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Keeping Memories through digital scrapbooking...exercise for the mind

Leah
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A former teacher, majorette. A wife, mother of one, grandmother of...

Leah

Sunday, July 22, 2007
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I have just recently bought a computer program which will allow me to do digital scrapbooking.  This is a wonderful invention for people such as myself who have a short term memory problem.  It is easy to use if you are familiar with other photo programs or with Print SHop.  It is allo...
  1. Digital Scrapbooking
    Elayne
    Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 02:56 PM

    Hi Leah!  I use digitial scrapbooking to help my early stage patients preserve their memories as well as a therapeutic tool for my caregivers.  They then can pass their stories down to family members and when the patient's memory deteriorates, the books sometimes help trigger happier times.

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    Leah
    Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 05:51 PM

    An excellent exercise!  Keep up the good work.  These patients and their families are lucky to have you in their lives!  Thanks for commenting.

    Leah

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