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Mother loved to jot down notes in her diary, on the back of envelopes, in notebooks all her life. I’ve found many of these as I’ve organized her belongings. (She also never threw out anything!) Among these jottings are doodles and sketches of animals, flowers, and birds. She also wrote poetry for her grandchildren and […]
It’s not only in the United States that Alzheimer’s and dementia are gaining attention. At a symposium in Japan, Sweden’s Queen Silvia discussed the need for more aid for dementia patients and their caregivers.
“Awareness of the disease is or the most importance in order to provide help and support for those affected by dementia,” she said.
Since […]
This has been “spring cleaning” week at our house, when I began sorting through “stuff” and wondering if I should keep so much. Some of this concerned letters and papers that were my mom’s, that I boxed and brought from her home when I moved her to mine.
These evoked memories, as well as information I can […]
“I fed Esther her lunch. Very difficult as she didn’t seem to care if she ate or not. Patiently I worked at it and got her to eat quite a bit of chicken,” my mother wrote about a visit to see her sister in a nursing home.
Recently I came across this letter my mom […]
Sarasota’s Roskamp Institute Announces Positive Safety Data in Human Clincal Study For Alzheimer’s Disease - The Roskamp Institute announced this month that it has had positive preliminary results in it’s first human clinical study of the drug Nilvadipine. In pre-clinical trials, Nilvadipine was found to decrease the level of beta amyloid, a protein believed to […]
We’re all encouraged to make out living wills which will let our families and the medical community know what our wishes are when we can no longer live without articificial means. Supposedly, once this information is correctly put into writing, it will be honored.
A case in Florida has come to public attention whereby a jury decided […]
The American College of Physicians (ACP) have just released ‘Alzheimer’s Disease: A Guide for Patients and Families’. This guide and related DVD provides information for Alzheimer’s patients and their families on Alzheimer’s disease treatment options, how to find support, and planning future care and living arrangements.
The guidebook and DVD is available to ACP member […]
Cathy has done a wonderful job collecting a great deal of information and many links in her Everything Alzheimer’s post at her blog, Cathy’s Rants and Ramblin’s. “I’m doing this post in memory of my mom, who passed away, from end stage Alzheimer’s five years ago this month, “ Cathy explains.
Alzheimer’s Notes was included in Cathy’s collection […]
The Alzheimer’s Association’s largest fundraising event is the Memory Walk. Since 1989 when the Memory Walk was launched, it has raised over $200 million to help those battling Alzheimer’s Disease.
People choose to walk for different reasons. But the three main ones appear to be to honor someone you love, to raise public awareness, and to […]
Among those recognized at Buckboard Quilts’ Charity Quilt Day are makers of quilts for Alzheimer’s patients. For Judy Howard, of Buckboard Quilts, is culminating National Quilt Month (March) by designating March 29 as Charity Quilt Day.
“This is a campaign to raise awareness and funding for the sacrificial volunteer work of hundreds of thousands of quilters who provide quilts for […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
Written by Mary Emma Allen [email], and Liz Lewis, RN for b5media.
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