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Sandy Freeman
Sandy Freeman is the Memory Care Clinical Director at The Villages of Murfreesboro, a senior living community in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and a recurring guest on WGNS Radio's Wake Up Crew.
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Oct 15, 2026
Wake Up Crew for Thursday, October 15th, 2026
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71:26Bryan BarrettHOST
And Sandy, first of all, why do this Alzheimer's and dementia support group there?
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71:39Sandy FreemanGUEST
Over 7 million Americans have dementia, and that equates to one in nine people over the age of 65.
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71:48Sandy FreemanGUEST
And according to the Alzheimer's Association, it's going to double by 2060, and that is astronomical.
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72:01Sandy FreemanGUEST
And we've noticed with the community that people are sending emails or people come in and have conversation.
Wake Up Crew for Thursday, October 8th, 2026
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71:03Bryan BarrettHOST
And today we're kind of talking to folks who are out there listening who may have a family member suffering through dementia and just really having conversations with that person and meaningful conversations and maybe some tips on conversation starters, maybe six ways you're going to share with us to share, you know, to start conversations with that loved one.
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71:28Sandy FreemanGUEST
You know, that is one of the biggest things I've ran into lately is family members coming and saying, you know, I still want to have that meaningful conversation, but I don't know what to say to them because of their dementia.
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71:40Sandy FreemanGUEST
So I have come up with six conversation starters for people who have dementia.
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71:47Sandy FreemanGUEST
And let me first say that we always want to make sure that we avoid saying, do you remember? That's kind of one of those things that we go to.
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71:56Sandy FreemanGUEST
But in these conversation starters, the first thing we need to remember is not to say, do you remember? You need to say, I remember with anyone who has dementia.