5-19 Just a quickie today as I am booked to the neck with work. I thought it was cute and kind of a good reminder opportunity: Mrs. B., a super-sweet late-comer to the Sweet 17 was sitting at our table a couple weeks ago. She always, always, always has a smile on her face…almost…
What Makes an Event a Memory?
Posted 12-4-19 Have you ever wondered what causes something to go from a passing thought or situation to a memory…a long-term one? I have too. Lots of people and several movies have tried to think it through as best can be done. One of my very favorite movies, from my favorite movie maker (Pixar) is…
Happy Giving Tuesday!
Posted 12-3-19 Update: Mom was super sweet yesterday in my visit. She has so much to (try to) say and that it is heartbreaking. Some days I feel like she is frustrated in communicating and other days she just rolls with it. Praying for her peace and comfort and that her anxiety level stays low….
10 Things You Can Learn About Dementia from the Dashboard of Tempo One
Posted 12-2-19 Howdy all! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and that you had some time to rest and reflect on the multitude of God’s blessings about which we can all be thankful. I was super busy all weekend long, as is the norm for my life, driving here and there and everywhere…
When Thanksgiving Turns into a Cliché
Posted 11-27-19 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. -Psalm 107:8-9 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+107%3A8-9&version=ESV <RoboCall Voice> “May I have your attention please? The National Weather Service has issued a “Pot calling the kettle black…