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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 03/18/2008, comments (3)

“How to Dance in the Rain”: An Internet Forward Worth Reading

A little over a year ago - February 14th to be exact - I posted an article on OurAlzheimer's titled " Must-Read Poem: Crabby Old Man." It was an e-mail forward like we all get and I hesitated about posting it on this site, but it touched me deeply and I wanted to share it. The feedback was overwhelming. Since that time,... Read more Chevron

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Christine Kennard

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posted 03/17/2008, comments (2)

Seeing Past the Patient and Into the Whole Person

For many years I worked nights in nursing care homes for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. I remember one night looking after a frail lady in her eighties who required total nursing care. Sadie, I will call her, was bedridden, communication seemed very limited indeed and she had a very bad chest infection. She... Read more Chevron

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Richard Taylor

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posted 03/15/2008, comments (5)

Help, I've Lost My Brain

If I lost a limb (through an accident, or disease) I know even as it was being removed professionals would begin to marshal their skills to support and enable me to compensate for the lost limb. I would probably be fitted with an artificial one. Perhaps technology would be added to make the limb more functional for me. There... Read more Chevron

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Jacqueline Marcell

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posted 03/12/2008, comments (3)

Elder Abuse Can Be Reduced By Training Caregivers About Dementia

Elder Abuse is an expanding serious problem affecting hundreds of thousands of elderly people in the United States. And since the abuse is oftentimes at the hand of a family member or friend, the issue remains largely hidden by the families, causing gross under-reporting of the crisis. It is estimated that only 1 out of 14... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 03/05/2008, comments (2)

Alzheimer’s Drug News Disheartening - But At Least We Still Have Hope

Disheartening news about currently available Alzheimer's drugs was published on Reuters.com this week. In an article titled "US review finds no good drugs for dementia," Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor, reported on the findings of a review conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians. They looked at the results of 96... Read more Chevron

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