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Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders - “The risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) may be reduced by about 40 percent in patients previously treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) according to a study presented today at the 10th International Hong Kong/Springfield Pan-Asian […]
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Often it’s difficult to find the resources we, as caregivers, need when we’re caring for elderly patients and family members. Sometimes we don’t know where to turn.
Marijke Durning, at Help My Hurt, has given us 15 resources for caregivers in posts the past few days at her blog. You’ll find them here at And another 5 resoures for caregivers.
Some […]
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THURSDAY THIRTEEN has become a popular way to post around the blogosphere. Sometimes we have a particular theme; other times simply random thoughts provide information and encouragement.
Here are 13 of my random thoughts I share with you today. I hope some may give you encouragement in your caregiving day.
Why did Mother and Auntie get Alzheimer’s? However, it’s good this […]
Video from the University of California Television offering a practical guide to living through Alzheimer’s Disease.
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The New York Times has a review of this book Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family. Edited by Nell Casey, the book features 19 contributors who are brutely and openly honest about how caring for a family member affected them. Here’s an excerpt from the review… In “Death in Slow Motion,” Eleanor Cooney […]
For the fourth year running, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America are looking to award The Brodsky Grant for an innovative program or service that ‘improves the lives of those affected by Alzheimer’s Disease.
“The Brodsky Grant recognizes stellar organizations that have the insight, dedication and skills to raise the bar on dementia care. They set the […]
You wouldn’t think that marijuana would be a drug of use to the Alzheimer’s patient but a study done by Madrid’s Complutense University and the Cajal Institute and published in the Journal of Neuroscience (2005) indicates otherwise.
The study found that the ‘…active ingredient in marijuana may stall decline from Alzheimer’s diease’ and believes that a […]
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Once your Alzheimer’s family member has entered a nursing home, is it wise to take them on trips or visits to your home? Will this confuse them more? Or will it give them pleasure and a respite from nursing home life?
This all depends on the Alzheimer’s patient’s condition, the family’s ability to take them for trips, […]
When Julie Christie accepted her award from the Screen Actors Guild last month for her role in Away from Her, she thanked the cast and crew and then stated “And if I’ve forgotten anybody, well, it’s just that I’m still […]
Interesting video from Canada about the Exelon Patch…
Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.
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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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