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Support For the Children of Parents With Early On-set Alzheimer’s Necessary

Carol Bradley Bursack
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For over twenty years author, columnist and speaker Carol Bradley...

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  The law of nature is that parents have children and care for their children until the children grow up to care for themselves. Far too often, this "law" is circumvented by reality. A parent dies young from cancer. A parent is disabled in a car accident or gets Multiple Sclerosis. Or a parent ...
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    Sue
    Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 03:35 PM

    Hello Carol - thanks for this great information. I sure hope people can respond in some way to this great need.

     

    The AFA has a site for young people  - AFA Teens.  It really has alot to offer - message boards, ways to get involved, even help starting your own support group.  If you know someone - a teenager or parent of one - let them know there are resources out there. 

     

    Hope this helps and all the best, sue

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