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Advocate, volunteer, and poet, LOIS LONG talks about respect being a "key element" in our relationships with caregivers, persons with dementia and people in general in her final appearance on our show. She shares with us her poem titled 'Worthy of Respect' at [1:30]. October 19, 2023
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What better way to combat the feeling of isolation - something that hits all too close to home for those caring for persons with dementia - than by tapping into your five senses (touch, taste, sight, smell and hearing). Advocate/volunteer LOIS LONG tells us how to do just that, and also shares an original, related poem she calls 'Blown Glass'. September 1, 2023
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Caregivers and persons with dementia are encouraged to attend Daniel Boone Regional Library's monthly 'Memory Cafe' event "to do things that stimulate memory and engage them in an activity." They also have something called 'Memory Care Kits' available for check-out. Advocate, volunteer and today's guest, LOIS LONG, has details. Lois shares her original poem titled 'Steps' at [2:17]. July 20, 2023
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"I think it's more or less working with other family members or friends...an observer that can say, 'this is more serious; you need to get a medical evaluation.'" -- LOIS LONG, advocate/volunteer for persons with dementia, on how best to spot someone who may be in the early stages of Alzheimer's June 9, 2023
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MU professor of radiology AI-LING LIN is looking for healthy people, aged 45-65, to participate in a research study that hopes to answer the question: "will sirolimus treatment improve MRI measures of brain function in individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease." Also, LOIS LONG introduces us the Missouri Haiku Project, happening in conjunction with the Unbound Book Festival next weekend in Columbia! (4:40) April 14, 2023
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"There comes a time when a decision has to be made whether a person needs long-term care, to be in a nursing home - and the doctor is involved, and the caregiver is involved - but the significant thing about caregivers is that many times these are people 70 and 80 years old who have promised a spouse, you know, "you can stay at home, I'll take care of you"; and when that becomes impossible, I think it's important that caregivers know that they are able to have the support of an organization like Aging Best." -- LOIS LONG, advocate/volunteer March 3, 2023
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There are a number of local resources available for a caregiver of someone with dementia/Alzheimer's, and advocate/volunteer LOIS LONG is here with that information! Lois also shares with us an original poem titled 'Pepper Chain' (no relation) at [4:21]. January 9, 2023
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The changing weather means the option to go outside and experience nature is becoming less and less of an option for those with dementia who rely on caregivers for day-to-day activities. Advocate/volunteer LOIS LONG has written a poem titled 'Looking Out My Window' with the hope that it brings a little bit of the outdoors indoors. October 28, 2022
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The life of a caregiver, especially one who's looking after someone with Alzheimer's or dementia, can be a seesaw at times. Advocate/volunteer LOIS LONG says it's that idea of living with ups and downs that inspired her to write a poem she calls - appropriately enough - 'Seesaw', and includes the line: "when frustrations become disabling, I'm reminded of how I am abled." Lois tells us how to find a support group in your area. July 15, 2022
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"It has wasted away. It is not there, so it cannot function." LOIS LONG, advocate/volunteer for persons with dementia, shows us what the brain looks like of someone who had Alzheimer's disease. April 14, 2022