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Ian Kremer

@leadcoalition.bsky.social

Exec. Dir. at LEAD Coalition (a diverse, national coalition working to overcome #Alzheimers disease and other forms of #dementia). @WUSTL & @UMichLaw alum. Twitter: @LEAD_Coalition Mastodon: @LEAD_Coalition Instagram: @ian.kremer Threads: @lead_coalition

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IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 30, 2024 3:33pm

All we ask of those who have been spared personal experience with #dementia @morganhnichols.bsky.social #Alzheimers

Empathy:
“Let me
hold the door for you.
I may have
never walked
in your shoes,
but I can see
your soles are worn,
your strength is torn
under the weight of a story
I have never lived before.
Let me hold the door for you.
After all you’ve walked through,
It’s the least I can do.”

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 6:52pm

For every caregiver who has felt overwhelmed, inadequate and helpless: You don’t have to be perfect. Doing what you are able — the best that you are able, when you are able — is plenty. #Alzheimers #dementia #autism #mentalhealth

"To make a difference in someone's life, you don't have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care."

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 9:07pm

If we each do our little bit of good we can repair the world. #leadership #kindness #quote

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

~ Desmond Tutu

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 8:58pm

There is immense power in supporting people with #dementia #kindness-based#Alzheimers #poetry

Dear Mr. Fasano,

My mother Is 92 years young and living with dementia, which makes communication challenging. | brought your book of poetry prompts to her yesterday and she was very excited to use one to write a "poem." We worked slowly through the prompt and she said the words to me aloud Here it is below. (She was a ballet dancer in her youth, which explains some of her word choices). | don't know quite how to thank you for helping people find their voices.

AFFIRMATION

Let the days be warm.
Let the fall be long.
Let every child inside me find her shoes
and dance wildly, softly, toward this world.
I have a story I have never told:
Once, when | was small,
I looked up at the sky and saw the wind
and knew I was a dancer made of song.
I am still a dancer made of song.

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 26, 2024 2:58pm

Please share if you believe in the often symbiotic relationship between people living with #dementia #caregiving #Alzheimers #quote

"We're all just walking each other home." ~ Ram Dass

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 25, 2024 4:47pm

Our sadness comes from what people with #Alzheimers #dementia #happiness #quote

"Dementia is the condition of progressive cognitive impairment, but not a condition of complete cognitive impairment - not for a very long time, if at all. When we engage with people experiencing dementia only on the level of what they cannot do, we disable them even more. There are abilities in dementia. These are and should be recognized as strengths - skills that people can still use to enjoy daily life."

~ Judy Cornish

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 24, 2024 5:32pm

“I wish you peace. If you wish the next person peace, then one day we all have peace.” #peace #leadership #quote

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 23, 2024 5:26pm

Let's reassure all who receive care that they are not a burden, that we are shoulder to shoulder with them. #caregiving #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth

"You are not a burden. You have a burden, which by definition is too heavy to carry on your own."

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 22, 2024 3:31pm

#Music #dementia #happiness #Alzheimers #quote

"Dear Music,

Thank you for always
clearing my head,
healing my heart,
and living my sprits."

~ Lori Deschene

IKleadcoalition.bsky.socialSep 21, 2024 2:42pm

We all share responsibility to end #dementia @leadcoalition.bsky.social #Alzheimers #EndAlz #WorldAlzheimersDay

An infographic outlines some of the causes, consequences, and ways to address stigma associated with dementia.

Ian Kremer

@leadcoalition.bsky.social

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