Redeeming Dementia with Dorothy Linthicum

The ChurchNext Podcast

If you’re interested in learning more about dementia and spirituality, check out the following books:
Redeeming Dementia: Spirituality, Theology, and Science (2018) by Dorothy Linthicum and Janice Hicks.
Walking Each Other Home: Spiritual Companionship for Dementia Caregivers (2021) by Jean Denton
Redeeming Dementia: Spirituality, Theology, and Science (2018) by Dorothy Linthicum and Janice Hicks.
On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's (2018 edition) by Greg O'Brien.
Spirituality and Aging (2009) by Richard Atchley
Living in the Memories of God (2012) by John Swinton
Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship (Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability) (2018) by John Swinton
Dancing with Elephants: Mindfulness Training For Those Living With Dementia, Chronic Illness or an Aging Brain (2017) by Jarem Sawatsky

You might be interested in other ChurchNext classes on spirituality for caregivers and those suffering from illness:

Courage for Caregivers with Jamie Haith
Growing Old with Grace (Not Glamor) with Barbara Crafton
Eucharistic Visitation with Tim Spannaus
How to Help a Sick Friend with Joyce Mercer

We close with a prayer adapted from Father Timothy Menezes’ Prayer for Those Suffering from Dementia, written for the Pastoral Care Project© 2009:

Father of all goodness, your Son brought healing of mind and body to show that your Kingdom is here. In our hour of need, we look to you, we seek to understand your purpose. We pray for those whose lives we share and who live with the knowledge of weakness, whose memory now fades, whose enjoyment of life’s story is changing. Make us aware of the needs of others, of the dignity of life at every stage, of the collective memory that we own. Bless those who care for the sick, who share the journey. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, in Your good time. We ask this through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.