tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post1266025753347883514..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Lester's StoryMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-60704912314348992732011-11-05T11:02:59.620-04:002011-11-05T11:02:59.620-04:00"....we have an absolute need to create."..."....we have an absolute need to create." Amen.Kathleen Overbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684519598333961438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-26501284628173857232011-11-04T00:08:33.313-04:002011-11-04T00:08:33.313-04:00art is a lot of things...oh, yes.art is a lot of things...oh, yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-92204508726544947422011-11-03T13:47:32.287-04:002011-11-03T13:47:32.287-04:00Thanks for sharing this, Maureen. I saw the video ...Thanks for sharing this, Maureen. I saw the video recently and sent it to my dad, who is caring for my mom, who has Alzheimer's. Mom was an art major, and Dad had already provided her with a sketch pad and pencils. When we move to Dallas next month we'll be living across the street from them, and I'm already planning to set up a couple of easels and spend some time painting with Mom. We are all excited to see what this will do for her. <br /><br />Art is amazingly powerful, connecting with deep parts of the brain. We've seen this in our brain-injured son, Jacob, and his connection to music. So glad that science is catching up with this reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-50516781570948076952011-11-03T12:44:36.086-04:002011-11-03T12:44:36.086-04:00So beautiful and poignantly said and illustrated. ...So beautiful and poignantly said and illustrated. <br /><br />And yes, tears.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-59161868546623460772011-11-03T09:25:36.884-04:002011-11-03T09:25:36.884-04:00This is fascinating, Maureen, thanks for sharing L...This is fascinating, Maureen, thanks for sharing Lester's art. Dare I say his very last painting made me tear up?Annhttp://www.allthingspaper.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-41774789597357095392011-11-03T09:09:39.582-04:002011-11-03T09:09:39.582-04:00This is amazingly beautiful and moving. My mother,...This is amazingly beautiful and moving. My mother, who had Alzheimer's, though she often couldn't communicate with words, played the piano almost to the end, even accompanying a soloist who came to practice at the home where she lived.<br /><br />I also think about my daughter's unborn baby, and how we want to learn baby sign so that what he can't communicate with words can be communicated in another way. Thrilling!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-26679426868113943762011-11-03T07:07:49.894-04:002011-11-03T07:07:49.894-04:00Thank you.
I am speechless.
I am moved.
I am......Thank you.<br /><br />I am speechless.<br /><br />I am moved.<br /><br />I am...<br /><br />grateful.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.com