Death may not be a good thing to keep harping on, but I feel the need to return to the subject of my last column, in which I highlighted the fact that Alzheimer's disease has moved up to the 6th leading cause of death in the nation.
I, we, need to make a big deal out of it because it is too frightening a statistic to ignore. It requires... Read more
Top ten lists are "hot" these days. This week, one of great interest to all of us hit the headlines. It was bad news in the news. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual list of the leading causes of death in the United States. For years, we've watched Alzheimer's disease climb the ladder, but this year it took a... Read more
The other day, my social services team at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) heard from a Floridian in search of services for her husband who has Alzheimer's disease. He is bed-bound and on intravenous medications, and she is concerned - probably frightened is more appropriate - about not having a generator and other essentials as the... Read more
Often, we hold celebrities and politicians up on a pedestal, but, in reality, they are just like everybody else...experiencing the same family dilemmas, the same diseases, the same crises. A hearing held on May 14 by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging exemplified this.
The hearing focused on "The Future of Alzheimer's:... Read more
It's the time of year, Mother's Day this weekend and Father's Day next month, when we all try to think of the perfect gift for our moms and dads, grandmothers and grandfathers, and other loved ones we honor on these holidays.
There are the perfect gifts that extend well beyond the recipient: Like other nonprofit organizations, the... Read more
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