Musings by People with Dementia's blog

Too much Help Teaches People with Dementia Helplessness

Too much help teaches people with dementia learned helplessness. We don't need to learn helplessness; we need to fight it every fraction of an inch along the way.

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ABC Person of the Week: Coach Pat Summitt Inspires Dementia Community

ABC Good Morning America's Robin Roberts pays tribute to coach Pat Summitt. Coach Summitt, diagnosed with dementia last year, is the "winning-est" coach in college sports history.

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Congressman Moore's Alzheimer's has him Campaigning Again - This Time, for Alzheimer's Awareness

Former Congressman Dennis Moore of Kansas, and his wife Stephanie, sit down in an exclusive interview with 41 Action News' Elizabeth Alex. Watch as they move forward, discussing the diagnosis and the journey that lies ahead.

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How's Glenn Campbell's Fight with Alzheimer's Going?

Music legend Glen Campbell opens up regarding his fight with Alzheimer's in this heartfelt interview. It is now over a year since his dementia diagnosis. Listen as the voice behind over 60 albums and nine #1 melodies shares reflections, wisdom and vibrancy.

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Please Don't Let the Forgetter be Forgotten!

BY NORM MAC

If I had a £, no sorry, if I had a penny for every time I had said “Err Sorry I Forgot” in the last four years I would be a very rich man !!! If I say it once I must say it a thousand times a day!! I am sure you wonderful carer`s out there can understand what I am saying as it must drive you up the wall hearing it as well!

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Glenn Campbell on His New Album & Alzheimer's

Glenn Campbell's shared his dementia diagnosis with the world a few months back. Now he is releasing a new album, "Ghost on the Canvas." Watch him share his musings, feelings and some beautiful clips.

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Police Chief Spencer Johansen Faces Alzheimer's and God

Spencer Johansen candidly explains the struggles he went through when he was first diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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Sharing My Dementia with My Grandchildren

Libby, who has Alzheimer's disease, shares her insights and experience in discussing the diagnosis with her grandson.

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Doc with Dementia Has Much to Say On the Occasion of the Death of Jack Kevorkian (Dr. Death)

Richard Taylor, Ph.D., has been living with the symptoms of dementia for over seven years. The following article is from his newsletter, Alzheimer's from the Inside Out.

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