Music as Medicine: Pat and Rafik Bishara
Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts
How the arts help one local couple navigate Alzheimer’s
When Pat Bishara walks into the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, something magical happens. The 80-year-old woman, diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in December 2017, transforms. Her eyes light up, her body moves to the rhythm, and for those precious hours, the fog of dementia lifts.
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Dementia Friendly Indianapolis
Dementia Friendly Indianapolis is a multi-sector community initiative apart of the Dementia Friendly America Network. DFIndy connects those living with dementia and their care partners to resources, training, and welcoming public events such as memory cafes and the Dementia Friendly Indianapolis Fall Festival.