<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I've been lurking quietly on the list for a while now, but feel compelled to speak on this topic, since my father suffers from dementia.<br><br></div>Please tread cautiously - dementia is not a single monolithic condition, but rather ranges from somewhat mild forgetfulness to delusional states for some, and near-catatonic states for others. It encompasses Altzheimers and a variety of other diagnoses.<br>
<br></div>I would suggest that OST could be highly useful for dementia *caregivers* and that those folks, rather than the dementia sufferers, should be the focus.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Elisabeth Tepper Kofod <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elitepperk@gmail.com" target="_blank">elitepperk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;color:#003300">Dear Doug... what a wonderful title!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;color:#003300">
I have been revolving around the idea of opening space for families and our issues.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;color:#003300">With love</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;color:#003300">
Elisabeth</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:39 AM, doug <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ost@footprintsinthewind.com" target="_blank">ost@footprintsinthewind.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Friends--<br>
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Have been thinking that a population OST could serve in a major good way is among people who have dementia. How?<br>
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Perhaps we have a mixed group of people with dementia living in a congregate housing setting and teenagers. We gather them in a circle and do the normal things. The teenagers could help the oldsters remember the instructions and post topics. The title could be “Issues and Opportunities with Growing Younger Every Day.”<br>
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How, if at all, would you change the normal format of OST for this group? What other mixture of people would you invite? What other titles?<br>
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Perhaps we could get family members to gather with them around the topic “Issues and Opportunities to Still Be Family” or “Meet Me Here Today.”<br>
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I wonder.... I invite you to wonder with me....<br>
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