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Be thankful for your short-term memory! Persons with #dementia advocate/volunteer LOIS LONG says often times people "remember years ago, but they can't remember where the bathroom is in a house they've lived in for years." Lois shares her poem titled 'Memories' at [1:17]. February 15, 2022
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Persons with #dementia advocate and volunteer LOIS LONG has come up with a list of "gifts" that caregivers can share with those they're caring for as the 'twelve days of Christmas' roll on on this first Monday of the new year. Before she shares that list, she shares her poem titled 'Where is Hope?' at [2:05]. January 3, 2022
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A longtime advocate for persons with dementia, LOIS LONG uses today's visit to talk about the differences between dementia, an "organic brain disease," and mental illness. "Instead of saying, 'I'm losing my mind', be kind to yourself." Lois shares an original poem titled Pansies at [1:30]. October 27, 2021
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Everyone's experience with persons with dementia is different, but the best thing you can do - no matter the situation - is be patient, that's according to advocate/volunteer LOIS LONG. She says because it's usually short-term memory that's affected, to listen to the person "even though you've heard the story a hundred times." Lois reads another of her original poems at [6:40]. September 9, 2021
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"There are funds available for what's called 'respite', for persons who are caring for someone at home, and it is to cover expenses...to allow the caregiver to be out of the house for a short time." -- LOIS LONG, advocate/volunteer for persons with dementia. Lois's poem, 'When?', starts at [1:37]. July 8, 2021
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"We will respect one another, and I think that word - and holding respect for one another - is part of what is ours to do. No matter how well we function, whether we can do what we used to do or not, we need to figure how we're going to take care of one another." -- LOIS LONG, caregiver and persons with dementia advocate/volunteer, speaking broadly to those affected by Alzheimer's Disease May 18, 2021
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Memory Day is going to look a little different this year. Alzheimer's Association volunteer LOIS LONG tells us instead of the usual trek to the Capitol to…
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Sometimes those with dementia who are living in a care facility need more than a 'hello' via text message as their means of communication with the outside…
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The affects of COVID-19 on those with dementia (and their caregivers) who have been living in isolation since early 2020 are wide-ranging.…
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Anticipatory grief: "When we (the caregiver) begin to grieve, not just when someone passes, but in the time that it takes - sometimes years - as they lose…