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Dorian Martin

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posted 08/01/2008, comment (1)

Save the Date! PBS Airs "The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's" Sunday, Aug. 3

What are you doing the evening of Sunday, August 3? If you don't have any plans (or even if you do), I'd encourage you to take time to watch The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's, which will air at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings). A year ago, I had the opportunity to watch The Forgetting, the Emmy Award-winning... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 07/31/2008, comments (2)

All Is Not Lost

“A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing.” George Bernard Shaw These are comforting words to one who has just lost an expensive wireless headset for a cell phone… I have a cell phone and, like many women, have to search... Read more Chevron

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Jacqueline Marcell

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posted 07/30/2008, comments (2)

Top Ten Dementia Eldercare Recommendations

When people hear about what I went through during the year of caring for my elderly parents, they often ask what I would do differently if I had to relive the experience with the knowledge I have now. I sigh and say, "Ohhh, if only I could! I'd know exactly what to do to help my parents much sooner and I would be able to save so much time, money,... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/28/2008, comments (11)

Living in the past? Sometimes just seeing things...

For the past couple of days My Grandmother who has alzeimers has basically layed down on the couch. She'll get up to eat or go potty but that's about it. She talks to me but she asks questions about people who've been gone 40 years or 20 at the earliest. Then she sees this boy. Yesterday evening she said "where is that boy... Read more Chevron

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Bob DeMarco

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posted 07/25/2008, comment (1)

Washington University School of Medicine to lead new international Alzheimer's disease research netw

This announcement gets me excited. My mother suffers from Alzheimer's and we really benefited from an early diagnosis of her Alzheimer's disease. It is clear to me the earlier the diagnosis and the sooner the appropriate medication is prescribed the better the outcome. I have met many people suffering from an early stage of dementia in... Read more Chevron

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