“Go away…asshole.” These were the first words I heard from Norma Jean, about 3 minutes after we met. She wasn’t too happy about my attempt to lift her foot in order to stretch her leg. And so I stepped back, waited a few seconds, then sat down next to her and offered to put some [...]
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When Alzheimer’s gets better by getting worse
Posted in Alzheimer's and Dementia, Massage Work, Norma Jean, Patients on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Get Well Soon”
Posted in Alzheimer's and Dementia, Norma Jean, Patients on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What do you send someone who is sick? The default is something that says “get well.” But what do you send someone who will never get better, who has a progressive, incurable illness? In some cases, it seems, people will still send a “get well” greeting. Norma Jean, a patient with advanced Alzheimer’s, recently turned [...]
So, what do you do?
Posted in Alzheimer's and Dementia, Norma Jean, Patients, tagged Alzheimer's on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was about 5 minutes into my session with Norma Jean, an Alzheimer’s patient, when she asked, “So, what do you do?” I was sitting next to her with my hand on her shoulder, rubbing her trapezius muscle. “You mean for work?” I asked. “Yes,” she replied. “I massage people,” I said. “Oh, that’s terrible. [...]
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