My Case Study: Allie Calhoun (Dementia)

I presented my case study on Allie Calhoun, the beautiful girl from The Notebook  book and movie written by Nicholas Sparks, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, which is a form of Dementia. We discussed her story and experience with Alzheimer's, the importance of her caregiver, who is her husband, Noah, and the things that give her joy and comfort. She is already living in a nursing home, and she is in the later stages of the disease. Her greatest goals through OT, are to find quality of life, peace, comfort, and joy. It is also incredibly important for OT to give those interventions of peace and comfort to her husband, children, grandchildren, family and friends, as well. It is an incredibly difficult experience to watch someone you love so dearly slip away. There needs to be hope, acceptance, and a space for memories to be remembered, and a peace present to help give comfort in the day to day process of Alzheimer's disease.