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Liz recently wrote about the virtual dementia tours that enable caregivers and nursing home staff to attempt to learn what it’s like within the world of an Alzheimer’s patient. Trying to learn all you can about Alzheimer’s is important, I feel, when you’re a caregiver, whether a professional one in a care facility or a […]
Climber Alan Arnette has a new project - to climb Mt Everest one more time. This will be his third attempt to reach the summit. But this time, the summit is not his only goal. He also aims to raise $100,000 for Alzheimer’s research.
Why?
Because like so many other people around the world, Alan […]
‘The woman asked for my glasses, then placed green, bug-eyed goggles on my face. The goggle lenses were foggy, with dark circles in the center to stimulate macular degeneration. The area surrounding each dark spot was cloudy.
She covered my ears with ear phones emitting jabbering background noise, rather like a muted radio talk show. She […]
Getting people with Alzheimer’s disease to eat is often a battle. As a result, they often fall below their optimum weight. But now it seems that Swedish researchers have discovered the means of increasing the weight of people with Alzheimer’s disesae.
Their three month study focused on whether increased staff training and a more supportive environment […]
I’ve noticed the number of blogs written by Alzheimer’s caregivers has increased since I began writing this blog about a year ago. This has become a way for caregivers to share their experiences and to find encouragement by reading blogs written by others in a similar situation.
Blogging, whether you’re writing one or reading those written […]
In a previous post, Liz mentioned Hollywood movies dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. I learned recently about a new movie, Memories of Tomorrow, starring and produced by Japanese actor, Ken Wanatabe.
You’ll find very interesting and informative interview of Ken Wanatabe at ComingSoon.net will give you insight about how he discovered the book and decided to make this […]
Mangokiwi.com is an independent video game company looking to develop medical games (association, brain, and general care games) that will help prevent and/or fight Alzheimer’s Disease.
Research that supports this idea:
Computer “Games” Provide Mental Edge in People with Alzheimer’s (Nov 2006) - researchers report that virtual stimulation enhances the effects of Alzheimer’s medicines, allowing people […]
Breakdown of Myelin Implicated in Alzheimer’s - a report in the April issue of the Alzheimer’s & Dementia journal suggest that it is breakdown of late stage myelin that encourages build up of the toxic amyloid beta fibrils which are deposited in the brain and develop into plaque…
Some Hypertension Drugs May Help Reduce Dementia Risk […]
Study Title: Alzheimer’s Disease and Cost-effectiveness Analysis: Ensuring Good Value for Money?
Alzheimer’s Note’s received the following press release:
The study was sponsored by ACT-AD, a coalition of 49 national organizations representing patients, providers, caregivers, consumers, older Americans, researchers and employers and shows that the U.S. could save trillions of dollars by 2050 if critical Alzheimer’s treatments […]
Kathy, of KnowItAlz.com Blog commented on a post Liz recently wrote. She has written me before at Alzheimer’s Notes and I’m always truck by the inspiration I can find at her blog.
Kathy is the primary caregiver for her 78-year old father who has Alzheimer’s and lives with her. She tries, even though she has a very […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
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