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I must admit that I had never thought about the statistics before. The latest issue of Time features an article by Sue Halpern entitled, "Forgetting Is the New Normal." She notes that 14 million people in the United States will develop Alzheimer's disease in the next 40 years. Furthermore, 50% of the population will develop symptoms of Alzheimer's... Read more
What would it be like if we gave the elderly the time and the information to make their own decisions about the level of medical care given to them as they approach the final hour? That's the idea behind slow medicine, which is described in a New York Times article by Jane Gross.
"Grounded in research at the Dartmouth Medical... Read more
During the past few years, I've started making regular charitable donations, often to organizations that focus on various issues related to Alzheimer's disease. I want to feel like I'm doing my part in remembering my mother and grandmother, and also to stop this disease before it effects me or others that I love. What... Read more
I remember my first visit to see Mom after she was taken to a hospital for a geriatric psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she had Alzheimer's. The hospital ward was split into two secure units and assignments were based on the severity of dementia that the patients were exhibiting. Mom was initially placed in the area for the... Read more
While watching the movie The Savages, I felt myself cringe during one particular scene. Wendy, the grown daughter who is played beautifully by Laura Linney (nominated for Best Actress for this year's Oscars!), decides she wants to spruce up her father's room at the nursing home. Following a shopping spree, Wendy brings in newly purchased... Read more
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