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Richard Taylor

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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Richard Taylor

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posted 04/08/2008, comment (1)

Will the real Alzheimer's Disease Please Stand Up?

Is Alzheimer’s Disease Real? And more importantly to me and to 5,000,000 + other people like me, will a yes or a no or a maybe answer change my life for the better? Last week I was speaking in Ohio and someone told me the authors of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s” were also speaking nearby at another conference.... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 04/08/2008, comment (1)

Depression Alzheimer's Link: Does it Matter?

Depression may--may!--lead to Alzheimer's. Or maybe depression and Alzheimer's are both triggered by the same unidentified underlying problem. Both of these possibilities arise from a new report on the links between depression and Alzheimer's in the journal Neurology. Three things you need to know: 1. The study shows that... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/07/2008, comment (1)

Wandering: A New DVD Explains It All

New DVD Explains Wandering Given that an estimated 60 percent of individuals with Alzheimer's disease will wander at some point during the progression of the disease, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) has just released a step-by-step educational DVD about wandering. The newest DVD, called "Wandering...What It Is... Read more Chevron

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Christine Kennard

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posted 04/07/2008, comments (3)

Using New Technologies to Help Patients Remember

At one time working with older people, especially people with dementia, meant providing limited services that only made brief acknowledgement to anything but physical needs. Patients in institutional settings seemed to just exist in the present. There was little understanding of how knowledge of their biographical histories could enhance... Read more Chevron

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