Our exciting ‘A Celebration of Life’ Appeal 2016
OUR 2016 WINTER APPEAL FOCUSES ON REMEMBERING ONE’S LIFE HISTORY.
For families, a biography can be a permanent legacy of their loved one and can often lead to a deeper understanding of their life.
There is a growing body of scientific and anecdotal evidence that is encouraging seniors to capture their life stories. While not a formally recognized therapy it is a powerful medicine for the customer, family, and caregiver.
Research shows that family history writing or reminiscing improves self-esteem, enhances feelings of control and mastery over life, and often results in a new or expanded vision of one’s life.
Capturing Life’s Stories Our exciting ‘A Celebration of Life’ Appeal 2016 For very advanced-age customers the chance to tell their stories improves cognition,lessens depression and dementia, and improves behavioral functioning.
”Writing shakes people out of their same old stories and makes them think differently about their lives,” says Hope Levy of There’s Always Hope, a San Francisco-based Geriatric Consultancy
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