Mandy Brown 

Much of Alzheimer’s care is organised around decline. What someone can no longer remember, no longer follow, no longer recognise. While this framing is understandable, it can quietly narrow our attention. When we expect loss, we may stop noticing response. During the healing study, it became increasingly clear that cognitive impairment did not equate to an absence of responsiveness. Even when memory, orientation, or language were severely affected, participants continued to r

A waking interactive mediation. "What is it that people are seeking?" My own mind fills in the answers or suggestions. Love, an easy life, a better life, better feelings about their life or situation. "But, what are they really seeking? " "Ah, okay," I answer "Do you mean like connection to the source? Understanding, unconditional love? To find their purpose, to be able to be in the moment, to find joy here and now, to create. "Have you finished?" I am asked. "Yes." "Well