S2 E06 - Dealing with Stress!

04/17/20 • 22 min

Unlocking the Doors of Dementia with LAUREN

In this episode, LAUREN and producer Tom discuss stress, in general but also specifically during this national/worldwide quarantine as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also check out Lauren's column in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News: Denial, deception, and disinformation.

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S2 E05 Addressing needs of all during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this episode, LAUREN is joined by Jonathan Chute, Pastor of Rolling Hills United Methodist Church in Rolling Hills Estates, CA. They discuss the needs of people during this challenging and unprecedented time. Jonathan and Lauren discuss their observations, as well as reflections, and both emphasize the need to be unusually kind at this time of grief. Good can come out of this, and both see the good in people especially in challenging times.

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Lauren interviews George Visger - S2E07

In this episode, Lauren interviews George Visger, who played in the National Football League with the San Francisco 49ers in 1980 and 1981. George's story intersects with our conversation about memory impairment, beginning when he sustained a concussion in a game against the Cowboys in 1980. He was administered numerous smelling salts during that game and never missed a play or practice. In the following 1981 Super Bowl season, George developed hydrocephalus and underwent 3 emergency ventriculoperitoneal, or VP shunt brain surgeries in 8 months. A VP shunt is a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain caused by fluid accumulation. He was given last rites and the massive hospital bills at the age of 23.
George talks about his holistic approach to getting off dementia medications, his extensive use of notebooks to document his interactions with people to make up for his short term memory loss, and other relevant topics. Not to be missed!