tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69274813660410947512024-03-05T21:27:39.367-08:00MAREPThe Murray Alzheimer Research and Education ProgramMAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-62322880027187805762013-06-18T10:43:00.002-07:002013-06-18T10:43:25.308-07:00Launch of MAREP's new website<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden">
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<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca//murray-alzheimer-research-and-education-program/">MAREP's new website</a> went live this morning!<br />
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We are excited to launch our new website! This new site contains a
comprehensive list of current MAREP projects, knowledge translation
tools and resources, and much more. Whether you are a person living with
dementia, a partner in care or a community partner, our new website has
great resources for you.<br />
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We will be expanding our product library over the summer, so please check back often for any new updates.<br />
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Also, this blog has now been moved to MAREP's new website. We will have frequent updates on the <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/murray-alzheimer-research-and-education-program/blog" target="_blank">new MAREP blog</a>, so please update your RSS feeds accordingly.<br />
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Help us spread the news around!<br />
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-73365411809088753612013-05-14T13:36:00.004-07:002013-05-14T13:37:32.399-07:00Leadership announcement<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After
nearly 12 years as director of MAREP, Sherry Dupuis will be stepping down
to focus on her teaching and research activities with the Department of
Recreation and Leisure Studies and the Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance.
Read the full announcement from the Dean of Applied Health Sciences on the <u><a href="http://www.marep.uwaterloo.ca/about/Announcements.html" target="_blank">MAREP website.</a></u> </span></span>MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-17109428665940410002013-03-26T04:43:00.000-07:002013-03-26T04:46:37.086-07:00Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program iPod/mp3 donation drive<!--[if !mso]>
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persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>
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a person living with dementia.</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Watch a short (3 minute) clip of the MP3 player
project in action through the link or QR code below. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“Alive Inside Film of
Music and Memory Project – Henry’s Story”: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/musicanddementia"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">http://tinyurl.com/musicanddementia</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Contact Sacha Geer,
Knowledge Translation Specialist, at 519-888-4567, ext. 35280, by e-mail at </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6927481366041094751"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">sacha.geer@uwaterloo.ca</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, or drop used MP3 players to Lyle Hallman Institute
(LHI) Room 1631, University of Waterloo.</span></div>
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-28163834817440513712013-03-15T12:06:00.002-07:002013-03-15T12:17:18.487-07:00Alzheimer Society of Kitchener Waterloo hosts a Whiskey Tasting Winter Warmer Adventure!<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden">
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Our friends and partners at the Alzheimer Society of Kitchener-Waterloo are hosting a Whiskey tasting adventure!<br />
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Join us for Winter Warmer, a whiskey tasting adventure with <i>Frank Biskupek</i>,
Scotch ambassador for The Glenlivet. All proceeds will support the many
valuable programs & services of the Alzheimer Society of
Kitchener-Waterloo. Thursday, March 28, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Kitchener, ON. For more information, or to purchase a ticket, go to
their <a href="http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/kw/Get-involved/Be-a-fundraiser/Winter-Warmer">event page</a>.</blockquote>
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<a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/kw/Get-involved/Be-a-fundraiser/Winter-Warmer" href="http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/kw/Get-involved/Be-a-fundraiser/Winter-Warmer"></a>MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-9322305420669362902013-03-12T06:45:00.004-07:002013-03-12T06:45:35.667-07:00The Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance has a new website!<span class="userContent"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/partnerships-in-dementia-care/" target="_blank">The Partnerships in Dementia Care (PiDC) Alliance</a> has
a new website! Please update your browsers. The PiDC blog is moving to the
new site as well. All of the information you need about our Culture
Change journey in long term care and community care settings is there!<br /> </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">The PiDC Alliance a 5 year research project that is supported in part by the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP). MAREP director, Dr. Sherry Dupuis, is a co-prinicpal investigator on this project which works to improve care practice for everyone involved in the dementia care process in long term car as well as community care settings. The process includes health care professionals, front line staff, family partners in care as well as individuals living with dementia.</span>MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-24679244331996570852013-02-14T09:15:00.000-08:002013-02-14T09:22:47.279-08:00Your Loving Valentine<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">By:
Mary Beth Wighton, Person with Dementia</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">February
9<sup>th</sup>, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">St.
Valentine's Day is one of my favourite holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not the roses and chocolate type of
girl, but rather homemade cards, and a special dinner at home.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">In
our home, the feeling of love intensifies as February 14<sup>th</sup> draws
near.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of my fondness for
traditions, I also have one for this marked day of love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every year, I make my Valentine a homemade
card professing my love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a
tradition that My Girls have greatly enjoyed for the last 10 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">My
brother Mark, has been making homemade Valentine cards for his Valentine, Mary
Anne, for over 20 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary Anne,
proudly displays these works of art, days before the big event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm always amazed at my brothers' talent, as
every year he produces a new unique card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is from him, that I have borrowed this idea.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">Dawn
keeps her Valentine Day cards, from me, in a special envelope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you look at them, they are a reflection
of our 10 year relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending
on the year, you may find a serious or funny card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of my cards are very creative, whilst
others not so much.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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I have five days to create my card for this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have purchased some necessary art supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have begun to think about possible ideas
for this card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe this year, will
be more of a serious one, once again professing my love and devotion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, we'll see how it all turns out on the
Day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">I
am very happy to say that Brianna has now adopted this tradition of card
making.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her young man of her choosing,
is graced with a beautiful card made by her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love it!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">A
few years ago, my Mom showed me a homemade card made by her Aunt Evelyne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was to her and her younger brother
Ron.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It obviously meant a lot, as my Mom
still has the card some 70 years later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Below is a copy of this card.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">It
is important to often express our love for each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This does not mean our expression of love is only limited to our significant others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since I have been
diagnosed with Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia (FTD), I have told more people I
love them then any time during my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I don't want them to take it for granted.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">Team
Dementia – I love you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Happy Valentines
Day!</span></div>
MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-45087660509304009222013-01-28T07:48:00.001-08:002013-01-28T07:48:29.738-08:00The Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance is holding a Webinar<div style="text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Changing the Culture of Care for
Persons Living with Dementia: The first phase of The Partnerships in
Dementia Care (PiDC) Alliance Culture Change Process</span></strong></h1>
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Presenters:</h2>
<strong>Darla Fortune</strong>, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program<br />
<strong>Sacha Geer</strong>, PhD, Knowledge Translation Specialist, Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program<br />
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Summary:</h2>
In this online event, aimed at practitioners and others interested in
the culture change process, we talk about how the Partnerships in
Dementia Care (PiDC) Alliance began the process of facilitating culture
change with our partners in 3 Long-Term Care and one community based
health care coalition.<br />
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This talk will detail the need for culture change, the expected
benefits, and explain the first of the 5 step process that we are using
to facilitate culture change in LTC and community based health care
settings. This step is called “Dawning”. We will talk about how to
start the culture change process, how to bring the right people to the
table and how to create effective, empowered relationships and
partnership approaches to care for individuals living with dementia,
staff and family partners in care.<br />
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The work of the PiDC Alliance is guided by the theoretical foundations
of Appreciative Inquiry (AI). This approach means that we focus on
identifying and building upon the positive experiences and strengths
within each care setting we are exploring—a marked change from the
problem oriented focus of many change processes and care approaches. At
the end of this event, the participant will have a sound idea of the
beginnings of the culture change process, and understand some of the
speedbumps and ramps to opportunities that came from this first phase in
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<span style="color: #2f6824;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>We
ask that you only register for this event if you are certain you can
attend, we also encourage participants joining from the same location or
organization to share a computer, as we are imited to 100 spaces.</strong></span></span><br />
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Thank you.</strong></span></span>MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-90626497345128619512013-01-23T07:43:00.001-08:002013-01-23T07:43:20.472-08:00Partnering Together and Dealing With Issues EarlyBy Arlene Jeffrey, family partner in care<br />
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My husband, Bill, is 63 and was first diagnosed with Cognitive Memory Loss about 3 years ago and began using Aricept about a year and a half ago. I noticed some behaviours that concerned me about 7 to 10 years ago and he lost his job 5 years ago. I am sure that the memory loss issues was the reason he lost his job. He told me that he started asking people to remind him of things.<br />
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He has never had a good memory so it was difficult to detect at first. I knew something was wrong when he had difficulty finding things in the kitchen. He had always done the cooking so it raised a red flag for me, especially when I found him using a recipe one day - he had never done that before.<br />
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The progression of the illness in his case is definitely slow. For this reason, we have been able to cope fairly well with the changes as they happen. It is much more difficult for those who have to deal with a fast progression because they don't have much time to deal with each change as it occurs.<br />
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Last year we began using the services of the Alzheimer Society and it has helped us a great deal. I have always been a proactive person, so I took a couple of classes myself to learn more about the illness and how I could best help my husband. Then my husband agreed to join me in going to the classes that were geared for both of us. The fact that my husband is open to working together to educate ourselves has made our journey much easier.<br />
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I know that I felt that I would be much more able to cope with everything by acknowledging the problems and dealing with them early, so we are prepared for what may come later. I also felt this was the best way to know about any new services that are available. I think we are both coping well also because we have met others going through the same experience and we can all learn from each other.<br />
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I have to commend the Alzheimer's Society of Brantford/Brant County on the programmes and services they offer. My husband is in the Day and Stay programme each Thursday. This gives him a support group where he can vent and learn more about strategies to cope with what he is experiencing. I got to a support group once a month. We both participate in the monthly breakfast programme. As well, I was able to enjoy 2 days in September at the caregiver retreat. Apparently, the Brantford Society is the only one that offers this service. It gave all of us a chance to get away from it all and enjoy catered meals and all the activities that were offered - massage, reflexology, square dancing, and entertainment as well as lots of free time.<br />
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The advantage to accepting and dealing with issues early is that you can have peace of mind knowing you are doing all you can at the present time because you have prepared for the future. For example, even though my husband had never wandered, he was very open to being registered in the "Safely Home" programme. He knew it would make me feel more comfortable and I felt it was safer to have that protection before it was necessary. He also decided to have a discussion with the family about issues that he may not be able to voice properly later on.<br />
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Unfortunately, not everyone is willing to take steps before they are required and I just feel that this puts you at greater risk. I can empathise with those who are attempting to engage people early one. A lot of people just don't want to deal with issues until they are forced to.<br />
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I think greater education would help the general public to realise that not everyone with this disease is housebound or unable to continue regular activities. Most can continue to do activities they enjoy for a long time with the help of others. In fact, when there is a group of people, it would be very difficult to determine who has memory loss, since it is generally not noticeable until the later stages of the disease.<br />
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Because of our early involvement, we were able to participate in the MAREP workshop in Toronto this November. We were pleased to be able to express our ideas and have a chance to interact with others who are going through the same process.<br />
MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-22370084797761486682013-01-23T07:25:00.005-08:002013-01-23T07:25:55.214-08:00Accepting My Diagnosis <div style="text-align: center;">
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Dawn, Brianna, and Mary Beth</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">By Mary Beth Wighton</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">If you
believe 2012 doomsday theorists, the earth as we know it will end in 4 days on
December 21, 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether it is from
the end of the Mayan calendar or some incredible planetary collision, life on
earth will end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Television movies
depicting the end play over and over again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The news captures religious fanatics holding their signs high to
“repent.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has made me pause and
wonder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">I do not
believe in 2012 doomsday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe God
has his own agenda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">It is in
such stark comparison I contemplate my own inevitable death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon my diagnosis of FTD, I immediately went
to my computer and began to research this foreign word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I read through the text of symptoms I
eventually hit the words “Inevitably FTD will culminate in profound disability
and death.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">The
average life expectancy is anywhere from 2-10 years with the mean of 8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reread this line of text numerous
times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three months since my diagnosis,
these words continues to sink in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">I've known
for years, there was something seriously wrong with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just didn't know what it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, I had a diagnosis to this terrible
thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My emotions have ranged from
disbelief to anger to sadness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">The one
thing that has remained constant from the start is my desire to live life to
its fullest and with dignity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the
bottom of my calendar page, I have written the well-known line, “Live each day
as if it's your last.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, what does
that really mean?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Words are
just that – words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is how we live
those words that really matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
day, I wake up and count my blessings and thank God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try to be more gentle with my words; tell
my loved ones I love them; help out as much as I can; and not hesitate to take
up people's invitations to an adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I ask myself, am I correctly prioritizing things I have to
complete?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have begun to reach out to
some dear old friends who I have lost contact with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have told special people in my life that
they are special and my life is richer because they are in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not take these relationships for
granted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laughter has become more
important to me and I look to find and share things that will earn a
smile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I continue to work hard to ensure
that my family is left in the best circumstances it can be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reach out to organizations that can help me
move through challenges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And ultimately,
each day, I try to give as much as I can to help in the fight against dementia.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">I ponder
about what my purpose of life is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is
helping in this fight it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regardless, I
will continue to live each and every day the best I can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have accepted my diagnosis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the helping of others to aid in their
acceptance of my diagnosis that is paramount.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">My great
niece, Teighan, recently presented me with a beautiful painting she had done
herself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On it, she painted the words,
“Carpe Diem.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have hung her painting
up near the entrance of our home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
each and every person enters, I wish for them<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to join me in:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seizing the day
and place no trust in tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";"><o:p>To read more about Mary Beth, please check out the <a href="http://www.kitchenerpost.ca/whats-on/living-well-with-dementia/" target="_blank">Kitchener Post</a> article from January 17, 2013.</o:p></span></div>
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-56392654518317178852013-01-23T07:11:00.003-08:002013-01-23T07:11:21.018-08:00Thanks for All Your Support At Our Alzheimer Awareness Event!On Monday January 21st, 2013, MAREP held an Alzheimer Awareness event that was open to the UW community but also to our MAREP partners and general public.<br />
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We received an overwhelming response and although we opened a second room, we unfortunately had to turn some people away to meet fire regulations. MAREP would like to thank everyone for their support at our event. <br />
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We are so happy to have the opportunity to raise awareness and to highlight the important fact that life is not over after a person receives a diagnosis of Alzheimer's and/or a related dementia. In fact, people living with dementia can continue to have very fulfilling and meaningful lives especially with the proper supports and a compassionate and caring society/community.<br />
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Living meaningfully was highlighted by all three of our guest speakers - Dr. Peter Whitehouse (PhD-MD), Ms. Ann Marie Wilson (family partner in care), and Ms. Mary Beth Wighton (person living with dementia).<br />
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To learn more about what happened at the event, please check out a full story covered in the front page of the local <a href="http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/873779--local-forum-sheds-light-on-alzheimer-s-and-dementia" target="_blank">Record</a> newspaper.<br />
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Carl Wilson, person living with dementia, advocate and MAREP Partner, and Dr. Sherry Dupuis, Director of the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program</div>
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If you would also like to learn more about any future upcoming events or conferences at MAREP, or even learn more about how you can become involved with our research projects, please go to our MAREP website at <a href="http://www.marep.uwaterloo.ca/">www.marep.uwaterloo.ca</a> or contact Jessica at <a href="mailto:jluh@uwaterloo.ca">jluh@uwaterloo.ca</a> or 519-888-4567, ext. 36880.</div>
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Please stay tuned to our MAREP website and Blog for a video tapping of our Alzheimer's Awareness Event.</div>
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Again thank you to all for your continued support and help to build communities of care and support for those living with and/or affected by dementia!</div>
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-71674334609134348912013-01-18T07:44:00.003-08:002013-01-18T07:44:49.102-08:00We've found more room! New Spaces available for our Public Lecture and Exhibition<h3 class="post-title entry-title">
Registration for our Public Lecture and Exhibition on Monday January 21, 2013 has been re-opened. Due to tremendous demand, we have found additional space! <a href="http://www.marep.uwaterloo.ca/conferences/" target="_blank">Register Here!</a> </h3>
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<b><span class="MsoIntenseEmphasis"><span lang="EN-US" style="border: none; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="border: none;">Living Well with Dementi<span style="border: none;">a and <span style="border: none;">Challenging the Myths</span></span></span></span></span></b><span class="MsoIntenseEmphasis"><span style="border: none; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Professor
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Author
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-77013098302586856312013-01-14T15:17:00.002-08:002013-01-14T15:17:16.044-08:00Special Event hosted by Alzheimer Societies of Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Alzheimer Societies of Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">
Presents </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
</span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span><span style="font-size: large;">Dr. J.B. Orange</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</b><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: small;">Associate Professor and Director, </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Western University, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute</div>
</span><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</span><div align="center">
<table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0" dir="LTR" style="height: 96px; text-align: center; width: 611px;"><tbody>
<tr><td height="43" valign="TOP"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">The Language of Dementia: </span></b><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri,Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Communication Management in Dementia Care</span></span></span></i></b> </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-size: large;">The forum will provide helpful information for families and healthcare providers supporting persons with dementia. </span></i></div>
<i></i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday, January 15, 2013 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: medium;">
2:00 to 3:30 p.m. <br />
Langs Community Health Centre <br />
1145 Concession Rd., Cambridge <br />
</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Calibri; font-size: medium;">To register, call <br />
Alzheimer Society of Cambridge <br />
519-650-1628 </span><br /></span><br /></td>
<td height="89" valign="TOP" width="50%">
<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday, January 15, 2013 <br />
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. <br />
Holiday Inn <br />
30 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener <br />
</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Calibri; font-size: medium;">To register, call, <br />
Alzheimer Society of Kitchener-Waterloo <br />
519-742-1422 </span><br /></span><br /></td>
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-67617418181996491122013-01-07T12:54:00.000-08:002013-01-07T12:54:02.639-08:00My Journey with Dementia - A Personal Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">By Mary McKinlay</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">In 2006, I went to our family
doctor after not remembering how to put my dentures back in my mouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told him about the confusion I had been
experiencing for several years, and that it was getting worse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a CAT scan and testing, I was informed I
had Alzheimer’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was started
immediately on Aricept, and several months later the drug Memantine was
added.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The combination of these two
drugs is letting me live an almost normal life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">My husband Jim and I spent hours
researching on our computers to learn all we could about the disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found a chat room online where I was able
to chat to others on this same journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I found out that indeed I probably had many good years ahead of me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">I started keeping an online
journal so I could share with my family and friends on how I was doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My website, located at <a href="http://www.jim-mary.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.jim-mary.com</span></a>, is now full of lots of
helpful information as well as my journal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have between three and five thousand visitors to my website each
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully they are getting some
help there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">MAREP has been instrumental in
creating a day of sharing for people with dementia and their care partners for
the last few years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I</span> have been very
fortunate to have been able to attend five of these Changing Melody forums so far and have
actually been a keynote speaker at four of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Over the past six years, Jim
and I have discovered lots of neat tricks to make our life work with my
changing brain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We now use headphones
when watching TV, so when I've had enough input to my brain I can take my
headphones off and enjoy the quiet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">I have earplugs I can use when
we find ourselves in a noisy environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And when we're with a group of family or friends, we know that sometimes
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">I can still do most of the
meal preparation, however usually use the slow cooker or microwave, and things
don't get forgotten on the stove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
use of a small food chopper solved my problem of getting my fingers in the way
of the knife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seem to now have a one
track brain, so I would concentrate on what I was cutting, and not where my
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sometimes I struggle with
having to make decisions, and in the mornings trying to decide what to wear
uses up a whole bunch of brain power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I've discovered if I hang my slacks and blouses on hangers in sets, I am
saved having to make a decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just
grab any hanger and I'm ready to go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">While chatting with folks in
the chat room, many times caregivers expressed their concerns because when they
tried to continue on with their usual activities, their loved one ended up
getting very anxious and upset, and the only way they could do these things was
to use anxiety drugs to keep them calm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We're finding that we have had to make major changes in what we do, and
can't continue doing everything we used to enjoy doing together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think people will get more enjoyment out of
life if they realize they have to adjust their thinking and their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">So my advice to you
is.....KEEP IT SIMPLE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make changes as
needed as the brain changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ENJOY EACH
DAY AS BEST YOU CAN!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">For more information about Mary, please check out her online journal <a href="http://www.jim-mary.com/" target="_blank">www.jim-mary.com</a> or you can see a video of Mary sharing her personal journey on the Alzheimer Society of Ontario's website at <a href="http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/on/We-can-help/Resources/Video-Library/Benefits-of-early-diagnosis/Mary-McKinley">http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/on/We-can-help/Resources/Video-Library/Benefits-of-early-diagnosis/Mary-McKinley</a></span></div>
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-63645565747865312612013-01-04T07:27:00.002-08:002013-01-04T07:37:49.318-08:00Living Beyond the Diagnosis of Younger Onset Dementia <br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">By Kate Swaffer ©, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Just before my 50<sup>th</sup>
birthday, I was diagnosed with a younger onset fronto temporal dementia. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Microsoft YaHei";">With no pharmacological treatment
options, and the realisation it is a terminal illness, I decided to accept it
as a disease with disabilities, rather than one leading to my demise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My neurologists and
neuropsychologists told me to “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">give up
work, give up study, and go home and live for the time I had left!</i>” I termed
this ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prescribed disengagement</b>’ and
chose to ignore it! I gave up work 12 months later as my driving license was
revoked, but r</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Microsoft YaHei";">ather
than give up everything, I developed </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Microsoft YaHei";">strategies to accommodate the
disabilities caused by the symptoms of dementia, as they appeared. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I
remained at university with the support of disability advisors and campus
counsellors to continue with two tertiary degrees, both completed post dementia
diagnosis. My roles now are as an advocate for improving dementia and aged
care, and a writer, poet and speaker.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Microsoft YaHei";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I remain actively
engaged in a world beyond dementia, and use writing and blogging not only as a
form of emotional healing, but to create my memory bank. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My blog has become the journal of my life, my thoughts
and my activities, ensuring my memories are retained, not only for my children
later on, but for me right now. Other social media like Facebook and twitter
have also become important, as they offer other social connections and photographs,
other ways to record and recollect my world. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Having
dementia does not mean you have to give up doing crazy and fun things or
blogging and living beyond the diagnosis. For some, following a diagnosis of
dementia, their whole life becomes about dementia and many forget to keep
living the other parts of their lives. It is probably the negative side effect
of the <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">‘prescribed disengagement’</span>
given out following diagnosis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Blogging and writing
has become imperative to my positive attitude, and my global community
motivates me to keep fighting against dementia. I published a poetry book
earlier this year, </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://kateswaffer.com/poems/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #0099ff;">Love, Life, Loss, A Roller Coaster of
Poetry</span></span></i></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">, available via my
blog </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://kateswaffer.com/daily-blog/"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Creating Life
with Words</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">. Recently I have
been involved in setting up two new blogs; one called </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://thedementiadialogue.wordpress.com/"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">The
Dementia Dialogue</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">, where </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">a
woman diagnosed with dementia and a carer discuss the disease, its impact on
their lives. Through this conversation, we hope to open up the doors to a
deeper understanding. The other one is called <span style="color: #244061;"><a href="http://globaldementiavoice.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #244061;">Global
Dementia Voices</span></a></span>, where people with dementia share their
stories. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I write to stay
inspired, to share my thoughts, to remind me of <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">who I really am</span>. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Microsoft YaHei";">Treating
the symptoms of dementia as disabilities, rather than managing them in ways
that constrain and hinder me are vital to my well-being, motivation, and my
ability to continue living well.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-67932636389686142132013-01-04T07:24:00.000-08:002013-01-04T07:24:20.823-08:00Personal Stories from People Living with Dementia - Part of January Alzheimer Awareness <span style="font-size: large;">Over the years, MAREP has been very fortunate to have met people who inspire the work that we do at MAREP and who challenge us to find innovative ways to help support those living with dementia in making a difference not only for themselves but for others who are living with and/or affected by dementia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As part of January Alzheimer Awareness month, we thought we would feature on our blog some inspirational stories - personal stories submitted by our partners living with dementia throughout the course of the month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will find that each person's journey and experience living with dementia is very different as we are all unique individuals, yet you will also note some similarities. We hope that by reading these stories, you will be able to gain a better understanding of what it is like living with dementia and how all of us - those living without or with dementia - can <strong>partner</strong> <strong>together</strong> to ensure that people living with dementia can lead a very fulfilling and meaningful life!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">I love tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I come from and am part of a family of traditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Growing up, holidays were always<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a time of making the same yummy recipes,
putting up the same Christmas tree, visiting the same people, telling the same
funny stories, and putting up the same homemade Christmas stockings for Santa
to fill.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">As I grew older, I took with me many of these
traditions and eventually introduced them to my own family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my favourite tradition is decorating
our Christmas tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eight years ago,
when we celebrated our first family Christmas together, we began the tradition
of going to a local tree farm to buy our Christmas tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">N</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">ow remember, global warming had not affected the
weather as much, so we had something called “snow.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tradition began at the house with the
pulling on of big coats, boots, hats, mitts and snow pants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You always hoped you didn't have to go to the
washroom!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our two dogs, Leo and Riley,
also had a special outfit for the event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Both dogs had their sweaters and Christmas bells put on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We laughed as they began their dance trying to
get the bells off of their legs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">We all piled into the van and the Christmas sing-song
began.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tree farm was fairly close so
in no time we arrived to a very busy scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>People, trees, dogs and snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What a wonderful, chaotic place!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We quickly filed out of the van and rushed to the opening of the
farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where I would put Brianna
into the sleigh we had brought and began to “mush.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the dogs prancing beside us, we began to
inspect the many trees until finding the perfect one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At a young age, I always encouraged Brianna
to be independent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With my assistance, she
would lay down on the cold snow and begin to saw the tree trunk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Down it would come with a collective
“yeahhhh” from all of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We always
liked to count the rings on the tree to know how old it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some reason, this was important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">The tree would then be moved onto the sled to be
towed back to the point of entry so we could pay for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always loved that walk back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cold, the snow falling softly, the sounds
of the dogs bells, and the excited chatter of my family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt at peace.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">Once we arrived back, we would proceed into the small
building to have hot apple cider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How
wonderful it tasted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brianna would then
walk through the isles of Christmas decorations and pick out the one she would
like to take home with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every year,
Brianna still picks out one Christmas ornament to adorn the tree.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">The tree would then be strapped to the roof of the
van, and we would all pile back into it and head for home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the roof, it would be moved into the
garage for a day so it had time to fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">Once it is time to decorate the tree, family members
take on specific roles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dawn, is the
individual who hands out the tree ornaments to Brianna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also has the very important job of
ensuring the tree is straight and if not, to coordinate the efforts to make it
so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some reason, our tree always
seems to have a bit of a tilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brianna
is the “hanger.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is her role to take
the ornaments from Dawn and then find a special place on the tree for each and
everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dawn usually helps out with
instructions from the couch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My role
starts at the very beginning and goes to the end of the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It begins by taking out all of the boxes from
storage and moving them into the family room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then, from the garage, I take the Christmas tree into the house and put
it into the tree stand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next, I put a
string of lights around the tree and make sure it looks even.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then my girls join me and the decorating
begins.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">During
the time in my life when I travelled around the world for work, I collected
Christmas ornaments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the years, I
have accumulated some really beautiful and unique ornaments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our family tradition is for me to is take
each of these ornaments, prior to the their positioning on the tree, and to
provide the history of the ornament.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
comes with the where and when I obtained these special treasures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each year, bulbs from South Africa, Mexico,
England, The Netherlands, Ireland, Texas and Bethlehem are dusted off and
placed in their spot of honour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">The other special bag that is brought out from its
box is that containing Brianna's homemade ornaments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all laugh and smile as we pick up each
ornament and Dawn reminisces of the stories behind the little gems.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">The final, most important moment is shared with
Brianna and myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the adorning
of the tree with the Christmas angel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When Brianna was little, I used to lift her up and she would place it on
the top of the tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, now that she
is 18, I just stand beside her as she does her work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And of course, a picture is taken of the
yearly event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">Today, the three of us enjoyed this special day of
Christmas tree decorating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, for the last three years we no longer venture to the tree
farm but rather buy a pre-cut tree from a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">Today's event was a bit different as we added a new
element to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the first time, we
video taped it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without saying it, we
sensed the importance of capturing this beautiful moment this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are keenly aware that we do not know what Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) will bring over the next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
fact this year, a few variations had to take place to work around FTD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brianna took over my role of ensuring that
the tree was straight and properly secured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My sense of frustration was high and I found it hard to tighten the tree
holder bolts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, there were fewer decorations
on the tree this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so easy to
be over stimulated that less is always better - even on the Christmas tree.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Architect","sans-serif";">I must say a bit of a sense of relief has come to
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter what life brings to me, I
know<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my stories of the Christmas ornaments
will be passed down through generations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The important tradition of the tree decorating will continue - no matter
what.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-83831071352362022242012-12-14T10:52:00.000-08:002012-12-14T10:52:12.010-08:0012 Days of Health and Wellbeing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">As the holiday season approaches, the
University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
understands that a busy lifestyle and the added demands of the season
can put stress on our mind and bodies. Our gifts to you: a reminder to
take some time to take care of yourself, and some friendly tips on how
to protect and nurture the ultimate gift: your health. </span><br />
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<a href="http://ahs.uwaterloo.ca/12days/" target="_blank">Watch the videos: 12 Days of Health and Wellbeing</a><br />
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In the Day #4 video, the Director of MAREP, Dr. Sherry Dupuis, suggests ways that you can help make the holiday season more enjoyable and comfortable for older adults in your family.<br />
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<b>Happy Holidays!</b><br />
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<br />MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-44691345528698523552012-11-28T12:16:00.000-08:002012-11-28T12:16:45.664-08:00Considerations for the Holidays for Families of Persons with Dementia<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<li><b>Take your time. </b>Synchronize your pace to that of your family member with dementia. The holiday season is about enjoying quality time with family and friends, and excessive entertaining activities can be overwhelming.</li>
<li><b>Plan one activity at a time. </b>Multitasking can lead to frustration.</li>
<li><b>Understand if your family member doesn’t seem to appreciate the efforts of preparing an elaborate dinner.</b> They may be happy to just be in your company and get anxious with all of the activity and fuss involved in meal preparation. On the other hand, they might really enjoy helping with the preparations for the holiday meal.</li>
<li><b>Consider the noise level and multiple distractions.</b> These can impact a person with dementia<br />when large groups of family or friends are gathered together and do not be offended if your family member wants to go home immediately after eating dinner.</li>
<li><b>Be considerate of the words “do you remember.”</b> Do not pressure a person to reminisce and<br />remember specifics if the memories do not easily come. Consider reflections based on phrases like “I remember when we used to go to…” or “How I enjoyed that holiday when we….”</li>
<li><b>Share photo albums of previous holiday celebrations. </b>This can assist with a relaxing form of<br />reminiscence.</li>
<li><b>Allow for a quiet space for a family member with dementia to relax.</b> They may need a brief time to rejuvenate to continue with the activities of the season.</li>
<li><b>Set priorities and a routine for the holidays in advance.</b> Decide what is most important for you and your family member with dementia and focus on those priorities.</li>
<li><b>Include the person with dementia in decisionmaking and priority setting around the holiday plans.</b> Listen--really <i>listen</i>--to their preferences and hopes for the holidays.</li>
<li><b>Have fun!</b></li>
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-48386214561006860862012-11-22T10:45:00.000-08:002012-11-22T10:45:20.209-08:00University of Waterloo's youngest financial donor continues to support MAREP<br />
In 2008, Boaz Van Veen was four years old. His parents told him about the efforts of the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP), and he knew immediately that he would give his savings–$170–to support the project founded by his much-loved and admired family friend, "Grampa Ken."<br />
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Now, at the age of 8 years old, Boaz knows that the money he earns in various ways–through garage sales, birthday gifts, even contributions from the tooth fairy–can be used for something special, something much bigger than himself.<br />
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In the Fall of this year, Boaz raised $295 and donated all of his savings to MAREP again during a special lunch with University of Waterloo President, Feridun Hamdullahpur (October, 2012).</div>
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Boaz, the University of Waterloo’s youngest donor, presented his second gift to MAREP during a special lunch with University of Waterloo President, Feridun Hamdullahpur in October 2012.</div>
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Attending the special lunch was also Boaz’s parents (Gael and David Van Veen), MAREP’s founder Ken Murray and his wife Marilyn, and Associate Director of Research, MAREP–Lisa Loiselle.</div>
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-33422605266064646032012-11-07T06:59:00.002-08:002012-11-22T10:46:08.036-08:00New website launches to assist those with dementia and their families <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WATERLOO,
Ont. (Wednesday, November 7, 2012) – A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a
related dementia leaves both the person with the illness and their family
members with many unanswered questions.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Researchers
at the University of Waterloo and McMaster University are leading a project
that has resulted in the creation of a new web-based resource that provides valuable
information that will help navigate the journey of living with dementia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Launching
today, the Living with Dementia website (www.livingwithdementia.uwaterloo.ca)
was designed to provide persons newly diagnosed with dementia and those who
care for them with the information and resources needed to live well with an
illness causing dementia. This new research-based website, available in both
English and French, was created in collaboration with persons living with
dementia and their family members and care providers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“I
would have been ecstatic to have walked away from my doctor’s office with this
information; something that would allow me to be proactive and give me a sense
of direction, instead of sitting in my car crying and feeling hopeless,” said
Brenda Hounam, who was diagnosed with dementia 10 years ago. “This website is a
lifeline. It is a place to get safe, hopeful information.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
website covers a wide range of information with topics identified by those
living with dementia, including answers to questions surrounding health care,
how to continue living well with dementia, how to ensure they are receiving the
right care and support to meet their needs, and how to begin the process of
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“Persons
with dementia and their families can continue to live well and have meaningful
lives when they have the information and resources available to support them in
doing that.” said Sherry Dupuis, co-investigator and Director of the Murray
Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP) at the University of Waterloo.
“What makes this resource unique is that it was developed specifically by
persons with dementia and their care partners working actively with our
extensive team of researchers, educators, health professionals, pharmacists,
and family health team representatives. This ensures it is relevant and easily
accessible to persons and families diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or
another related dementia.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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McAiney, co-investigator, and associate professor in the Department of
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University adds
that this resource will be a valuable tool for professional health care
providers and community organizations supporting those whose lives are touched
by dementia. "This project will
help physicians, pharmacists, Alzheimer Societies and others find ways to
integrate the Living With Dementia resource into their everyday practice so it
can be shared with those living with dementia and their family members,” she
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
Kenneth G. Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP) is a unit of
the Schlegel-UW Research Institute of Aging. Based in the Faculty of Applied
Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, MAREP is an innovative program
that adopts an authentic partnership approach and integrates research and
educational activities in an effort to improve dementia care practices in
Canada and beyond. Its goal is to enhance the ability of all involved in
dementia care, including persons with dementia, their family partners in care,
and professional care partners, to respond to the needs of persons with
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and ultimately improve the quality of
life of all those experiencing dementia. For more information about MAREP,
visit www.marep.uwaterloo.ca.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In
just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of
Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive
universities with 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and
graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary
co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and
encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In
the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for
Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create
solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information
about Waterloo, please visit </span><a href="http://www.uwaterloo.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.uwaterloo.ca</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.0pt;">.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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in the world, is renowned for its innovation in both learning and discovery. It
has a student population of 23,000, and more than 156,000 alumni in 140
countries.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Lisa
Loiselle, Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP),
519-888-4567, ext. 35040 or </span><a href="mailto:loiselle@uwaterloo.ca"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">loiselle@uwaterloo.ca</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Veronica
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-17677131479473948812012-10-22T09:11:00.002-07:002012-10-22T09:11:13.335-07:00Visiting with Chris Wynn - Celebrated Film Maker and Family Partner Care<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On Wednesday October 17, 2012, Chris Wynn, creator of the documentary "</span><a href="http://www.forgetfulnotforgotten.com/the-film/about-the-film" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Forgetful Not Forgotten</em></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">" came to visit MAREP (inset picture - Chris and Lisa Loiselle).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Chris works as a freelance editor on short documentaries, public service announcements, and music videos. Forgetful Not Forgotten was his first feature documentary. Chris documented his father (John Wynn) and his family's journey with dementia from early in the illness to John’s final days living with Alzheimer's disease.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As described on the "Forgetful Not Forgotten" website (<a href="http://www.forgetfulnotforgotten.com/)">www.forgetfulnotforgotten.com/)</a>, the film presents "an honest, moving, and at times heartbreaking film, <em>Forgetful Not Forgotten</em> weaves past and present to both celebrate the man who was and mourn his painfully slow and steady disappearance."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">MAREP was pleased to host Chris for the afternoon as he came down to visit with the local <strong>Young Carer's Group</strong>. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the fall of 2009, a small group of alumni from Leadership Waterloo Region came to understand the plight of young </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">carers as an issue that needed to be addressed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The group connected with one of only three operating young carer programs in Canada — the Young Carers Initiative of Niagara — and educated themselves with an eye to motivating local community agencies to join in searching for practical solutions. This effort has led to the development of the Young Carers Project of Waterloo-Wellington, comprising representatives from seven community organizations as well as former young carers </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">with a vested interest in supporting other young carers in the community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Young Carers Project of Waterloo-Wellington, in partnership with MAREP, has received funding from the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Homewood Foundation for a joint research/knowledge translation project to:</span><br />
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-16886589304814393032012-10-19T08:26:00.004-07:002012-11-22T10:50:30.308-08:00"Living and Celebrating Life Through Leisure" Research and By Us For Us GuideAt the Activity Professionals of Ontario (APO) 2012 <a href="http://www.activitypro.ca/drupal/convention" target="_blank">Annual Convention in London</a> (October 17-19), members of the Living Life Through Leisure (L3) team, Jessica Luh Kim from MAREP and Karen Megson-Dowling from Sunnybrook Hospital, shared with attendees the research that the team has been engaged in since 2008/2009. <br />
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The L3 team is composed of a group of diverse stakeholders including persons living with dementia, family partners in care, professionals working in the dementia care or recreation field, and researchers, to critically examine how we understand leisure within the dementia context and to create an alternative understanding that would be rooted in the perspectives of persons living with dementia (the "real" experts).<br />
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Attendees, mainly Activation and Recreation Professionals working in the community (e.g., day programs, hospitals, retirement homes) and long-term care sector, learned that for many people living with dementia, leisure was a space to experience life despite a diagnosis of dementia. In fact, people with dementia prefer professionals to stop focusing on the illness and/or disability, but instead support them in living and celebrating life to the fullest through leisure. <br />
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<li>and have fun!</li>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQFyobwsRm8ZukZt2Wrs0WmhojRxJ_K7rTrnmq6nU0eHc7QDhz7JIBWQ4fbqs1y4FEtBnH2Yb0m_UJlwcYgaeXIVOkYjLrLikgDMdG43gAmrBceJBeTL-u2H_WvR5roNM7fIB2rQebYeA/s1600/Al+Powers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQFyobwsRm8ZukZt2Wrs0WmhojRxJ_K7rTrnmq6nU0eHc7QDhz7JIBWQ4fbqs1y4FEtBnH2Yb0m_UJlwcYgaeXIVOkYjLrLikgDMdG43gAmrBceJBeTL-u2H_WvR5roNM7fIB2rQebYeA/s1600/Al+Powers.jpg" /></a>In a recent presentation by<a href="http://www.alpower.net/pages/edenbiography.htm" target="_blank"> Dr. Allen Power</a>, M.D. (inset) at the <a href="http://www.alzheimer.guelph.org/downloads/AIA%202012_V3.pdf" target="_blank">Allies in Aging Conference</a> (October 18th, 2012) in Kitchener, Ontario, Dr. Power, an Eden Alternative Educator and the author of "Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care", discussed how these 7 leisure experiences were very similar to <a href="http://www.edenalt.org/" target="_blank">The Eden Alternative's</a> seven Domains of <a href="http://www.edenalt.org/how-we-serve/spreading-the-word" target="_blank">Well-Being</a> which include: <br />
<ul>
<li>identity</li>
<li>growth</li>
<li>autonomy</li>
<li>security</li>
<li>connectedness</li>
<li>meaning </li>
<li>joy</li>
</ul>
Attendees at both conferences, APO and Allies in Aging, were challenged to move away from the biomedical approach to dementia and to shift towards a new culture of care where meaningful experiences and well-being are at the forefront of care.<br />
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For more information about the By Us For Us Guide - "Living and Celebrating Life Through Leisure", please visit the MAREP website at <a href="http://www.marep.uwaterloo.ca/">www.marep.uwaterloo.ca</a> (under educational tools).<br />
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MAREPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299654061668348192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927481366041094751.post-37822912087214825562012-10-19T07:41:00.000-07:002012-11-22T10:51:29.440-08:00MAREP and PiDC Researchers at the Canadian Association of Gerontology<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: none;">
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Vancouver, BC o</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">n Friday October 19th, from 3-4:30 pm PiDC team members will
collaborate on a session entitled<a href="http://cag.conference-services.net/programme.asp?conferenceID=3054&action=prog_list&session=24079" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;"> <b>The Partnership in Dementia Care Alliance </b></span></a>. During
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<span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #212120; direction: ltr; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; language: x-none; unicode-bidi: embed;"></span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Dr. Sherry Dupuis </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">will give a paper co-authored with Dr. Lisa Meschino,
entitled</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><b> Supporting Inclusiveness in Culture Change at Bloomington Cove
Specialty Care</b> <b><a href="http://cag.conference-services.net/reports/template/onetextabstract.xml?xsl=template/onetextabstract.xsl&conferenceID=3054&abstractID=657615" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">(Abstract here).</span></a> </b> The paper will discuss the work to date
at Bloomington Cove where the CCC has worked to foster inclusiveness and has
begun work on analyzing the data collected during the </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Discovery </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Phase of the Appreciative Inquiry process.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Dr. Jenny Ploeg </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">will give a paper co-authored with Jessica Luh Kim entitled
</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>The Culture Change Coalition at Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
<a href="http://cag.conference-services.net/reports/template/onetextabstract.xml?xsl=template/onetextabstract.xsl&conferenceID=3054&abstractID=657622" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">(Abstract here)</span></a>.</b> In it, Dr. Ploeg discuss the work to date
at the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care in Markham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Ploeg will discuss how the Yee Hong CCC,
which serves a primarily Chinese and South Asian<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>population, incorporates an understanding of
specific cultural traditions in their approach to Culture Change in the
</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Dawning</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> phase of the Appreciative Inquiry process.</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Jennifer Carson </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">will give a paper co-authored with Dr. Carrie McAiney entitled
</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Building on an Organization-Wide Culture Change Initiative: The
Experience at the Village of Wentworth Heights <a href="http://cag.conference-services.net/reports/template/onetextabstract.xml?xsl=template/onetextabstract.xsl&conferenceID=3054&abstractID=657626" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">(Abstract here)</span></a>. </b>In it, Jennifer will<b> </b>discuss the
unique process of culture change at The Village of Wentworth Heights and talk
about her findings and experiences in facilitating an organization-wide culture
change process and share the experiences of a PiDC site working in the
</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Deliver </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">or </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Destiny </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">phase.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Dr. Lorna De Witt </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">will give a paper co-authored by Jennifer Gillies entitled
</span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Collaborative Relationships in a Community Care Partnership <a href="http://cag.conference-services.net/reports/template/onetextabstract.xml?xsl=template/onetextabstract.xsl&conferenceID=3054&abstractID=657619" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">(Abstract here</span></a>). </b>In it, she will share PiDC experiences
in the creation of the </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Dawning </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">phase of Appreciative Inquiry and talk about how this phase, new to
the traditional Appreciative Inquiry process, helps CCC’s foster authentic
relationships and sets the stage for the subsequent four stages: </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Discovery; Dream; Design; </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">and </span><span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Deliver.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Dr. Elaine Wiersma</b>'s paper entitled <a href="http://cag.conference-services.net/reports/template/onetextabstract.xml?xsl=template/onetextabstract.xsl&conferenceID=3054&abstractID=670183" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">"<b>Taking a Social-Ecological Approach to Self-Management for
People Living with Dementia</b>"</span></a> taking place on Friday, October 19th at
8am.<b> </b></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Colleen Whyte's</b> paper entitled <a href="http://cag.conference-services.net/reports/template/onetextabstract.xml?xsl=template/onetextabstract.xsl&conferenceID=3054&abstractID=658154" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">"<b>Exploring Tensions between Policy, Practice and Lived
Experience in Long-Term Care</b>" </span></a> taking place on Friday October 19th at
8am.<b> </b></span><br />
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<span lang="en-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; language: en-CA; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: en-CA; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Other Activities: </b>On Friday October 19th, MAREP's Dr. Sherry
Dupuis will facilitate a conversation entitled "Advancign Culture Change in
Canada" This is hosted by the <a href="http://www.the-ria.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">Research Institute for Aging</span></a>. Dr. Josie d'Avernas of the
RIA, Doctoral Candidate Jennifer Carson of UWaterloo and <a href="http://schlegelvillages.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">Schlegel Villages</span></a> and Dr.
Peter Reid of the <a href="http://www.pioneernetwork.net/CultureChange/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5e9b51;">Pioneer Network</span></a> will give short presentations. The goal of
this Special Interest Group is to contribute to dialogue intended to outline
strategies to nurther the growing Canadian Culture Change Movement. </span></div>
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