Improv requires performers to pay close attention to each other and be open to continual discovery. A similar external focus and curiosity can help those caring for people with dementia avoid burnout and remain more patient and connected.
"This morning, you likely heard the heartbreaking news for my friend @sheinelle_o and her family. The love of her life, her partner, the father of her kids, Uche Ojeh, lost his battle with brain cancer."
To make your motherâs doctor visit more appealing, consider framing it around her interests, like discussing knee pain or skincare, which may encourage her.
In one of the letters, Hackman joked about his declining memory, humorously noting, "I'm going down to that building out past the hot water place... maybe I'll remember once I get down there."
Arakawa was seen purchasing groceries before her untimely death due to hantavirus, raising questions about her health and caregiving role for her husband, Gene Hackman.