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Separated by Words

Join the journey of an elderly German woman residing in a nursing home, struggling with dementia and communication in her native language. Experience the challenges she faces as she navigates a world where her words go unheard, leading to isolation and distress. Through a blend of drawings and photos, explore potential solutions to bridge this gap and improve her quality of life.

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Separated by Words

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  1. Separated by Words Language Barriers in the Nursing Home

  2. My photonovella will feature an elderly woman who is of German descent. She speaks her native tongue as well as English. • However, she is very old and has outlived her family. She lives in a nursing home.

  3. The elderly woman is beginning to suffer from dementia. She is starting to speak her native German tongue instead of English • No one in the nursing home understands her thick German.

  4. The elderly woman cannot communicate her needs and feelings with anyone at the nursing home • Few nonverbal signs and certain sounds are the only ways of conversing the nursing home staff.

  5. Her inability to communicate causes depression, and even accelerates her dementia. • I will then have some things about possible solutions and ways to avoid this language barrier scenario.

  6. I plan to create pictures that feature my drawings as well as clipped photos.

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