Here’s the link to the special ’roundtable’ event which was presented with Mother Tongue Books as part of this autumn’s edition of the Ottawa International Writers Festival. http://www.writersfestival.org/events/what-my-grandma-means-to-say-with-jc-sulzenko.
The downpour-afternoon did not dampen enthusiasm for this topic. The conversation was wide-ranging. It went beyond a focus on how families develop ways in which to support each other and the person they know who is living with dementia. The importance of music and visual art for people living with Alzheimer’s, new treatments and research, and personal experiences also were raised.
Thanks to Laura and Evelyn at the bookstore and to Caitlin Brydges from The Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County for their contributions to the event.
The Festival will also sponsor JC’s visits to a number of area schools in early November.
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“What My Grandma Means to Say” at the Ottawa International Writers Festival, October 20, 2011
Here’s the link to the special ’roundtable’ event which was presented with Mother Tongue Books as part of this autumn’s edition of the Ottawa International Writers Festival. http://www.writersfestival.org/events/what-my-grandma-means-to-say-with-jc-sulzenko.
The downpour-afternoon did not dampen enthusiasm for this topic. The conversation was wide-ranging. It went beyond a focus on how families develop ways in which to support each other and the person they know who is living with dementia. The importance of music and visual art for people living with Alzheimer’s, new treatments and research, and personal experiences also were raised.
Thanks to Laura and Evelyn at the bookstore and to Caitlin Brydges from The Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County for their contributions to the event.
The Festival will also sponsor JC’s visits to a number of area schools in early November.
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