How to capture the life stories of veterans
For a Veterans Day activity or to honor the special veterans in your life, consider helping men and women document their life stories. There is no more priceless gift than to preserve the uniqueness of a person's life experiences.
READ MOREPat Summitt - work continues with support
I applaud Pat Summitt for her decision to disclose that she has early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She will continue to work as a basketball coach.
READ MORELifeBio Iphone App
We're working on our mobile application. Probably by later in the fall or early 2011 this will be ready to go. All we can say is that it will be cool, and it will match the coolness of LifeBio's new features launching soon!
READ MORELifeBio's 7 Tips for Intergenerational Programming
1. Keep the experience short and simple (at least at first). Youth today are very busy in after-school activities so they won’t have a lot of extra time on their hands. However, once they try something simple in an intergenerational program, some will get “hooked” and become your most reliable volunteers in the long run (and maybe future employees too!). Try different things to see what works best for you.
READ MORESt. Anne Home implements LifeBio technology
New technology at St. Anne Home will soon allow residents to write their own life stories.
Justin Meyer said the facility is utilizing resources offered by LifeBio.com. The resources help people write their life’s stories by organizing their lives into chapters, ultimately producing a personalized keepsake book.
READ MOREHealth benefits of journaling
Writing can have a big impact on physical symptoms from arthritis to asthma to PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and depression.
READ MORELost Generation - video from AARP
This is just incredible....watch it all the way to the end.
READ MORERethinking Reminiscence: we all lose when memories are lost or forgotten
As we work with health care organizations, retirement living, hospitals, adult day centers, senior centers, home care agencies, and libraries, it has become abundantly clear why it is, indeed, the right time to be capturing life stories more.
READ MOREElderhood Rising: The Dawn of a New World Age
Dr. Bill Thomas brillantly talks about ageism, the dominance of adulthood in our society, and why aging is going to save us." Aging is going to work a piece of magic on our society.
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