This blog is the second in a series by the same authors on "How to Respond to a Person With Dementia Who Is..."
Co-written by Nettie Harper, MSRS and Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W.
"Go away, you thief," Margaret screamed when her son knocked on the door of her room. "You stole...
Posted August 28, 2011 | 13:55:00 (EST)
Dear Mr. President,
Please appoint a champion of non-pharmacological Alzheimer's treatment to the National Advisory Panel on Alzheimer's that you recently established pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Project Act.
Current medications can slow the advance of Alzheimer's disease in some people, but offer no hope of...
Posted July 22, 2011 | 09:31:00 (EST)
"Want to protect against the effects of Alzheimer's? Learn another language. That's the takeaway from recent brain research ... " was the lead into recent "CBS Evening News" and "Fox News" reports.
Should we immediately go out and enroll in a French class? A headline...
Posted May 24, 2011 | 10:21:03 (EST)
Alzheimer's disease is in the news every day. Some stories offer hope, such as promises to end Alzheimer's in five years, or promises hat biological markers will make early diagnosis possible in a very short time, as if knowing that you have a dementia will help you.
Informed experts know...
Posted May 3, 2011 | 09:02:42 (EST)
We all hope that we, and the people we love, will not develop Alzheimer's disease--and with good reason. The truth, however, is that it is possible to have a decent life with Alzheimer's disease, even though most people don't believe it.
Almost everyone believes that Alzheimer's ravages the brain, destroys...
1 Comments | Posted November 14, 2011 | 15:11:46 (EST)