Category Archives: Human interest

MP3 players for Alzheimer

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Percussionist Dave Roth, whose parents have been diagnosed with Alzheimer, is trying to make their lives a little easier. When Roth saw “Alive Inside,” a documentary that followed a social worker introducing music into the lives of people with dementia, he was inspired

After seeing his mother’s progress with the music, Roth thinks every patient with Alzheimer’s could benefit the same way. He’s started a drive to collect MP3 players and distribute them to those suffering from Alzheimer. The drive runs through August 19th, and there are several drop-off locations if you’d like to donate.

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Inherit Alzheimer protection

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Alzheimer protection may be passed on from generation to generation, according to a recent study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York about the effects of C-reactive protein in elderly people and the incidence of Alzheimer in their families.

How much of this finding can be useful for current cases is unknown but with every piece or research we get closer to a full understanding of how the brain works and what can help us beating this terrible disease.

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Alzheimer at 46

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Read today’s story about a woman, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease already at age 46 and how she, in the past 11 years, has adapted her life and prepared for what is coming. She knows there is no cure but she does everything to prepare for excellent care.

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Man of mystery

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Curtis Lee was in a fog in an Illinois care facility in March, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, when he looked over at his wife of 51 years and suddenly announced that he was somebody else.

“He said, ‘My name is Choy,'” said his wife, Violet Lee. “I said, ‘Does Mr. Choy have a first name?’ and he said, ‘Paul.’ I said, ‘Well, then who is Curtis Lee?’ He just smiled and went off to La-La Land.”

The question of who is Curtis Lee and who is Paul Choy now haunts Violet Lee, 71, who believes her husband was born in Honolulu to a prominent family and attended Punahou School, but has been living under an assumed identity for at least half a century.

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How a hospital is bad for Alzheimer

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For people with Alzheimer a stay in a hospital can just be the tipping point to have to resort to a nursing home or even worsen their condition such that they die earlier than expected.

With personal experience about this I’m happy to see that now some research has been done into this topic and the findings have been confirmed.

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