Compassionate Love: Responding to One with a Desperate Cry (updated)

Denita Shaw
How can we help those who are in great sorrow and unable to communicate effectively or respond to their environment?  Did you know that compassionate love is one of the greatest and most powerful gifts you can share with another human being?  

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Soul Care: 3 Key Learning Points (updated)

Denita Shaw

If you could see your loved one or someone you know with Alzheimer’s disease (or other dementia) laugh, clap their hands, smile, sing or hum—have them experience some love, comfort, peace, and joy, even if only for a little while, wouldn’t you want to know how?

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9 Basic Needs of the Soul (updated)

Denita Shaw

We are a living soul that requires care. Your overall health has everything to do with your soul. So how does one care for the soul?  What are its basic needs to be healthy?  And how does a person with Alzheimer’s, other dementia, or brain disorder, who does not have the cognitive ability to effectively communicate or respond to their environment, care for their soul?

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