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We are Grieving the World We Have Now Lost

by Ava Butler | Jan 3, 2021 | Caregiving, Covid-19, Depression, Grief, Grieving

Grief is a response to a change we didn’t want. We grieve when a loved one has a disease like Parkinson’s or dementia and is declining with no hope of recovery.  And we’re grieving over the losses we are experiencing from Covid-19 and the world that...

The 6 Elements We All Need in Grief

by Ava Butler | Nov 29, 2020 | Caregiving, Dementia, Depression, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's, Support groups

This is a difficult time of year for me.  It’s the 4th year I have spent the holidays as a widow. I don’t like that job title.  Not at all.  It’s a time of year I need to be proactive to manage my emotions. David Kessler is the grief specialist and...

Robin’s Wish: a new documentary about Robin Williams and Lewy Body Dementia

by Ava Butler | Sep 6, 2020 | Dementia, Depression, Lewy body dementia, Lewy body dementia hallucinations, Parkinson's, Robin Williams

I highly recommend the new documentary about Robin Williams and Lewy body dementia.  It alternates between paying tribute to Robin and shedding light on Lewy body dementia, which was diagnosed in him after his death. I wish my dear husband, Richard and I had this...

Grieving during the pandemic

by Ava Butler | May 13, 2020 | Assisted living, Caregiving, Covid-19, Dementia, Depression, Grief, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's

Grieving is difficult at any time, and especially difficult now.  We grieve for many reasons, the loss of life, of income, and the loss of hugs and kisses to name a few. We miss our loved ones in assisted living, and our friends and family across the world or across...

Managing the Change that Nobody Wants

by Ava Butler | Mar 17, 2020 | Assisted living, Caregiving, Dementia, Depression, Lewy body dementia, Lewy body dementia hallucinations, Parkinson's

10 October 2016 Article for the Michael J. Fox Foundation and my business blog at Avasbutler.com I’m an organizational development consultant who specializes in helping business leaders achieve transformational change; it’s my life’s calling. But not all change is...

New Dementia Tools from Compassion and Choices

by Ava Butler | Mar 1, 2020 | Caregiving, Dementia, Depression, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's

Compassion and Choices https://compassionandchoices.org now offers two excellent and customizable online dementia tools. The Dementia Values and Priorities Online Tool allows users to create a Dementia Healthcare Directive to add to a standard advance directive. This...
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