All SharePosts Relating To "Stages Of Alzheimer's"

Trish Vradenburg, Health Guide

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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The Case for Choice

The other day my husband and I were making out our Last Will and Testament. Not a fun chore, to be sure, but ultimately necessary (though, of course, we're never going to die). The one thing we don't agree on is our living will. My husband wants to have a DNR (do not resuscitate) clause to be used if he is simply prolonging his life --... Read more Chevron

posted 05/01/2012, comments (3)|

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Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Arts improve quality of life for stroke survivors and people with Alzheimer’s

Research continues to show that the arts enhance quality of life for people who have health problems, including Alzheimer’s disease and strokes. New research, presented at the 12th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing, in Copenhagen, Denmark, reported on the importance of the arts, stating: “Patients who... Read more Chevron

posted 04/08/2012, comments (0)|

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Dorian Martin, Health Guide

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How to Purée Foods for People with Late-Stage Alzheimer's

As I mentioned in my last sharepost, my mother was tested and eventually had to be placed on a special diet because she was having difficulty swallowing due to Alzheimer’s and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, people with dementia may have issues with swallowing even if they don’t have COPD, as is reflected by... Read more Chevron

posted 04/05/2012, comments (2)|

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Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t just affect the aged

Receiving an Alzheimer's diagnosis at the age of 75 can be a crushing blow. Imagine, then, what it would be like to receive such a diagnosis when you are 35, 40 or 45-years-old? You're at your prime in many ways because you've got experience in your work, yet are nowhere near retirement. You have children, maybe yet in grade school.... Read more Chevron

posted 03/28/2012, comments (0)|

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FDA gives approval for more research into deep brain stimulation for Alzheimer’s

There’s good news on several fronts involving the promise of deep brain stimulation as a way to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and improve memory. It’s done by implanting electrodes that send pulses of electricity into the brain's memory system delivering small, rhythmic shocks. ABC News recently... Read more Chevron

posted 03/19/2012, comments (0)|

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