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Do People with Dementia Really “Live in the Past”?

February 28, 2020 | Sonya Barsness, ChangingAging Guest Blogger

Do people with dementia really “live in the past”? Wow, this question led me down a rabbit hole. And then I thought about Alice in Wonderland and that rabbit hole. Hmm, that is so meta. In Alice in Wonderland, when Alice follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole, a common interpretation is that she […]

Dementia Friends Educate Communities One ‘Friend’ at a Time

March 1, 2017 | Meg LaPorte, ChangingAging Contributor

The genius and beauty of Dementia Friends USA is anyone can get certified by learning about what it’s like to live with dementia, and then turning that understanding into action.

The New Dementia Story: Momentia

January 1, 2014 | Marigrace Becker, ChangingAging Contributor

What is momentia? Momentia is a joyful proclamation. Momentia declares the new dementia story, a story not of fear, isolation, despair, futility and loss, but a story of hope, connection, growth, purpose and courage.

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Grateful Changemakers: ChangingAging

October 30, 2018 | ChangingAging

All of ChangingAging’s performances, all of our advocacy, all of our innovation is driven at its core by love. Love is the driving force behind combating ageism.

Neurocognitive Disorder is the New Dementia

September 7, 2017 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

A name can be a powerful thing and I still struggle with knowing the best term for the phenomenon we know as dementia. Can we come up with a name that captures both the challenges and the joys of people experiencing it?

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WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT AGING IS WRONG? Do you love TED Talks and visionary ideas? Do you enjoy live music and stimulating entertainment? The ChangingAging Tour is for you! You can help spread the word about the Tour’s two non-fiction theater performances “Disrupt Dementia” and “Aging: Life’s Most Dangerous Game.” Our target audience people of all ages […]

Dementia Rates Are Falling.

April 12, 2017 | Ashton Applewhite

It’s part of a larger trend that that New York Times has dubbed a “medical mystery of the best kind”: common diseases of aging are in retreat in the United States and some other wealthy countries.

Trust at Stake: Alzheimer’s Association’s role in FDA’s approval of Aduhelm

July 29, 2021 | Eilon Caspi, ChangingAging Guestblogger

* A reflection on STAT article: Joseph, A. (June 16, 2021). Q&A: The CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association on the approval of Aduhelm – and why critics should stop dwelling on the decision. Link: https://www.statnews.com/2021/06/16/qa-ceo-alzheimers-association-on-aduhelm/ A lot has been said and written in recent weeks about the FDA controversial approval of the drug Aduhelm and the […]