Go in Peace, Harriet Slivka
זכרון צדיקה ברוך
The memory of a righteous person is a blessing
Chosen Families: A Message for Pride Week
Q: What is the thing you straight professionals who work with LGBT families with dementia need to understand?
A: Expand your definition of family.
The Carob-Tree Planters: A Message for Tu Bisvhat and MLK Day
Photo: Steve Schnur, with parental permission It’s become something of an official ritual in Synagogues across the country that on Tu Bishvat, the Jewish celebration of tress and nature, children in the religious school decorate flower pots, fill them with potting...
Seivah on the Seekers of Meaning Podcast: “All human communication is guesswork”
“All human communication is guesswork…Being with people with dementia challenges our notion that we all share the same signifiers and signifieds.”
“I Love Looking into Your Voice”: Cathie Borrie’s The Long Hello
Ten years ago Lisa Genova self-published her novel Still Alice, because as recently as 2007 no establishment publisher would touch a story about a woman with early-onset dementia. Then Still Alice became a best-seller and a popular film, and actress Julianne Moore won...
A Village Wedding
A grandmother’s dementia prevents her from traveling to her granddaughter’s wedding… So, why not bring the wedding to her?