{"id":263,"date":"2026-08-19T18:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:09:39","slug":"issue-2-summer-2026-page-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/?page_id=263","title":{"rendered":"ISSUE 2: SUMMER 2026 Page 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113\" style=\"width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_2.png 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In Perspectives 2.0 we focus on non-medical research that looks at LIVING with dementia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPerspectives on Living Well with Dementia\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recent study, published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology (2025), asked people with dementia about \u201cliving well with dementia\u201d and what this meant to them. People living with dementia shared that the moment of the diagnosis was life changing, and for some, very traumatic. They also said they might not have been living well right after the diagnosis as they came to terms with it. The process of acceptance took time. Some described it as a \u201cback and forth\u201d process. People living with dementia also shared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Moving on<\/strong> with their life and <strong>carrying on <\/strong>with the things they used to do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wanting to be <strong>included<\/strong> and <strong>treated normally<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Realizing they <strong>needed help with things, but getting too much help was frustrating<\/strong> and demoralizing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wanting to contribute<\/strong> and be of help to others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeling the importance of <strong>making every moment count<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focusing on the things in life that <strong>gave them joy<\/strong>, even the ordinary things, and with the people they cared about.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accepting that there are <strong>good days and bad days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trying to be <strong>kind to themselves<\/strong> when they have bad days or difficulties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coping by adapting<\/strong> &#8211; trying to change their mindset, focusing on what they can do, maintaining activities, slowing down, and changing how they do things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relying on their <strong>social support<\/strong> (family and friends) in helping them to live well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trying to take care of both their <strong>physical <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> emotional well-being<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, study participants were clear in saying that each person with dementia is different, with a different experience. And that it is possible to live well, while experiencing the changes of dementia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study results called for broader \u201cmulti-dimensional\u201d (more than medical) approaches to supporting people living with dementia, including physical, emotional, social, spiritual and daily living. It also called for professionals to develop strategies to support people living with dementia that are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Individualized<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focusing on strengths, including inner strengths of people like resilience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating physical and social environments that enable people to do the things they want to do<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting overall well-being<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This study was published in 2025 in the Journal of Applied Gerontology by authors Sheila Molony, Sam Fazio, Cynthia Barrere, Sheryl Zimmerman, Ricci Sanchez, Joseph Montminy, Maureen Rulison, Rachel Montesano &amp; Kimberly Van Haitsma.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9.png 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/?page_id=275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/perspectivesnewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10.png 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Perspectives 2.0 we focus on non-medical research that looks at LIVING with dementia. \u201cPerspectives on Living Well with Dementia\u201d This recent study, published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology (2025), asked people with dementia about \u201cliving well with dementia\u201d and what this meant to them. 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