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I'm a playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer’s disease advocate. My husband George and I founded UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, with the goal of finding a cure or treatment for Alzheimer’s by the year 2020.
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Walk a Day in Her Shoes: Wandering in Alzheimer's Patients

When my mother, as yet undiagnosed with Alzheimer's, asked me to get a pair of glasses from her purse, I stumbled upon a traffic ticket.  I sighed, knowing my mother's propensity for speeding.  I scanned the summons to find how fast she was going this time.  Much to my surprise she had been pulled over for going ten miles-per-hour... Read moreChevron
posted 01/13/2012, comments (4)|
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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist
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Coping with criticism from the loved one you care for

Caregivers frequently turn their lives inside out in order to care for their loved ones in decline. I know, because I've done it. The number of elders who depended on my help increased throughout the years, to a total of seven, though the most I cared for at one time was five. I also had two children and work part time writing as a... Read moreChevron
posted 01/04/2012, comments (2)|
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Caregivers can be subject to abuse by their care receivers

OurAlzheimers and several other HealthCentral communities are marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month by posting information and personal stories about the issue and how it relates to those living with chronic illness. Posts will be added to our special Domestic Violence Awareness Month page throughout October.     When we think of... Read moreChevron
posted 10/12/2011, comments (9)|
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Carol Bradley Bursack

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Elders vulnerable to abuse in domestic situations

OurAlzheimers and several other HealthCentral communities are marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month by posting information and personal stories about the issue and how it relates to those living with chronic illness. Posts will be added to our special Domestic Violence Awareness Month page throughout October.   Most of us want the... Read moreChevron
posted 10/06/2011, comment (1)|
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Intentional aging-in-place communities support elders’ ability to make choices

No matter how small the adjustments we need to make in our lives are, most of us like to be presented with options from which we can choose. Even if the choices presented aren’t exactly what we’d like, the chance to make conscious choices generally helps us to feel better about our fate. That is why intentional aging communities,... Read moreChevron
posted 09/29/2011, comments (0)|
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