07 Apr Dementia: The Joy of Living an Improvisational Life
When adults, especially those with cognitive limitations, “babble,” it can be very difficult to see or hear them as offers to create with. Mostly, their sounds get interpreted (“Mom is crying, so she must mean she is in pain”), or reacted to with anger, frustration and/or great sadness. Rarely are they the source of improvising a conversation or a scene together.
What would it mean to bring this new way of being and seeing to our relationships?
This is a question raised in “Dementia: the Joy of Living an Improvisational Life”, a recent post on “Changing Aging with Dr. Bill Thomas.” It’s written by Mary Fridley and Susan Massad, two dear friends of mine who I’m proud to say are long time faculty members and builders of my Institute. Please read and share!
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