Alzheimer; News from the web:
Horrible story about how a caregiver couldn’t cope anymore and the devastating consequences. It reminds us of the importance of support for our caregivers.
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Category Archives: Human interest
Alzheimer’s and the superbowl
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Joe Kapp, the rough-and-tumble quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings in their first Super Bowl appearance, said he has Alzheimer’s and has decided to donate his brain after he dies for research into whether concussions he suffered during his playing days permanently damaged his mind.
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Blonde vs Brunettes for Greys!
Barbara “B.” Smith on Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer; News from the web:
“I’m still myself. I just can’t remember things as well as I once did,” she writes in a new book called Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, And Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer’s, written with husband Dan Gasby and with Vanity Fair contributing editorMichael Shnayerson.
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Fighting Alzheimer’s fear
Alzheimer; News from the web:
People with dementia are still people, and friends and family members shouldn’t ignore them or underestimate their abilities — that’s the message of a new social media campaign from the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
“The day you receive a diagnosis from your doctor, the minute you walk out of that office, you’re no different,” said Maria Howard, the CEO of the Alzheimer Society of B.C.
#StillHere
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Lumosity in trouble with the FTC
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Remember that game on your phone that would help you prevent Alzheimer’s or Dementia? Well now they have had to settle with the FTC for a large amount because they could not substantiate with research the claims that the marketing department had made.
“Going forward, a key focus of our ongoing research is to build on these studies to better understand how training-driven improvements on tests of cognition translate to performance in participants’ everyday lives,” the company said.
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