Thursday, May 31, 2012

MK 's Posts

Check Our New Q&A Tool!

I'm excited to report that Ask a Question, has launched this morning! Ask a Question is a separate area of this website where users can ask and answer fellow users' questions.   We've created this feature because we saw a need for something more specific than the Sharepost  "comment strings" that you  all have been using to ask... Read moreChevron

Sew A Quilt Square in Honor of Your Loved One

My grandmother Betty Jones is 84 years old. She grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, married a man from nearby Alexander City, Ala., had four children, and played bridge and tennis during her free time. People often told her she looked like Betty Davis- and she abhors that comment to this day. Her life was not glamorous, or particularly... Read moreChevron

Lead Exposure Could Lead to Mental Decline

A string of new research suggests that exposure to lead early in life could lead to more significant mental decline later in life, says The Washington Post.  Studies show that lead exposure, even if it was in a person's childhood, could result in a person's brain operating 5 years older than it really is. Dr. Philip Landrigan of the... Read moreChevron

How Do You Compare To The Candidates On Healthcare?

It's safe to say that, for most of the country, healthcare doesn't become a very important issue when voting for a presidential candidate until people get older, more frail, and more dependant on modern medicine and good quality medical care. If only the young folks, myself included, knew that the decisions they make, and the... Read moreChevron

The New and Improved OurAlzheimers!

Hi folks,  Writing to let you know that over the past few months, we have been working really hard to make some changes to this site so that its cleaner and easier for you to read and find the information you need. After all, what's good about an Alzheimer's information and support site, if you can't seem to locate the... Read moreChevron