Re: Video Phoning - from local meeting notes - good idea :)

[Guest guest]

Sherry, you are the envy of many! How fortunate that your mother and Skype are

compatible. The visual aspect makes things more 'real' for almost anyone; it

seems that would be doubly so for LBD sufferers. I am so happy for your family!

Cesca

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> YES! My mother, when on the phone with my sister, can answer questions or

> whatever but really doesn't understand; she'll hang up and not know with

> whom she just spoke. But at my house on Sundays we have video chats with my

> sister on Skype, and my mom is very involved and animated, able to keep up,

> and knows exactly with whom she is speaking, even with my sister's

> daughters. It is am AMAZING difference over " just " a phone call, because my

> mom knows. Although I use Skype frequently for both business and pleasure

> this is perhaps its most rewarding function in our family.

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> His,

> Sherry

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> > It was explained that people with LBD need the auditory and visual cues,

> > so when you hold the phone and they cannot see the person they are trying

> > to talk to it is very difficult for them. There is a product available

> > called Skype. It is a method of video phoning where you can see the

> > person you are talking to on the computer while you talk. By using this,

> > the person has both the visual and auditory senses engaged and can

> > communicate better. The link for their website is

> > http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/features/allfeatures/video-call/

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