Sunday at 2 PM at the Hastings Library: award winning film and presentation dealing with memory loss, Alzheimer's, dementia
SUNDAY 2 PM HASTINGS ON HUDSON LIBRARY--Presentation: Award winning film dealing with memory loss, Alzheimer's, dementia--with a speaker
The Rivertowns Dispatch (rivertownsdispatch.com) is a new weekly publication serving the Greenburgh river villages. This week they featured an article about Robert Sanborn who is experiencing Alzheimer’s. His wife, Tarry Hum, highlights how she is helping Robert deal with the illness. On Sunday, November 17 at 2 PM their social worker will be at the Hastings Public Library for the presentation of the award-winning documentary “Keys Bags Names Words”. The film depicts stories of the personal impact of memory loss and ways in which artists and scientists use theater, drama, music, humor and compassion to change the narrative about aging and dementia. One experts says that music is more effective than drug treatment.
Hum has proposed a memory café at the Hastings Library -which I think is a great idea (I’ll suggest it to Greenburgh) – a gathering place for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. The article in the Rivertowns Dispatch also mentioned that the Sanborn family has benefitted from different resources including The Bold Coalition led by the NYC Department of Health and Hospital.
Robert Sanborn is no stranger to Greenburgh. Robert worked for WESTHAB and was instrumental in advocating for the approval of affordable housing in town. He was a passionate advocate, hard working, had good people skills and really believed in helping people. And—most important of all he was successful in getting government to listen and to approve affordable housing in Greenburgh and around the region. Robert helped the less fortunate find a better quality of life through his housing advocacy and he and his wife are now continuing to help families cope with dementia and Alzheimer’s by courageously sharing their stories and experiences. I have always admired Robert for being a terrific person.
The link to the story about Robert Sanborn in the Dispatch is below. I hope that families who are experiencing memory loss issues will attend tomorrow’s presentation. And- want to thank the Rivertowns Dispatch for their excellent and informative articles.
PAUL FEINER