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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 03/28/2008, comments (3)

Survey Shows Children Pick Up Some of the Caregiving Load

From the third annual Alzheimer's Foundation of America conference (AFA) ICAN comes the not so surprising news that children in sandwich families generally become caregivers for their grandparents. An article about the survey titled "New Alzheimer's disease survey reveals children of sandwich caregivers assist with loved... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/17/2008, comment (1)

Children's Books That Deal With Alzheimer's

I'll never forget my children's faces as they stared at their grandfather, who just days before was smart, sweet and funny. There was horror, pain and confusion in their young eyes as they watched their agitated grandfather insist I put his dentures in my purse and take them home. He thought the nurses were going to steal is teeth.... Read more Chevron

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