Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
Norman McNamara, also known as Norm Mac to all his Facebook friends, lives in a small town in Devon, England called Torbay. As resident of such a small town, not to mention his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, Norm has done amazing things! He’s become one of the most outspoken and steadfast advocates for Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Norm helped [...]
An article from Bloomberg yesterday reports that Doctors at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital found that amyloid beta accumulates in the brain for 20 years before causing signs of dementia. In this study they followed 200 seniors for more than three years to chart any decline in cognition and brain size against the deposition of abnormal protein (excess amyloid [...]
A Pacemaker for the brain? Could it win the battle with Alzheimer’s and Dementia? It’s still in the experimental stage but Canada has already performed six surgeries to implant the pacemaker. Their results as of now, appear to be positive, though it has only slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s for those in the earliest stages. [...]
As I’ve often stated, David Shenk’s book; “The Forgetting: Portrait of an Epidemic” was the first I read when searching for understanding after my Mom’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. Most of what I knew was wrong and I was filled with fear about what Mom and myself (as her caregiver) would ultimately face in the future. [...]
On a Daily basis I scour issues of Health and Medical magazines and Alzheimer’s Newsletters, hoping for more news on which fruit to eat, or how many miles to walk, or which vitamin or mineral to pop every morning with breakfast. As a person with high-blood pressure and other heart related issues, I exercise daily, [...]
An article from Reuters 7/17 by Julie Steenhuysen has spoke of studies attempting to do just such a thing. The studies, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Paris, are part of a widespread search for ways to detect Alzheimer’s before memory problems begin, when drugs and treatments have a better chance of making [...]
My experience with Alzheimer’s has been through the years of caring for my Mom, and visiting the members of the “Group Home” where she spent the last few years of her life. Everyone there was elderly and despite knowing better–Most often I think of those elderly faces when I think of Alzheimer’s. As a member [...]
Every day we learn something new causes Alzheimer’s and something new that will cure it. Yet all research and studies show only 2 variants are definitively involved with true risk of Alzheimer’s.
Life Space is actually a measurement of mobility, figuring out how far you are getting around your environment, how much you’re seeing that’s different from your couch or bedroom or living room…
Alzheimer’s Therapy Focuses on Care and the vices that move you – At Beatitudes Nursing Home in Phoenix, AZ, they accepted a patient who was difficult and had been denied entrance to several other homes because of her poor attitude. Beatitudes nursing home is different than the ordinary nursing home. Dementia and Alzheimer’s patients at [...]
