And Then There’s Us

They sit there giggling, staring into each others eyes, whispering empty nothings.   They talk easily  for hours on end obviously relishing each others company.   And then there’s us.   They take on life together, tackle trouble and relinquish it. Determined, sure, secure.   And then there’s…   Us wondering, doubting, struggling. Choosing to stay, …

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Meant to Belong to a Herd

Part I: OXYTOCIN I took a magnificent Dementia class by fellow occupational therapist Teepa Snow. She taught a contact technique to use on people with dementia. She elaborated that it led to the release of Oxytocin, a hormone produced in mammalian brains. I call it our herd hormone. I later learned it controls social recognition …

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