by Christy Turner | May 19, 2019 | Communication
Phil Gutis and I recorded this conversation May 15, 2019, with the intention of making a new episode of The Alzheimer’s Podcast. Despite several attempts at getting rid of weird background noise, we weren’t successful. But because this topic is so important--and as...
by Christy Turner | Nov 4, 2018 | Communication, End of life
I was super excited to chat with Christine Borchert, co-founder of Evening Star End of Life Doula Services, on The Dementia Sherpa Show. The transcript below has been lightly edited for clarity. -CT Christy Turner: This is somebody who has a rather unique profession...
by Christy Turner | Apr 9, 2017 | Communication
(26 Feb 2017) Does An Explanation Matter? “Sad!” “Make America Great Again” “FAKE NEWS!” “Very dishonest!” “SO DANGEROUS!” A quick scroll of the Twitter account @realdonaldtrump (February 11-25, 2017) yielded...
by Christy Turner | May 30, 2016 | Communication
Dementia, Confabulation, Conflation, And “The Truth” Updated May 25, 2019 Think of dementia, confabulation, conflation, and the truth as ingredients in a recipe. In fact, let’s just say we’re making pasta sauce; we’ll put aside...
by Christy Turner | Apr 5, 2016 | Communication
Updated 9/16/17 <img height=”1″ width=”1″ style=”display:none” src=”https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1004673119609370&ev=PageView&noscript=1″ />Communication Isn’t...
by Christy Turner | Feb 29, 2016 | Communication
Updated July 31, 2017 Why Arguing Doesn’t Work Ever wonder why arguing doesn’t work? Short answer: because dementia. You probably already knew that much. But why? We tend to think of arguments as an emotional exchange. Things can get heated. One or both...
