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Amanda’s Comfort Quilt, A Fidget Quilt for DementiaMaking a child-like activity quilt for my...
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September 4, 2021
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from Bayou Quilts
Dementia is something that almost all of us have some personal experience. This video is about Bournmouth University's trial using Tai Chi with dementia sufferers and their carers. Preliminary results find fewer falls among patients who participated. An added benefit is that both patients and carers enjoyed the process. I still love Tai Chi, although I rarely practice any more, but given this impetus, I may return to a daily practice. Well, I'll think about it anyway.
Stitching. 25 Million Stitches --The first thing I stitched on the second panel was the quote, then I began filling in ... read more
Stitching. 25 Million Stitches --The first thing I stitched on the second panel was the quote, then I began filling in ... read more
November 7, 2019
A Fidget Quilt for my Mom
from Kim Hanson Quilts
I’ve heard about the benefits that fidget quilts or touch quilts offer to dementia/Alzheimer’s patients. In late summer, I got to see the results first hand.
My 86 year old mom was hospitalized in August of this year. Besides having several debilitating health issues, she also exhibited symptoms of dementia. In the past four years, she was often in a mental fog, had dreadful hallucinations of bugs flying around her head and was scared to leave her home. (The one true blessing, though, is that she never forgot any of her kids’ or grandkids’ names.)
I pulled ...
read moreA Fidget Quilt for my Mom
from Kim Hanson Quilts
I’ve heard about the benefits that fidget quilts or touch quilts offer to dementia/Alzheimer’s patients. In late summer, I got to see the results first hand.
My 86 year old mom was hospitalized in August of this year. Besides having several debilitating health issues, she also exhibited symptoms of dementia. In the past four years, she was often in a mental fog, had dreadful hallucinations of bugs flying around her head and was scared to leave her home. (The one true blessing, though, is that she never forgot any of her kids’ or grandkids’ names.)
I pulled ...
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