So yesterday I wrote a lot about how I am constantly adjusting, changing, and recalibrating my life to adapt to the constantly evolving symptoms of my dementia. What a difference the last 24 hours have been.
The large scale festival I spoke of yesterday is still on the table and being worked on as a goal for 2021, but a fast moving and amazing opportunity for 2020 has grown out of it.
A smaller, local (as opposed to regional) event is being organized by me with the help of a good friend, Georgie Kendall (www.kendallfarmcottages.com. Real estate agent extraordinaire for all your Downeast Maine real estate needs), and the owners of the Lubec Brewing Company, Gale White and McGinley Jones. It’s ALMOST official. I want to do this to benefit the Dementia Action Alliance, as I said in my previous post, I’m just waiting for them to give me their stamp of approval.
It was the encouragement of other dementia awareness advocates, like Jane Moore and Heather Pearson and the Purple Angel World Rocks Against Dementia that helped me come to terms with the idea of a smaller, local event for this year. Last year, I think there were 140 events held worldwide, simultaneously, by different groups, for different organizations, all with the same thing in mind: fighting dementia, improving treatments, and combatting the stigma. I am thrilled beyond words to be able to join that fight.
Once I get that stamp of approval, I will post more about what is being planned for the night of March 28. So for now, if you are in the Downeast area, keep that date open in your calendar!
Please continue to read, comment, and share my blog. This blog has always been my own way of spreading awareness and reducing the stigma surrounding dementia related illnesses. While you are at it, check out the links that I have included in this post.
Haven Downeast 