"Prof. Dr. Annelie Keil: The heart does not become demented! It continues to feel and call for help"

Description

, sociologist and health scientist Annelie Keilwill speak about the necessity of constantly reinventing oneself and one's life. "I want everyone to know that I am a complete and whole human being. And I will be a complete and whole human being until my last breath. I want and need the same things; Alzheimer's does not diminish my need to love and be loved. Dementia does not mean that I no longer need meaning in life. Dementia does not mean that I can no longer learn new things. Dementia does not mean that laughter is no longer important to me," writes Richard Taylor, who has Alzheimer's, in his book.

Keil is active in the hospice movement and co-founder of the continuing education program in palliative care in Bremen, which qualifies participants for the professional care and support of seriously ill and dying people. In 2004, Keil received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her voluntary work promoting civic engagement, youth education, health counseling, and self-help, and in 2019 she was awarded the Bremen Senate Medal for Art and Science.

Organizer: Hospizhilfe Bremen eV in cooperation with the Stadtbibliothek Bremen.

Where and when

Free event