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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 04/16/2008, comments (4)

Toy Tractors Trigger Memories for Alzheimer’s Patients

RDO Equipment, of Moorhead, MN specializes in agriculture. The company also specializes in giving back to the community. RDO services a metro area that is divided by the Red River of the North - North Dakota on one side, Minnesota on the other. While the cities of Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN are large enough to have an urban flavor, they are... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 04/09/2008, comments (2)

“Could It Be Dementia?” A Caregiving Book Packed With Compassion and Information

I'm still frequently amazed at how much the Internet shrinks the world. An author in the United Kingdom was researching her book on dementia and Alzheimer's disease. She came across some of my work, and quoted an article I'd written a couple of years ago, for Minding Our Elders. Of course, I was pleased and honored that she quoted me... Read more Chevron

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Richard Taylor

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posted 04/08/2008, comments (2)

The long good bye or the daily hello

It is always startling to me when someone I know, even if only through some make believe roles in make believe movies, dies and has been prior to her/his death living with a diagnosis of Dementia , probably of this or that type. Someone found the press release Mr. Heston read announcing his diagnosis, and I just read it. Reading... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/24/2008, comment (1)

Helping Children Understand Grandparent’s Dementia

My sons were fortunate to grow up in the city where their grandparents also lived. They know the spoiling that grandparents can do; the time and special love grandparents can give. In the best situations, kids and their grandparents can form a unique bond. My youngest son, Adam, was always a "Grandpa's boy." When my parents... Read more Chevron

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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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