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Look and read about the village that has been built in France where people with Alzheimer’s can live quietly and supported in a community.
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French Alzheimer’s Village
Category Archives: Human interest
CDC: Alzheimer’s Deaths Rise During Pandemic
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A spike in Alzheimer’s-related deaths is being viewed as another ripple effect of the pandemic, and the troubling information resonates in states like Iowa.
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Now there is an education for Alzheimer’s and dementia care
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Caring People eases the strife experienced by families whose loved ones suffer from dementia with an industry-leading program designed specifically to provide Alzheimer’s and dementia care. The company’s certified dementia professionals administer holistic therapeutic services that include music therapy, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, validation therapy, pet therapy, and clinical evaluations.
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Get a great pillow
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PJ Pillows, creates lasting memories for both caregivers and their loved ones by making pillows personalized with images of family, friends and even pets.
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Coping with the loss of someone to Alzheimer’s
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After her husband passed away from Alzheimer’s disease, Sault native Sonia Discher published her first book on July 10, with the goal of helping herself and readers cope.
The nonfiction book recounts her experiences from the moment her husband was diagnosed with the disease at the age of 50 in an otherwise healthy state. It is titled Dealing with Early Onset Alzheimer’s: Love, Laughter & Tears.
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Hero workers with loved ones with Alzheimer’s
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The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering tips to workers who might live with someone who has Alzheimer’s disease, providing steps that they should take when they return home to help protect their loved one.
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An Alzheimer cafe
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An Alzheimer’s cafe.
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Prof’s care goes beyond the office
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You can be a professor but when the disease strikes your loved one, you suddenly have the care taker’s role too.
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RIP Terry Jones
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He was a strong advocate to promote knowledge about dementia.
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She built a home for him
A positive effect of Alzheimer’s
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The truth: Alzheimer’s and other dementia diseases are always a burden on loved ones. The lesser-known truth: Dealing with the diseases can provide positive impacts of a temporary or even lasting nature.
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Art and Alzheimer’s
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A Birmingham nonprofit organization connects Alzheimer’s, dementia patients with art, see it in our link for today.
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Bracelets to keep Alzheimer’s patients safe
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Read the story about this great initiative to provide bracelets to people with Alzheimer’s so that law enforcement can trace them when they get missing.
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A personal story
The world does not end when you have Alzheimer’s
Inspirational Caretaker
Chef cooks for Alzheimer’s
a novel about Alzheimer’s challenges
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Joan Cohen is passionate about spreading awareness surrounding Alzheimer’s disease. “We’re talking about the sixth leading cause of death, and it’s the only one that can’t be cured, prevented or slowed,” the Stockbridge resident shared in a recent phone interview. Cohen’s debut novel, “Land of Last Chances” (Aug. 13, She Writes Press), seeks to illuminate the challenges of those suffering from the disease.
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Alzheimer’s and the hurricane
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How to care for your loved one when a natural disaster strikes. The Houston Chronicle brings you a great number of tips.
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Music and memory program connects Alzheimer’s, dementia residents to their past
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“You may have somebody who can’t still do verbal language, but you put music on them and they will start to sing, so there’s some type of recognition that’s still there and we don’t truly understand all of it but we know it’s there and it works,” said Avantara Saint Cloud Alzheimer’s Care Director Shauna Gunnells.
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Some diseases get confused with Alzheimer’s
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When John Searle started to fall down and lose his memory, he thought it was the early signs of dementia. But it turns out he has a rare – and often undiagnosed – condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus. The good news is it’s treatable.
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An Alzheimer’s cafe
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Santa Fe hosts an initiative called Alzheimer’s Cafe, part of a movement to accommodate the growing number of people with dementia, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports.
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Biking their way through memories
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Read the heartwarming story of how people with dementia can relive their past by biking through familiar places, or exploring new ones, while not leaving their home.
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Know the signs and talk about it
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A survey released this week by the Alzheimer’s Association finds that nearly 90 percent of Americans say they would want others to tell them if they were showing signs of memory loss or other symptoms of dementia. And yet, nearly three quarters of Americans say having that conversation would be “challenging” for them.
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Former Intel Exec with early onset Alzheimer’s
A choir and Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s and the arts
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The Springfield Museum of Art has joined the battle against dementia and Alzheimer’s disease with its In the Moment program.
Launched last fall, In the Moment lets families or caregivers join those afflicted with memory issues to take in the Museum’s exhibits, enjoy snacks and even create an art project together.
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Alzheimer’s dance
Quilting for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s not limited to the elderly
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The majority of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease fit into a certain stereotype: senior citizens well over age 65, primarily women. For many people, this “senility” is not surprising. It’s even expected. But when the afflicted person is younger – in the prime of life – people are confused. Family members may be upset or angry. Doctors often are at a loss for a diagnosis.
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