What I’ve Learned About Grandma’s Memory: A New Children’s Book on Alzheimer’s Disease
Lori La Bey talks with Eilon Caspi who is a Gerontologist and Dementia Behavior Specialist; Assistant Research Professor at the University of Connecticut; Founding member and board member of Elder Voice Advocates, and Author.
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Also joining us is Kate Goebel who is a music therapist, entrepreneur, and owner of Kate’s Musical Memories and KG Freelance. Her background in a variety of healthcare settings and specialization in memory loss helped to bring to life the imagery of a grandma’s memory loss through the eyes of her granddaughter.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How a 10-year-old looks at dementia differently.
- To shift from a medical model to a social holistic model of care.
- How to communicate, create, and experience joy.
- Why trusting relationships are so important.
- To overcome stigmas, to relearn how to care.
- About Naomi Feil’s Validation Method.
- How this book can change lives and how we live alongside dementia.
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Originally published August 28, 2023
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