Dementia and Improv; two words you don’t normally associate together. That did not hold back Tami Neumann and Cathy Braxton from developing a cutting edge communication tool using Improv to help all of us learn how to communicate better to someone who is suffering from Dementia. Through the use of Improv and their excellent training called Dementia Raw, Tami and Cathy are creating “Healing Ties” all around us!
You Might Know Me As The Bow Tie Guy - "Wearing a bow tie is like wearing two smiles."
When people ask me, "why did you create the Whole Care Network"... I always come back to our caregiving experience and how fortunate I was to find resources that helped me and my partner Richard Schiffer manage our caregiving journey. Every caregiver has a story; through our stories, we find validation, resources, and respite to help manage our caregiving day.
We were fortunate to have our story chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-nominated 3-part story, “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey,” which told our journey of caregiving. The story told of the challenges LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy my partner Richard's last years had on our relationship.
