Lady-Links: It’s In the Bag or Is It?

What’s special to you?  Chances are, it’s special to someone else too.  That is what Show and Tell is all about.  Finding things that connect us and provide a link to shared memories.

We all use bags to carry items from groceries to books… and everything in between.  “What’s in your bag?” is a take-off of a popular commercial about the importance of things we carry with us. We usually think of what’s in the bag when we plan for a Show and Tell visit with our dear friends, those ladies in our community with various types of cognitive decline.  However,  when one Lady-Link brought a bag for Show and Tell, not only did it spark conversation about things we “tote around” but the most conversation occurred about what was on the bag rather than what was in it.  It was a special photograph of  some of the women pilots from World War II.  This all-female flight organization, known as WASP (Women Air Force Service Pilots), was responsible for ferrying aircraft to free up male pilots for combat missions.

The WASP training took place at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas which is where our Lady-Link lived when she was a child.  What bags do you have that tell a story simply from their design rather than their contents?

Bags for your favorite team or player?  Bags with interesting patterns?

Bags from special places you’ve visited?

Bags that are unique in color or texture?

Connections are an important part of socialization, and even a bag can tie us together!

Why not reach out to your friend or loved one in cognitive decline to explore bags… what’s inside and what’s outside?  Perhaps you’ll be surprised at the connections you’ll find!