The Tangled Neuron

Does Loss of Memory Mean Loss of Self? A Webcast

My friend Don Moyer, who blogs about his wife Jenny's memory loss and about memory loss in general, will be one of the guests on a HealthTalk webcast Wednesday (April 9, 2008) at 4 pm Pacific time. He, Jenny and Dr. Renee Beard, a geriatric sociologist at the University of Illinois Chicago, have published a paper about the rich and meaningful lives people with memory loss lead.

You can read more about this webcast, and register to participate here.

Creativity and Memory Loss

Are people with memory loss more creative? It seems many have taken up painting, writing or playing an instrument. Donna Beveridge has taken up all three.

Donna, 65, is a retired elementary school teacher diagnosed last year with early stage probable Alzheimer’s. She lives with her partner Betsey and their two cats, Shadow and Idgy, near the coast of Maine. Her three children and their families live close by.