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 I’m excited to share that I’ll be participating live on April 11th in New York at the 2024 NYC Dementia ARTS Festival, which will be held at the Marjorie Deane Little Theatre in Manhattan. The festival is a program of the Dementia Spring Foundation and their partners, AlzAuthors and the Bob And Diane Fund. I will perform a showcase version of Dementia Man at both an afternoon matinee and an evening program. The program features the 2023 Dementia Spring Impact Award recipients. Performing along with me are several other Impact Award recipients, including:
The 2024 NYC Dementia ARTS Festival is a unique event featuring original work, expert panels, networking, and a vendor fair for aging resources. Proceeds fund artists and art therapists who bring hope, joy, and creativity to the dementia community through their work. I hope you can make it! Learn more and register at dementiaspring.org/festival  From dangle & dot: "Need a love story to inspire your journey as a care partner team? 💞 Meet our dear friends, Susan and Sam Simon. Their caretaking story began with her cancer diagnosis and is further evolving through his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementia. They continue to support one another in a million kind ways, with an open heart and mind for new discoveries, talents, and possibilities. " Click here to watch the interview now on YouTube. My letter to the editor was included in today's opinion article "The aid-in-dying question" in The Washington Post. It is a direct response to the opinion article "Canada, there's time to rethink this risky expansion to euthanasia" from January 27. Click here to read my response.  My play Dementia Man is my about journey and confronts the tragedy narrative of receiving an Early-Stage Alzheimer's diagnosis. I discuss my diagnosis, my play, and my thoughts about turning into someone--not something--else at the Minding Dementia Summit 2024. Samuel A. Simon reunites with Lori La Bey and Mary Crescenzo of Alzheimer's Speaks about receiving his Early-Stage Alzheimer's diagnosis and his newest play Dementia Man, An Existential Journey. Listeners will learn about how audiences are reacting to Dementia Man, improv and the power of "yes, and...", Sam's "moments of meaning", and what's next for Sam. Learn more about Alzheimer's Speaks' Dementia and the Arts™ educational video series here: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-and-the-arts/ Watch on Sam's interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/t4_KaizOFZ0 Learn more on AlzheimersSpeaks.com: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/?p=39372 Dementia Spring Foundation has announced their 2023 Impact Award winners after a multi-month review process of reviewing over 60 applications of visual and performing artists who are bringing new stories of dementia to life. It is an absolute honor that my play, Dementia Man, An Existential Journey, has been selected! “The Dementia Spring Foundation is delighted to collaborate with this talented artist and support him in continuing to bring his project to life. “ As an award recipient, Dementia Spring will offer their expertise and resources to help bring my play to life and reach everyone who needs to see it in 2024 and beyond. To view the exciting announcement on YouTube, click here. As someone whose life has been transformed through the disease, it is now my purpose -- through the arts and theatre -- to help raise awareness and foster dignity and meaning for all of us on this road. And, of course, to find a cure. Please enjoy this live and interactive discussion facilitated by Steve Gurney and Positive Aging Community, who have been leaders in finding resources and advocating for the care and dignity of seniors for 30 years. (Fun fact: Steven Gurney and my wife Susan first met when she was employed at one of the senior living facilities in our community. That was almost 15 years ago.) It is possible to live a meaningful and productive life with Alzheimer's with community support and accommodation. Click here to watch the entire interview and discussion on YouTube. Samuel A. Simon's book The Actual Dance, Love's Ultimate Journey Through Breast Cancer has just received a Bronze Medal in Biographical - Survival in the Global Book Awards! The Actual Dance is a love story with a happy ending told through the eyes and heart of a husband as he struggles with his worst fears in what everyone expects to be his wife’s losing battle to breast cancer. The story takes the reader on an emotional but uplifting journey that rewards them with an unexpected happy ending, and a universal, life-affirming lesson of hope and faith. To learn more about The Actual Dance, the book and the play, visit TheActualDance.com  |
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