She waged an heroic battle against her disease, we say. Why give the disease that much power? Can we find some stories to tell, some conversations we need with which to embrace one another? :- Doug.

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dementia-land

Posted on May 15, 2017 by dgermann

To converse with someone in dementia-land, get past your frustration. Be with this one, now, here—affirm them. Be here. Be kind. Hear. :- Doug.

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In illness we as visitor, as sufferer, are stuck in the pain and againstness. How might we free ourselves? The very how might be in the act of traveling elsewhere. Yesterday always fades in today’s new thing. :- Doug.

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Responsibility for their own caring

Posted on May 12, 2017 by dgermann

Elders take responsibility, not for outcomes, rather for their own caring for the children, for the others. :- Doug.

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Inciting a decent society

Posted on May 12, 2017 by dgermann

If we intend to be human we ought to open to hearing what is difficult to hear. Do we have the imagination to take into ourselves the experiences of another? Is this something an elder can learn for the rest … Continue reading →

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To sing his or her life

Posted on May 11, 2017 by dgermann

Here’s an elder in a nursing home, or here’s one with dementia: What could it mean to hear this one encouraged to tell or sing his or her life? :- Doug.

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Can it be fulfilling?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by dgermann

Can living with a nursing home be fulfilling? :- Doug.

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What has your life taught you?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by dgermann

What has your life taught you about caring for another and about accepting care? Whom have you met and what have they taught you about being an elder, about the role of the elder in the family and community? :- … Continue reading →

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Look for one who has a heart….

Posted on May 9, 2017 by dgermann

Look for a lawyer who has a heart, cares, hears you, opens herself or himself to you, takes time with you, protects you. :- Doug.

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