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Our first random drawing at Alzheimer’s Notes offers as the prize, Finding the Joy In Alzheimer’s, a book edited by Brenda Avadian and containing two of my essays.
These include: A Child Shows the Way and Generation to Generation.
Simply leave a comment with your name and e-mail and state how you’re connected with Alzheimer’s…caregiver, family member, victim, friend, concerned […]
Second Wind Dreams, a national non-profit organization with a mission to change the perception of aging, one dream at a time, has a Virtual Dementia tour kit. It’s a training tool that provides people with the opportunity to experience how it might feel to have dementia.
Sounds like something everyone who works with dementia […]
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Stay tuned…I’ll be anouncing a random drawing for the book, Finding the Joy in Alzheimer’s edited by Brenda Avadian. This anthology contains essays by caregivers and family members who have experienced the disappointments and frustrations, but still could find moments of JOY to share with others.
Some of my essays appear in this book.
I shall be […]
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Celebrities and their families have been “going public” during the last few years when Alzheimer’s strikes them. This illness is no longer hidden, the person sequestered where no one sees them, and families refrain from talking about it.
This week, as we pursue the theme of Celebrities & Health at the b5media Health & Wellness channel, […]
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Unusual celebrations often have appeal for Alzheimer’s patients. They need not make sense or even be ones they know about. I discovered that Mother enjoyed parties, even if they were just for the two of us.
At the nursing home, the residents also enjoyed gatherings. They might be confused about the day or the era, but it […]
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Recently Liz Lewis wrote the post, Alzheimer’s or Overmedicated, which struck a chord with me. Sometimes, in order to control or address difficult behaviors in older patients, medications are used that could give the appearance of Alzheimer’s. This doesn’t necessarily mean it’s being done deliberately. Sometimes it could happen because of interaction between medications. However, if someone […]
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As I read Liz’s recent post, Sleep Disturbances in Alzheimer’s Patients & Their Caregivers, I recalled the lack of sleep when I cared for Mother. An uninterrupted night’s sleep was something I received little of. Mother lost track of day or night, cat napped during the day, so was awake or only napping at night. Her […]
A new study has found that “…sleep disturbances among Alzheimer patients vary significantly from those of their family caregivers, and that, surprisingly, poor sleep in either the patient or caregiver is not necessarily linked to disturbed sleep in the other. “
The study looked at sleep-wake activity of the Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers over a […]
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(My piece about restraints for Alzhemer’s patients , to keep them from opening a door and escaping or otherwise injuring themselves, drew many comments. I’m using some of these as guest posts or in collections of comments. I thought Bob Matthews had a very insightful comment, based on his experiences while caring for his dad. I’m […]
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Facing Alzheimer’s With Love and Laughter is the subtitle of The Last Dance. It brings to mind the question…“Should we laugh and joke about Alzheimer’s?”
Some caregivers and spokespersons for Alzheimer’s became very upset because Julie Christie joked about memory loss during an interview associated with her movie, Away From Her. However, others felt we should lighten up […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
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