“Live Life with Urgency, Instead of Emergency.”- Guest: Robyn Moore

12/14/23 • 27 min

Robyn Moore, an Alzheimer's champion and Australia's most in-demand speaker, joins Dana’s podcast in a thoughtful and lively conversation today, giving insights and perspectives of her own caregiving experiences, and also discussing the appropriate balance of humor and compassion in caring for those living with dementia and their families and caregivers. Robyn emphasizes “savoring the precious seconds of life,” and listeners will instantly appreciate Robyn’s refreshing sense of humor, authentic Australian style, motivational wisdom, and her limitless amount of caring and compassion. Discover Robyn’s replacement term of “caregiver” to “promise keeper” and be enlightened by the power of her words.

Do you have a question for Dana? Email her directly at [email protected] or visit www.thememorywhisperer.com for additional resources.

The Memory Whisperer podcast is written and produced by Dana Territo, with help from audio editor Blake Langlinais. Additional production support from Ryan Martz and Julia Weaver. Special Thanks to Michael Andrews, a person with dementia, and Innovations in Dementia, CIC for our flute music. Graphics by Xdesign.

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12/14/23 • 27 min

The Memory Whisperer - “Live Life with Urgency, Instead of Emergency.”- Guest: Robyn Moore

Transcript

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It started with Peggy, someone with Alzheimer's who never knew my name and who I companion at her nursing home residence for twenty two years. Her influence in my life and the values I received from growing up with grandparents living in our home are the guiding forces in my love and advocacy for the Alzheimer's population. I am a newspaper columnist for The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the author of What My Grandchildren Taught Me Abo

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