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When we can learn from Alzheimer’s patients/victims what it’s like to live with the disease…what they encounter, what frustrates them, what annoys them, what pleases them, how we can best interact with them…we’ll know much better how to care for them.
I so often tried to discover what it was like inside Mother’s mind and thus […]
I discovered Norma Selbie, Marilyn Truscott, and Cynthia Williams while wandering through cyberspace the other day. They had all spoken at the 23rd National Alzheimer’s Society Conference in Halifax, NS in April 2001 about what it was like to live with Alzheimer’s disease.
These speeches may be a few years old but they still speak volumes […]
It’s great to see so much more interest in Alzheimer’s….. awareness and research with families and caregivers ready to share. The post Liz wrote about the articles in Newsweek and their links is just one of these resources as people are more willing to write and talk about this disease.
It was a rather lonesome road when […]
The June 18, 2007 issue of Newsweek has a number of interesting articles relating to Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving.
Confronting Alzheimer’s by Barbara Kantrowitz and Karen Springen
Talk Transcript: Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s
Remembering Mom - a podcast in which New Yorker Barri Falk talks about caring for her mother who lived with Alzheimer’s disease.
A Guide […]
It excites me when I see young people taking an interest in Alzheimer’s disease, both from the research aspect and the caregiving role. This would indicate to me that we are rasising a young generation who care and are concerned about others.
When I read Liz’s post mentioning Melanie Kabinoff and her research with earthworms to aid […]
You might wonder what earthworms and Alzheimer’s have in common. It seems like quite a strange combination. But Florida teenager Melanie Kabinoff believes that earthworms can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and she hopes to prove it.
Melanie plans on spending the summer surrounded by earthworms as she conducts scientific experimentation.
Read the article ‘Boynton Beach teen employs […]
Here’s another book that’s made it’s way onto my list of ‘must reads’.
People react to the death of a loved one in many ways. Lauren Kessler’s way was to try and understand more about the disease that killed her mother. To do so, she got a job as a caregiver at a residential Alzheimer’s facility […]
We’re pleased Alzheimer’s Notes is one of the 200 blogs included in the b5media group. It’s exciting being part of this blogging network.
Read about this accomplishment at b5media Cracks the 200-blog Mark.
“In less than two years, b5media has grown from an idea into one of the world’s leading blog networks. In fact, we’ve now officially cracked the 200-blog […]
Stress, frustration, discouragement all contribute to the life of an Alzheimer’s caregiver, along with those glipmses of joy and bursts of humor that find their way into the day, too. Liz, in her post, How Stressed Are You from Caring for an Alzheimer’s Patient?, gives us resources for dealing with caregiver stress.
Sharing with others, hearing […]
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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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