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Thanksgiving: Finding gratitude in caregiving

Caring for our aging loved ones can be exhausting, frustrating, demanding and time consuming. Since November marks National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, we’re honoring Alzheimer’s caregivers, but November is also National Caregiver’s Month.   Thanksgiving, as another November holiday, reminds me to think of ways that... Read moreChevron
posted 11/19/2011, comments (4)|
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Mood, cognitive ability improve in people with dementia after cataract surgery

After reading a report – the first of its kind – on how cataract surgery can benefit people with Alzheimer’s disease, I wrestled with some personal, if unfounded, guilt. My dad didn’t have AD, but he did have dementia induced by a failed brain surgery.   Before his surgery, Dad’s sight was poor at best. The... Read moreChevron
posted 11/10/2011, comments (0)|
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Carol Bradley Bursack

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Alzheimer’s Foundation of America schedules memory screening day

  Since November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, it makes sense that the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) would schedule their memory screening during this high profile month. They’ve chosen November 15th as the day for their national clinic.   Of course, if you or a loved one feel that memory... Read moreChevron
posted 11/08/2011, comments (0)|
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Two honest, intimate memoirs about caring for a mother with Alzheimer’s disease

Many of us find that sharing our stories helps increase the joy in our lives as well as lessen the pain. As a long-time family caregiver, I know firsthand how isolating caregiving can be. Writing “Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories,” was one way for me to help shine a light on what caregivers experience and... Read moreChevron
posted 10/31/2011, comments (0)|
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November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: encourage brain research

Sometimes it’s easy to feel that despite all the hype about Alzheimer’s research, there is still little progress. Study results showing some promise of prevention or cure are publicized, only to be countered later by information that advanced studies contradict the first results. Meanwhile, people at risk for dementia of the... Read moreChevron
posted 10/26/2011, comments (0)|
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