The art of living... with dementia | Liza Futerman | TEDxUofT

Following her mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer’s at the age of 58, Liza Futerman was motivated to understand how to better support and care for her family and herself. She talks about what she has learned on how to use the arts, creativity, humor, education, and technology to inspire, empower and enhance the quality of life of those affected by dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Liza is currently a CIHR-funded PhD researcher, and a dementia care activist. She is the founder of ArtsForDementia, De-pathologizing Dementia and the author of Keeper of the Clouds.

[anecann]

"I utter, every word, slowly with precision..." "I speak slowly, fragmenting each syllable. So you know".

Poetry. That made me cry. I'm not alone. Thank you.

[amygregg]

I love this positive approach to interacting with people with dementia. I've worked with dementia patients and their families as a neurology clinician. How great to have an arts-based method of connecting family members with each other and other families around the world.