Alzheimer’s News – September 2022

Alzheimer’s News – September 2022 The following program is offered through a partnership between the Alzheimer’s Association and St. Luke’s Hospital. Dementia Conversations When someone is showing signs of dementia, it’s time to talk. Often, conversations with family about changing behaviors can be challenging and uncomfortable. This free program is presented in partnership with the…

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9/18 – City on a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism

Abram Van Engen has published widely, including his recent book, “City on the Hill, a History of American Exceptionalism.” The title of his book comes from Puritan John Winthrop’s lecture, “A Model of Christian Charity” delivered on March 21, 1630 in Southampton before his first group of Massachusetts Bay colonists embarked on the ship Arbella…

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Tuesday Evening Dialogue September 2022

Our next book selection is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Originally written in 1970 and despite receiving multiple national awards, it was later banned in some school districts. It is the powerful story about a young African-American girl growing up in Ohio during the Great Depression. Racism, beauty vs ugliness, women and femininity, violence,…

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Alzheimer’s News August 2022

Alzheimer’s News August 2022 The following are excerpts from the “What It’s Like Living with Alzheimer’s” article in the summer 2022 edition of ALZ Magazine: Five Things People Want You to Know¬– 1. Some days are better than others – and that is ok. Everyone has good and bad days, but for those living with…

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