by Christy Turner | Oct 19, 2016 | Care Partners
Updated 9/16/17 Keeping Your Cool When It All Goes Sideways I flew out of Portland on Thursday to pick up my mom in California so we could travel together to my sister-in-law’s memorial service in Florida, scheduled for late Saturday afternoon. [Yes, the same...
by Christy Turner | Sep 11, 2016 | Care Partners
Every time I work with a person living with dementia, I bring a little piece of Kenneth with me. He taught me the importance of the right physical approach. I bring a little slice of Verna with me, who taught me people living with dementia pick up on our energy and...
by Christy Turner | Aug 21, 2016 | Care Partners
In the course of answering the question, “How do I know when it’s time for memory care?” I advise clients to write down whatever their “deal-breaker” (Incontinence? Wandering? Up all night?) is so they can refer back to it later when they’re moving forward with...
by Christy Turner | Aug 21, 2016 | Care Partners
This was originally published 8-3-2016 on Sixty+Me.com. I did my first “research” paper in 2nd grade. I chose Harriet Tubman. When I learned what one woman could accomplish against unbelievable odds, I was hooked. I devoured stories of female trailblazers, marveling...
by Christy Turner | Aug 14, 2016 | Care Partners
Updated 9/27/17 Asking Why I’ve had a life-long love affair with “Why?” Why does this thing work this way? Why does this lead to that? Why do you think that? Why do you feel that way? Why is “because we’ve always done it this way” an acceptable excuse when you keep...
by Christy Turner | Jul 25, 2016 | Care Partners
Updated July 15, 2017 In Which I Become A “Gardener” At the end of May, I decided I was going to boldly try something I’d never tried before: grow flowers. I chose dahlias because I liked the picture on the package. How hard could it be, right? Two long...
