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* Living with Dementia: Living with Loss and Hope. Persons diagnosed with dementia experience many things including slowing thythms, fear and losses. The workshop explores the expeâ€" rience of grief and loss and ways of living on as well as the role of humnour * Communication Chan ges. The workshop examines rsons with dementia P:nd their care partners will be able to share their experiences at an innoâ€" vative conference to be held at the University of Waterloo Aug. 15â€"16. The event, "A Changing Melody: A Conference for Persons with Dementia and their Partners in Care," is being organized by the Kenâ€" neth G. Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Proâ€" gram (MAREP), based in UW‘s Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. is a loss 8f functioning that eventually impedes the abiliâ€" ty to carry out everyday activities. Alzheimer‘s disease, the most common type of dementia, affects between 50 to 60 per cent of those diagnosed with a démentia. The conference has extended a special welcome to persons with dementia, their formal and informal partners in care, and all othâ€" ers with an interest in improving their quality of life. At the conference, keynote speaker Marilyn Truscott will share her expeâ€" riences living with dementia. Truscott is‘ currently an active volunteer at her local Alzheimer‘s Society Chapter and was recently a speaker at the Alzheimer Society of Canada national conference in Ottawa. She previously worked in research, teaching and consulting until retiring due to cognitive impair ment. Topics to be covered at conference _ workshops include: "This conference, the first of its kind in Canada, will bring persons with dementia and their informal partners in care together, to learn from one another as well as from experts in dementia on how to better cope with dementia and ultimately improve their quality of life," said Prof. Mike Sharratt, chair of the MAREP manageâ€" ment committee and dean of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. "In organizing the conferâ€" ence, we are fortunate to have persons living with dementia involved in the planning process and their invaluable expertise will play a crucial role in its success," he said. Dementia is a progressive condition characterized by a decline in menthl abilities and changes in personality and behaviour. Usually, there Persons with dementia and care partners share experiences at innovative UW conference communication changes that occur in early stage dementia and their impact on conversation, compreâ€" hension, reading and writâ€" * Planning Ahead. People with a diagnosis of dementia and their care partners are encouraged to prepare for the future by taking an active role in decisionâ€"making. The workshop discusses practical and emotional consideraâ€" _: .KR m CAAA A ~ e d . ‘>‘,‘_â€"“_:" ’ _-“ ‘-â€"â€" =y" z. . * _ * â€" â€" fé’:‘;’a s 0 [ . Z2 Wt . . «* ie i > ) [z w $b C v §re » /: ’?_, { nc eC %‘â€"-fl« ,-fi,m.‘ 3 @ «t e . o s f -7“,‘).% ¥¢ ",@ ; 23 ;, v‘ V : '(\3; C ‘ i h 4 .- ‘ t ‘\,\ k?}; ) ‘ "\ \ wE\ 9 " ’ ; /‘ :\;:i L2 { ’_&, 4 uit . t * ~A __â€" / 1tm » ‘ h . fafcac/ P F7 s ” % agips.g>~ [( € 3 /A Qfi ;q To * m M i ‘/",, / * t %. Â¥ . F . \< 4s d +* ‘g / J < Oz P e < * E1j P s iyx" W 5p»* %Q p ‘ "a "al iÂ¥ * wl g ~# A w i _ACaPF) i .. B o6 *~ e E F 2 e â€"~~~ 4. 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And they‘ll A vacation can take you across the ocean or to the bottom of the sea, thanks to the magic of books And with the TD Summer Reading Club, your kids can travel to the depths of the sea from home. Sign up for 20,000 Reads Under the Sea at your public library. * The Internet as a Resource. The workshop offers tips on the Internet as a means of connection to others and an information source, â€" including the Alzheimer‘s Research Exchange web site and other workshop looks at how nutrition and naturopathic medicine can offer alternaâ€" tives as well as support for conventional medical treatâ€" ment. * From Hiâ€"Tech to Furriâ€" Tech: Assisting Independent Living. The workshop looks at highâ€"tech and lowâ€"tech alternatives available to improve the quality of life for persons with dementia living in the community and their online resources. As well, advice is shared on how to successfully research the Web and identify sites. * Dispelling the Stigma of reccwc% poster, stickers and activity book to log their reading. Since 1997, TD Bank Financial Group has proudly sponsored the Summer Reading Club. The program now stretches across Ontario. So no matter where you travel in the province, your kids can check in and update their pmgre'ss al any participating library. Last year, over 144,000 children participated. And this year we want your kids there too. Stop by your local library and sign your child up for an underwater adventure A program at public libraries in Ontario Summer Reading Club Andrea Wayneâ€"von Konigslow Dementia. The workshop 3 gives an overview of stigma, ? how it impacts persons with z dementia and their care§ partners and how to educate Z2 people. & * Advocating for Demenâ€" 2 tia. The workshop fecuses on 3 ways in which the earlyâ€"stage 2 person with dementia and E care partner can participate in advocacy activities and how to become a personal advocate.