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Why Wally and Pat Cox are giving to Reimagining Dementia
Hello. My name is Wally. I am a member of the Reimagining Dementia Coalition and living my life with meaning after a diagnosis of dementia. I was diagnosed at age 62 and today I am an advocate for myself and others living with this condition. I want to share how Reimagining Dementia and the opportunity to work with so many other leaders has transformed my experience of living with dementia and ask you to join me in giving to the Coalition so that together we can transform the lives of many others.
With a condition like dementia, knowledge about the disease process is not enough. Both the care partner and the person with the condition need connection and community to sustain them through the good and bad days. Reimagining dementia offers just such a thriving, inclusive and safe community. You have to step off the merry-go-round of dementia where you are surrounded by scary thoughts about death, cognitive decline and end of life care. It makes you focus on all that you can’t do anymore. Read more why Wally’s and Pat are giving to Reimagining Dementia.
Why Nancy is giving to Reimagining Dementia
Hello! I’m Nancy, one of the Steering Committee members of the Reimagining Dementia Coalition with a mission to successfully advocate for people with dementia to live their lives better for longer, to lead by example showing there is hope and it begins within each of us. Any diagnosis leaves a title that defines us, maybe even holds us captive, and because I’ve never wanted to own an Alzheimer’s condition; you’ll only hear me say, “I’ve been diagnosed with it.” My confidence chips away by such challenges as forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, misplacing thoughts and even getting lost while driving on familiar streets. Yet something wonderful happened during this time, words came to me at night that helped explain my complex emotions. I wrote them down in poetry form and by 2014 wrote my first book Blue. River. Apple. named after the test where you must remember three objects. Here are a few of my favorite lines: “Can you hear me? I have so much to tell you. I try to mask the imperfections - a dab of foundation, a blush of pink, dressed in clothes, jewelry and resolve. Daily though I have to make sense of where I am on the sliding scale of Blue. River. Apple. I want to be positive, I am productive, I am loving and beloved I am grateful, creative and alive Therefore, I am blessed with a voice to tell my inner story - Blue. River. Apple.”