Anne Basting is a huge inspiration to us, and we highly recommend her book, Forget Memory, to anyone who's dealing with early onset dementia or Alzheimer's or has a relative with either disease.
Anne suggests that the healthiest way to cope with a person's loss of memory is to focus instead on other mental capacities that aren't impacted in the same way by dementia or Alzheimer's -- such as creativity.
People who can no longer remember their own personal history are still capable of story telling and other forms of rich expression that don't rely on memory -- and the more you encourage them to practice these forms of expression, the greater their self-esteem, joy, and quality of life will be.
Her book is incredibly powerful and we highly recommend you read it if you or a loved one is dealing with memory loss due to dementia or Alzheimer's.
To learn more, go to Anne's Forget Memory Blog.
Anne suggests that the healthiest way to cope with a person's loss of memory is to focus instead on other mental capacities that aren't impacted in the same way by dementia or Alzheimer's -- such as creativity.
People who can no longer remember their own personal history are still capable of story telling and other forms of rich expression that don't rely on memory -- and the more you encourage them to practice these forms of expression, the greater their self-esteem, joy, and quality of life will be.
Her book is incredibly powerful and we highly recommend you read it if you or a loved one is dealing with memory loss due to dementia or Alzheimer's.
To learn more, go to Anne's Forget Memory Blog.
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