2nd
Annual Tea & Art Exhibit
Honoring Alzheimer's Artists, their families and caregivers
Locaiton: Bristal Assisted Living Facility (117 Post
Avenue in Westbury, N.Y.)
Date: Thursday, May 22nd, 2003 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Memories in the Making Program is a new approach
to art expression for individuals with dementia and is the most
recent offering to the over 50,000 persons with Alzheimer's residing
in the Long Island Community. A person with Alzheimer's disease,
who can no longer communicate with their family, doctor and caregiver,
still has much to say. Through this program of self-expression,
the Alzheimer's patient can reach beneath their dementia and extract
some part of who they once were and more importantly - who they
are today. Memories in the making artists paint in a quiet, safe,
wholly non-judgmental environment where self-esteem, a sense of
belonging and social skills are once again regained.
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