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    Leah

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    posted 11/04/2009, comments (5)

    Dementia: To Know or Not To Know, A Ponderance

    A reader posed a most intriguing question to me giving me pause for thought:  Would I, if I had it to do over again, want to know my diagnosis of dementia?   I answered in fifty words or less...but the question begs for further exploration.   Each of us is different-that's a "duhhhh" statement if I ever heard one; but it's so... Read moreChevron
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    posted 11/03/2009, comments (2)

    A Poem with a message..

    THE WOODEN BOWLA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law and 4-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table, but the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off the spoon onto the floor. When he... Read moreChevron
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    We loved ones are not alone!

     I came on tonight to post about feelings and family, both good and bad. I instantly saw a posting by Diane W..  Thank you  for your words and the find on the book.  Also, I am so sorry but yet releived to hear about your mom.. Releived do to the fact that I am the one that is in pain in my family. I wish both good and bad with... Read moreChevron
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    posted 10/27/2009, comments (6)

    Choose Life Over Dementia

    This week's post is directed to those people with some form of dementia.    You are not alone.  You are not going crazy.  You are not losing it...well, maybe a little...but not all at once.  There's still time to be YOU to live a full life.   Dementia is a diagnosis.  A tragic one, to say the least.  But... Read moreChevron
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    posted 10/25/2009, comments (4)

    Scholars Coming Forward with Their Alzheimer’s Stories Helps Reduce Stigma of Dementia

    Brilliant people get Alzheimer's and other dementias. Three rather public figures that come to mind are recent Nobel prize winner, physicist Charles K. Kao, retired psychologist, professor and Alzheimer's activist Richard Taylor and the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Most of us can name a few lesser known... Read moreChevron
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