by Christy Turner | Nov 23, 2020 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
Show Notes After reporting on the FDA Advisory Committee meeting for Biogen’s phase 3 trial drug aducanumab, Phil started wrestling with two parts of himself: should the guy who believes in science prevail, or the guy living with the diagnosis? This week,...
by Christy Turner | Nov 12, 2020 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode was recorded November 9, 2020. Phil and Christy discuss President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris’s victory and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 within our community. But mostly, Phil wrestles with two parts of himself...
by Christy Turner | Aug 9, 2020 | Care Partners, Communication, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode We’ve got two top-notch guests on the show today, Alexandra Jamieson and Bob Gower. They’re co-authors of the new book, Radical Alignment: How to Have Game-Changing Conversations That Will Transform Your Business and Your Life. You...
by Christy Turner | Aug 3, 2020 | Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode is part two of my conversation with Mikaela Wilson and Spencer Coombe, co-founders of Senior Support Services of Southern Ontario and co-authors of Any Game for Any Brain. Last episode, we talked about the Canadian military’s report...
by Christy Turner | Jul 27, 2020 | Quality of Life
What’s He Talking About? “Person-man-woman-camera-TV” By now, you’ve probably heard President Trump state that he “aced” a cognitive test. He went on to explain at length one component he encountered–recalling five objects–and added...
by Christy Turner | Jul 22, 2020 | Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode I get an amazing amount of pitches from people who want to be on The Alzheimer’s Podcast or featured on the DementiaSherpa.com blog. Most of the pitches go something like this (in 6-point font, of course): Dear Christy Turner, I hope you are...
by Christy Turner | Jul 14, 2020 | Dementia Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode was recorded May 19, 2020. Phil and Christy discuss what’s happening in long-term care in the US and Canada during the pandemic and posit why it’s so abysmal. Plus, they manage to work into the conversation Michael...
by Christy Turner | Jun 28, 2020 | Care Partners, Communication, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode We’re fast-forwarding through the editing queue to bring you this episode recorded June 23, 2020. We wanted to make this episode as timely as possible for a few reasons: Phil Gutis (our Assistant Sherpa on The Alzheimer’s Podcast)...
by Christy Turner | Jun 11, 2020 | Dementia Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode was recorded April 27, 2020. Just like last week’s episode, we again talk about the value of a human life. It’s a recurring theme on The Alzheimer’s Podcast, because we believe that when others don’t see people living with a dementia...
by Christy Turner | Jun 6, 2020 | The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode was recorded April 20th, 2020. At one point, Phil refers to protesters, and who he’s talking about are the armed white people who showed up at statehouses wanting to get a haircut, go to the movies, open up the economy, that sort of...
