What if you could visit your childhood home once more and relive the memories you cherished there? Thanks to advancements in virtual reality (VR) technology,…
COVID-19, formally known as the novel coronavirus, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. It has become increasingly important…
Yannoulis Chalepas is well-regarded as being the most notable sculptor of modern Greece. Born in 1851, Chalepas followed in his father’s footsteps by helping run…
“I’m always in the present. I have to be one step ahead of David. Things go missing all the time in this house—the remote, mail…
A January 2016 Vancouver Sun article reported on 16 seniors in British Columbia (BC) killed in the last 4 years from violence in long-term care…
Loyola University recently hosted an exhibit on the works of William Utermohlen, an artist who documented his battle with Alzheimer’s disease through self-portraits over a…
In the summer of 2014, I volunteered at a long-term care facility (LTC) in the Peel Region of Southern Ontario. Most of the residents who…
Sue K. Green’s poem Dementia Takes Front Stage paints a graphic picture of the pain, loneliness, and confusion that sufferers of dementia go through as…
“I will take my life today around noon. It is time. Dementia is taking its toll and I have nearly lost myself.” Gillian Bennett chose the…
By Anne Adams Unravelling Bolero was inspired by the music of Ravel. Both Adams and Ravel shared a fascination for patterns and both artists…
