On the Podcast: Poetry for the Dementia Journey
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA In celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18th to share work inspired by their dementia experiences. Why poetry? We
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA In celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18th to share work inspired by their dementia experiences. Why poetry? We
By Patrick J. McTaggart, Scotland In May 2022, I published a collection of poems in the book “Our Dementia Journey,” charting my family’s experiences with dementia since my dad’s diagnosis. It included
By Claire Pentecost, PhD, Exeter, United Kingdom Our film, “The World Turned Upside Down,” began as a conversation-starting play, linked to the IDEAL dementia research programme. IDEAL stands for “Improving the Experience
By Marianne Sciucco, New York, USA An Invitation April is National Poetry Month Please join us for a virtual celebration of poetry for the dementia journey on Tuesday, April 18th at
By Theresa WIlbanks, Florida, United States Emma Smith, the author of The Far Cry, said, “Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out
By Susan Elkin, South London, UK So, the person you love most in the world – and with whom you’ve lived for nearly half a century – is diagnosed with a hideous,
By Marianne Sciucco, New York Cindy Weinstein is an English professor at the California Institute of Technology and the author of Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the
By Marianne Sciucco, New York Susan J. Farese, MSN, RN is the author of Poetic Expressions in Nursing: Sharing the Caring, poems written when she became a nurse poet in the 1990’s.
“It’s been well-established that writing and honest sharing are deeply healing practices that relieve anxiety, increase resilience, and promote self-compassion. Sharing caregiving stories with those facing similar challenges diminishes isolation by providing
By Marianne Sciucco, New York This podcast is a duet with authors Annette Jannuzzi Wick and Pauletta Hansel, both of Cincinnati, Ohio, who are not only good friends but collaborators on writing
