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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 09/08/2008, comments (7)

Memorials and Mementos Hold Deep Meaning for Caregivers

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The old soldiers from our local American Legion Honor Guard fired their rifles into the brittle blue sky over my father's grave. It was December in North Dakota, and the cemetery was knee deep in snow. These men were not much younger than the man they helped bury. Earlier, I had marveled at their dedication to a... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/29/2008, comment (1)

Quilt to Remember

Feel the warmth of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) Quilt to Remember, the nation's first grand-scale quilt that pays tribute to the deceased and individuals living with Alzheimer's disease, as well as their caregivers and healthcare professionals. The fall 2008 tour of the quilt kicks off in September, with displays in... Read more Chevron

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Eric J. Hall

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posted 07/03/2008, comments (0)

A Call to Action: Grow the 'AFA Quilt to Remember'

Death may not be a good thing to keep harping on, but I feel the need to return to the subject of my last column, in which I highlighted the fact that Alzheimer's disease has moved up to the 6th leading cause of death in the nation. I, we, need to make a big deal out of it because it is too frightening a statistic to ignore. It requires... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/04/2008, comment (1)

Sew A Quilt Square in Honor of Your Loved One

My grandmother Betty Jones is 84 years old. She grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, married a man from nearby Alexander City, Ala., had four children, and played bridge and tennis during her free time. People often told her she looked like Betty Davis- and she abhors that comment to this day. Her life was not glamorous, or particularly... Read more Chevron

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