Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s disease

10 Ways You Can Help a Loved One With Alzheimer’s Survive Hospitalization

Provide comfort and hope in a time of fear and confusion.
Posted on March 27, 2013 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

This is a post by Marguerite Manteau-Rao, who blogs about mindfulness practice at Mind Deep. Marguerite’s 90-year-old mother lives with Alzheimer’s. She wrote this post in response to a belittling and aggravating experience when her mother was hospitalized after a … Continue reading →

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Elderly Animals

Photographer Isa Leshko faces mortality by capturing poignant images of animals at the end of life.
Posted on October 21, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Photographer Isa Leshko is traveling to sanctuaries across the country to capture oft-neglected images of animals — at the end of life. Shortly after a year in New Jersey caring for her mother, who was stricken with Alzheimer’s, Leshko felt … Continue reading →

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What is Restorative Art? – An Interview with Beth Corwin

She brings all of her passions together in "The Restorative Arts" to help arrest and prevent memory loss in seniors
Posted on September 8, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Beth Corwin is a Certified Activity Director with a passion in exploring, developing, and experimenting with what she calls the “Restorative Arts.” For over a decade, Beth has worked one-on-one with aging clients to restore body, mind, and spirit, sometimes … Continue reading →

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New York City Symposium Explores Ways of “Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently”

Questioning the Commonly-Held Perceptions of People With Dimentias
Posted on April 11, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

NEW YORK  – A symposium at Pace University’s Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts on April 25 at 7 p.m. will present a cross-section of viewpoints challenging commonly held perceptions of people with Alzheimer’s — namely, the belief that they … Continue reading →

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Love, Loss, and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently

Photographs by Cathy Greenblat Challenge the Common Stereotypes of Alzheimer's and Dementia
Posted on March 14, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

An exhibition of 84 poignant photographs demonstrating a new global approach to caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias — and sharply disputing common stereotypes of dementia patients — opens today and continues through April 28 at the Michael … Continue reading →

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