Helpful hints about caregiving as well as lessons learned from Alzheimer’s disease are available if you look for them. Even during the daily routine, you may pick up a new insight if you just stop, look and listen. My alarm clock is set to the local National Public Radio station, so most mornings I awaken to the soothing strains of classical... Read more
As we start the New Year, everyone starts thinking about resolutions. How will we improve life going into 2007? What changes need to be made? What steps need to be taken in order to reach these goals?One potential resolution is to step into a leadership role to encourage additional funding for Alzheimer’s disease research and programs. The... Read more
I finally gave up making New Year's Resolutions in 2006. Every year it was the same old "exercise more, eat right, live (relatively) clean"....all of which were broken by January 5. Plus in my life, it seems that fate/karma/etc. has a quirky sense of humor and keeps putting me exactly where I have said I'd never go, doing the... Read more
More on silver linings, this time for me and my health routine.One of the changes prompted by Mom’s situation has been to my daily health routine. For most of my years, I’ve been blessed with great health. Only a few colds and periodic sinus problems have slowed me down. Furthermore, my parents encouraged me to participate in sports during... Read more
More silver linings in my family's experience with caring for my Mom, who has Alzheimer’s Disease... Mom was the center of the Martin family. She was the pillar we all turned to in times of crisis, in times of celebration, and in times of need. Since her diagnosis in September 2005, each family member has stepped into new roles, and novel... Read more
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