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Christine Kennard

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posted 03/25/2008, comment (1)

Long Distance Caregiving for People with Alzheimer's

Long distance care coordination for relatives and friends of people with Alzheimer's is becoming more common. The main reason is that over the past few decades the traditional role of women in caring for the sick and infirm in their families has changed as households have become reliant on their work income. This, combined with greater... Read moreChevron
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posted 03/17/2008, comments (2)

Seeing Past the Patient and Into the Whole Person

For many years I worked nights in nursing care homes for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. I remember one night looking after a frail lady in her eighties who required total nursing care.  Sadie, I will call her, was bedridden, communication seemed very limited indeed and she had a very bad chest infection. She... Read moreChevron
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posted 03/12/2008, comments (3)

Elder Abuse Can Be Reduced By Training Caregivers About Dementia

Elder Abuse is an expanding serious problem affecting hundreds of thousands of elderly people in the United States. And since the abuse is oftentimes at the hand of a family member or friend, the issue remains largely hidden by the families, causing gross under-reporting of the crisis.  It is estimated that only 1 out of 14... Read moreChevron
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posted 03/10/2008, comments (0)

French Government Joins Fight Against Alzheimer's

The United States isn't the only country that is beginning to marshal resources in order to fight Alzheimer's disease. In November 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a five-year plan to fight the disease, which affects 860,000 French. Sarkozy committed 1.6 billion euro (or $2.4 billion) in order to establish a new foundation... Read moreChevron
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posted 02/28/2008, comments (7)

My (Emotional) Response to Away From Her

The experts on this site have been writing about Away From Her for months. Up until now, I have refused to watch the movie. It felt too close to home. And I wasn't sure I was ready to deal with that part yet... I have vascular dementia at 59 years of age. That's good news as it is not a quickly debilitating as Alzheimer's can be. But... Read moreChevron
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