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Trying to help a young child understand what Alzheimer’s Disease is and how it is changing their Grandmother or Grandfather?
Sometimes the best way is through reading fiction.
There are a number of well written books for children about Alzheimer’s Disease and how it affects the family. Here’s a few to start off with:
Singing with Momma Lou […]
The ongoing story of Richard Taylor, an Alzheimer’s sufferer, appears periodically in Alzheimer’s Daily News. He tells what it’s like to experience this disease.
In the current article, The Alzheimer’s Three-Step, Richard has excellent advice for the caregiver…information I wish I’d known when caring for my mom and aunt. Not much information was available then, especially written […]
Albany Medical Center in New York State is seeking volunteers for a study looking at the link between copper levels in the body and the advancement of Alzheimer’s Disease.
According to Dr. Earl Zimmerman, clinical director of the Alzheimer’s Center at Albany Med, ‘Research suggests that increased copper levels may make the disease worse for people […]
When I read the article in Everyday Health, Poor Memory Tied to Sleep Woes in Aging Women, and its possible connection with Alzheimer’s, my thoughts turned to my mom who developed this disease. For years, before I recognized that Mother was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, my dad would remark, “Your mother is up all […]
Medication for Alzheimer’s patients is becoming easier to administer with the introduction of the Exelon patch. The transdermal patch excretes the medications in the patient’s body through the skin over a period of 24 hours.
Aimed at helping those with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, the patch is believed to cause less side effects than oral […]
“No, never! I don’t want photos of Mother [Father, Aunt Suzie, etc.] with Alzheimer’s,” you exclaim.
Each person looks at this differently and the way they want to remember that family member. Some don’t want anything around to recall the Alzheimer’s days. Others don’t mind because many of these memories, even though perhaps bittersweet, are filled […]
I discovered the Brain Fitness Carnival the other day. Hosted by the Center of Emotional Wellbeing, the carnival featured over twenty interesting and informative articles relating to the brain and brain fitness. It’s well worth a visit.
There are two Alzheimer’s related articles in the carnival:
Make use of early Alzheimer’s Plateau from Med Journal Watch
Alzheimer’s Disease […]
Mother would sit in her rocking chair beside the kitchen stove reading the newspaper, a magazine or a book as she rested between chores on the farm. The sink might be piled with dirty dishes, the kitchen table needed to be set for supper. A basket of clothes should be sorted or ironing done. A kitten poked […]
Remember the saying ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’. Well, it might not be the only thing it keeps away. Studies in the past few years have been looking into whether consuming apples helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
In 2005 researchers at Cornell University determined that the potent compounds in apples appear […]
Theme Day for July at the Science and Health Channel focuses on “going green,” in keeping with an idea that’s in many minds these days. Kendra James, at Diabetes Notes, hosts the event for our channel this month, Go Green for the Science and Health Channel’s Theme Day.
We participated at Alzheimer’s Notes with the post, […]
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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