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Sunday, November 22, 2009
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Alzheimer's Connect

  • A powerful, private tool to organize friends and family
    Welcome To Our Community!
    Sharing your story on this site means joining a larger conversation between Experts, patients, caregivers, and other individuals. Find not only the medical information you need, but a support network for your emotional aches and pains as well. Click here to learn more.
  • Meet Leah
    A former teacher, majorette. A wife, mother of one, grandmother of one. Married to a supportive husband. Am dealing with the diagnosis of Vascular Dementia.
  • Carol Bradley Bursack
    Meet Carol Bradley Bursack
    Elder care columnist, author and speaker Carol Bradley Bursack shares tips, strategies and stories from her twenty years of caregiving experience.
  • Dorian Martin
    Meet Dorian Martin
    Dorian Martin, who helped to care for an aging grandmother and was the primary caregiver for her mother, shares the ins and outs of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease.
  • Eric J Hall
    Meet Eric Hall, founder and CEO of The Alzheimer's Foundation of America
    Eric J. Hall is the founding chief executive officer of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), headquartered in New York City. He blogs regularly about caregiving and coping strategies.
  • Jacqueline Marcell
    Meet Jacqueline Marcell
    Jacqueline Marcell is a former college professor and television executive, who was so compelled by the experience of caring for her elderly parents she has devoted her life to eldercare awareness and reform.
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    Meet the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's Social Services Team
    Read the AFA's blogs on how to cope with Alzheimer's, whether you've got it, or whether you're caring for someone who's got it. Take advantage of their counseling and referral services.

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