Living Proof: Ginger Smith’s Journey Through and Beyond Dementia     

05/06/2025 56 min
Living Proof: Ginger Smith’s Journey Through and Beyond Dementia     

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Living Proof: Ginger Smith’s Journey Through and Beyond Dementia      Lori La Bey talks with Ginger Smith, a retired speech-language pathologist who worked alongside neurology teams at Stanford and UCSF. After surviving a terminal dementia diagnosis, she now advocates for open-minded medicine, dementia research, and the truth that joy, purpose, and a meaningful life are still possible — even after the unthinkable. Joining them is Ginger’s publisher, Shanlynn R. Hatton, who is an author, independent publisher, and caregiver advocate based in Reedville, Virginia.  Known for blending honesty, hope, and humor into every project, Hatton’s mission is to bring light to life’s darkest moments.  (S. R. Hatton) Learn: About Ginger’s journey. Why Ginger decided to write her book, Dementia Denied – One Woman’s True Story of Surviving A Terminal Diagnosis & Reclaiming Her Life? What Ginger would like families to understand about dementia The biggest misconceptions about dementia How to pick a publisher, and how the collaboration can work   Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog https://alzheimersspeaks.com/blog/ Watch the Video Interview Below https://youtu.be/eaDNzORlRDo Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-proof-ginger-smiths-journey-through-and-beyond/id986940432?i=1000711363440 Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AoSRv6dLow0Ajw5ctl6kX Other Podcasts https://pod.link/986940432  Dementia Map https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/6/5/living-proof-ginger-smith-8217-s-journey-through-and-beyond-dementia   Contact Ginger Smith Email  [email protected] Instagram  @gingersmith104  Facebook   @Ginger Smith https://www.facebook.com/trek1937   Contact Shanlynn R. Hatton Facebook   @Dementia Caregiver's Corner Website SRHattonBooks.com   Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011. Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.