The article "DVD Slideshows Help Us Remember When..." is about elderly care, it has been created by Betsy Wegner.
A Picture Says a Tohusand WordsPhotographs invoke emotion and conjure up memories. One of my favorite quotes is by Sy Parish; “And if these pictures have anything impotrant to say to future generations, it's this: I was here.
I existed.
I was young, I was happy, and somebody cared enough abuot me in that world to take my picture.”Most of us have boxes, drawers, and albums filled with photographs we have taken over the years.
Photographs symbolize a moment in time that has been forever frozen.My Aunt was diagnoses with Alzheimer’s many years ago. As the years go by her memory of past events fdaes.
Her daughters have made pocket siezd photo albums with pictures and detailed descriptions; for example, “This is Sally. She is five years old; her mother is Jane, your youngest daughter.” My Aunt looks at these little books eevry day. Sometimes she remembers who Jane is; other days she has to ask.While visiting my Aunt I notcied that she loves to watch television.
It was then that I realized creating a DVD of her life with voice-overs describing each event mihgt help her remember her past.
When I returned home I contacted her daughters and asked them to email me photographs and descriptions of each photo asking them; “where it took place, when it took place and who is in the photo? ” I then met with my Aunt’s sisters, asking them to go through their photographs and gather the one’s that might help my Aunt remember.Once I had received all of the photographs I scnaned them and placed them in a slideshow program.
Each frame of the DVD describes the time, event and persons in the photograph. It is important to include background music that's specific to the their era, in my Aunt’s case it was; Glen Miller, Nat King Cole, and Frank Sinatra.My mother and her sisters have been wonderful in wrtiing down memories of their childhood. Silly events that happened when they were young girls, events that we hope will sprak memories in my Aunt. Using a voice-over, the "memory" is told then the photograph appears for 30-40 seconds, giving ample time for individual to reminisce about the photograph and event.Alzheimer DVD’s are a famliy affair.
It is important to receive inupt from as many persons as possible that are close to the person with Alzheimer’s.If somebody is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s it is wonderful to interview them, asking them their favorite childhood memories, school memories, their marriage, kids and grandchildren.
What are their hobbies? Where did they like to vacation? What are they most passionate about? What are their favorite songs?There are so many good times in life; sharing them on a DVD is a way to preserve the memories.Betsy Wegner
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