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Living With Dementia (and Gratitude)
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Brian LeBlanc In a world that can be so unfair, so dramatically cruel, so unforgiving, it’s hard to stay in a positive mindset. Even if that’s literally what you do every day – try to channel the happy, the humor, the spice of life. In the […]
Expressing Gratitude Because I’m Cancer Free!
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Brian LeBlanc I’ve been in the room for “the talk” a lot. No, not that “talk.” The other talk. The scary talk. Lots of different types of scary talks, actually. You know the talk I’m talking about. You know, when the doctor comes in the room […]
#WeAreDementiaStrong: We’re Presenting at the Pioneer Network Conference!
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Brian LeBlanc #WeAreDementiaStrong is heading back to the Pioneering a New Culture of Aging Conference, July 27-30 in beautiful Denver! I couldn’t be more excited after a couple years off (due to that nasty Covid stuff) to laugh with old friends and continue important conversations around […]
Dealing with the Emotions of Life-Care Planning
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Brian LeBlanc I was upset. So was Maureen. I suspect a number of our care partners were, too. But the conversation needed to be had. We needed to update our life-care plan – to have the tough talk some of us desperately needed. The tough talk […]
Our New 2-2-2 Life-Care Plan
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Maureen Rulison We’ve said for a long time now that a well-made life-care plan should be flexible. It should account for the expected – and unexpected – that comes with aging in good health and bad. It should factor the care recipient’s needs. Just as importantly, […]
Inside the Mind of a Care Partner
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Maureen Rulison It’s early morning. I’m up and moving quickly. Brian is still asleep. “Good,” I say quietly. “He had a rough one yesterday.” And I then remember he’s been in a brain fog for the better part of four days. That’s happening more often. At […]