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It should be simple.
But it wasn’t simple.
I was in the Virtual Dementia Tour, hosted by the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library South Branch, on April 14.
The Virtual Dementia Tour is an immersive experience that simulates the difficulty associated with completing simple tasks when suffering with dementia. It was developed by P.K. Beville, founder of the nonprofit Second Wind Dreams, through a scientifically-proven method, according to secondwind.org. KHCPL staff overseeing the tour received certified training to do so.
I wore tinted sunglasses with a black ring in the center of the lens, spiked insoles in my shoes and thick, knitted gloves with the pointer and middle fingers stitched together.
Apr 30, 2021
KOKOMO Susan Albers is tired of dancing around the issue, and Reilly Huelsmann said compassion training is needed.
Albers, executive director of Bloom at Kokomo Senior Living, and Huelsmann, Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter program manager, are among those working to bring awareness and understanding about dementia.
Training should be available to everyone, from frontline workers and public officials, to families of those diagnosed with the disease, according to Albers.
“It’s such a mysterious disease that people don’t know how to respond,” she said. “There is a ton of denial, but it needs to be addressed. It doesn’t have to be some big, scary disease. It needs to be faced.”
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