One Glorious Hour-A Story of Running Through Dementia

I first met Christine on a Zoom call. We were working together on a research paper exploring running, walking, and dementia. Christine shared a bit of her story during that first meeting and I was intrigued. I reached out later and asked for the longer version. She graciously agreed to tell it and gave me permission to share it through publication. Today I’m excited to share it with you.

This story was originally published in 2023 in Like The Wind, an independent running magazine (highly recommend). It is reprinted here as a two part series.

Part 1

https://substack.com/@benjaminmast1/p-193904585

Part 2

https://substack.com/@benjaminmast1/p-193905678

Alzheimers Disease and Endurance

I’ve been reading more about how therapists think about their work. I picked up Mary Pipher’s Letters to a Young Therapist from the library and found some useful nuggets. I’ve been reflecting on one in particular. Pipher writes that there are three types of problems people bring to psychotherapy: problems that can be addressed with good information, problems that require specialized treatments and techniques, and problems that require endurance.

Endurance.

That caught my attention.

https://substack.com/@benjaminmast1/p-192200826