Alzheimer's - All People Who Are Interested In "Memory Loss"

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Eric J. Hall

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AFA Founder, CEO

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (0)

Be Prepared for Flu Double-Whammy

Family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease have so much on their plates already-so many responsibilities, so many everyday challenges and everyday crises to deal with, and so many fears of what may come tomorrow or even later today. All the news about the pervasiveness of the HINI flu and the possibility that the seasonal flu is on... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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has vascular dementia

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (0)

Dementia: I’m Getting Worse…Or Am I?

It's time for a checkup...a self check of where I am in the progress of my dementia. One doctor told me that, with vascular dementia, there should be no further progression unless I have further TIA's (mini-strokes). Another told me that I could have ten good years. I took both to heart and have worked toward making my mind as... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 11/09/2009, comment (1)

“I Still Do” Offers Powerful Insight Into Alzheimer’s Through Art

During the last few years there has been an explosion of books on Alzheimer's disease. Some are "how-to" books with specific advice on coping with the many difficulties of the disease. Many are medical in nature and some are personal stories. Most are emotionally touching in that this disease is a family disease that changes the lives of each... Read more Chevron

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Joseph

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I am a retired postal worker coordinating care for my age 88 mom.

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posted 11/07/2009, comments (2)

A Streetcar Named Delusion - When Dementia Takes You For A Ride

In the ten months that I have closely observed my 88 year old mother's mental health decline with "Unspecified Dementia", few things are more heartbreaking than seeing her live with increasing episodes of delusion. The delusions can range from harmless goofy little things to very frightful, terrifying experiences. These episodes can... Read more Chevron

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Diane W

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Seeking other caregivers of Alzheimer's Parent

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (2)

A Poem with a message..

THE WOODEN BOWLA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law and 4-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table, but the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off the spoon onto the floor. When he... Read more Chevron

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