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Eric J. Hall

Eric J. Hall

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AFA Founder, CEO
posted 11/17/2009, comment (1)

Get Screened!

Sometimes unsolicited calls on busy, busy days let you know you're making a difference. So it was one day this past summer. I, along with my staff at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), were in the thick of planning our events to commemorate National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month in November. By sheer coincidence, a call came in... Read moreChevron
jenny7oh

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I TAKE CARE OF MY MOM WHO HAS AZ.
posted 07/20/2008, comments (3)

PATIENCE

You have to have faith in whatever you believe in and patience They will come thru for you.
Irene Masiello

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is the author of PARADISE COSTS
posted 03/16/2008, comments (9)

Paradise Costs-A Victim's Daughter Fights Back Against Elder Abuse

The goal of sharing information about elder exploitation, abuse, neglect, undue influence, etc. is to make readers aware of the nuances of elder abuse. Too many think elder abuse is tying a senior citizen to a bed and beating them physically. What we are addressing is psychological and emotional abuse leading to a deterioration in quality of life,... Read moreChevron
zeller bach

zeller bach

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posted 11/26/2007, comments (3)

Books About Alzheimer's -- See Richard Taylor's Alzheimer's From the Inside Out

I just read a long review by Ms. Bradley Bursack (or Bursack Bradley, sorry) about a novel called The Almost Moon, and responded that there is another out recently by Lisa Genova, Still Alice. I have yet to read it, and am personally more interested in first-person accounts of those who are in early to middle stages, and as far as one can go. I... Read moreChevron
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