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posted 05/14/2008, comments (4)

Playing Two Roles: Patient AND Caregiver

Recently, I underwent a great degree of stress...I was surprised by its viciousness on my body and mind. Here's what happened to cause this anxiety:   The next day after returning from a wonderfully relaxing cruise, my daughter and granddaughter came by to see us.  I was semi-prepared for their visit, having gathered the mementos we... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/14/2008, comments (3)

Slow Medicine: Just What the Doctor Ordered

The books pile up these days, and there's so much good information out there that I really want to read them all. Many come through publicists who know I read and write about books on aging, dementia, brain research, pharmaceuticals, and all kinds of caregiving. Many just show up in my mail box, unannounced.    One of the former,... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/12/2008, comment (1)

Time Magazine Features Article, "Forgetting Is the New Normal"

I must admit that I had never thought about the statistics before. The latest issue of Time features an article by Sue Halpern entitled, "Forgetting Is the New Normal." She notes that 14 million people in the United States will develop Alzheimer's disease in the next 40 years. Furthermore, 50% of the population will develop symptoms of Alzheimer's... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/12/2008, comment (1)

A Different Way To Distinguish Between Good, and Bad Nursing Homes

Many years ago, when I was still a student nurse, part of the study program I had to undertake related to the work of the sociologist Erving Goffman. It didn't take long for me to appreciate just how profound and timely Goffman's insights were. What I could not appreciate was the timeless nature of his observations and how they would continue to... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/07/2008, comments (5)

Music Therapy Helps Some Regain Speech After Stroke

A story that can only be called "heartwarming" was recently published by The New York Times online. Titled, "At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk," the story is about how a man regained his ability to talk after a stroke - by singing.   The story explains the brain hemispheres involved, but it's the singing that made the... Read moreChevron
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