A Passion for Distraction
Lori La Bey talks with Allene Symons the author of Love in a Time of Caterpillars: A Memoir of Monarchs and Caregiving. She has worked as a journalist, editor, and college instructor and is the author of three previous books. She has lived in San Francisco and New York and currently makes her home in Long Beach, California.
Loving Lies – How They Work and Why They Are Important
A Passion for Distraction
Learn:
- Tips for caring for a spouse or partner with dementia.
- Ideas to distract or redirect a person living with dementia.
- Is it ok to distract yourself as a care partner on the dementia journey?
- What happens when the caregiver gets sick themselves?
- Can you plan ahead of time for workarounds to avoid getting sick yourself as a care partner?
- A Nat or a FireFly – What Do You See
- To focus on something to do and something to look forward to.
- Loving Lies – How They Work and Why They Are Important
- When and how to hire help to care for your loved one.
- How to protect a loved one’s independence and dignity.
- The Monarch Gardens- a national movement.
Do You See A Nat or a FireFly?
A Passion for Distraction
Contact Allene Symons
Website AlleneSymons.com
Facebook @allenesymons
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LinkedIn @allenesymons
A Passion for Distraction
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