53. A Delightful Derby Day for Dementia

05/08/24 • 30 min

Sue Duffield, producer of the Aging Angst and Alleuias Podcast as well as newly appointed board member of the Veranda Ministries, takes her frivolity on-location broadcasting to one of the biggest days on the Veranda Calendar - Derby Day! Imagine staff and volunteers using wheeled walkers with inflated horses' heads attached, racing on the parking lot, creating howling applause and laughter by all attendees, especially those with dementia! This was a day filled with hee-haw-like joy, and this episode just gives a small glimpse into the world of dementia and the desperate need for those with cognitive impairment to have a day to be normal. As Barbara, one of the precious clients of the Veranda, says at the very end, "It's good for my brain. I love coming here."

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52. The Keeper of Their Stories

Host Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly is definitely “The Keeper of Their Stories”. This realm and reality of her clients and the family of caregivers with dementia, enhances the dignity of physical hygiene and bathing to the understanding of routine. Dementia care is never an excuse for mistreatment or disrespect.

Mary Anne is also a clinician on the road, taking her workshops and speaking to places like Lipscomb University, Welch College and also the Timesavers’ Proactive Aging Event at Southern Kentucky University’s WCPL Memory Café. Mary Anne’s visionary force of encouraging “on-the-road” facilitating has her experiencing many young people’s interest in relationship based care and the value of education and training in the ProActive aging field.

Coming soon is a brand new video featuring the stories and people behind those stories from the Veranda Ministries. For more information get on www.verandaministries.org

Other resources worth visiting: www.dementiaminds.org and www.sokyhappenings.com/2024/03/timesavers-announces-proactive-aging-series-event/

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54. End-of-Life Care & Compassion with Anna Marie Adams

An exceptional and informative episode with guest, Anna Marie Adams (Certified End-of-Life Doula and founder of the International Doula Life Movement) will encourage all caregivers to realize the value of the extensive care a doula can bring to every member of a family. Host Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly and Anna understand the impact of helping thousands of families during their most critical times when dementia and death happens with their loved ones.

Questions answered during this episode are: What does it mean to be an End-of-Life doula? What are some of the ways to work through obstacles of helping families and their communities? And what are the top three important characteristics of relationship-based care when it comes to end-of-life?

Anna's goal is to ensure that every person in her care receives the comfort, dignity, and respect they deserve during this most sacred transition called death.

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