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Parent's Wish
A touching and poignant slideshow of a parents' wish during
their old age. Recommended viewing for children whose parents
suffer from old age diseases (Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Dementia,
etc.).
Alzheimer
News 3/24/2009
Total healthcare costs are more than three times higher for
people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias than for
other people age 65 and older, according to the Alzheimer’s
Association.
Alzheimer's
Behind the Wheel: A Medical Test to Determine if People with
the Disease Should be Driving (Scientific American - 2/9/09)
Giving Alzheimer's patients a battery of cognitive tests may
help predict whether it's safe for them (and us) to get behind
the wheel, according to a new study.
Antipsychotic
Drugs Double Risk Of Death Among Alzheimer's Patients
(Science Daily - 1/11/09)
New research into the effects of antipsychotic drugs commonly
prescribed to Alzheimer’s patients concludes that the
medication nearly doubles risk of death over three years.
Are
Memory Loss and Dementia the Same Thing? (Michigan
Dementia Coalition)
This article, other related topics and FAQs.
Be
Proactive: Plan for Long-Term Care (L.A. Watts Times -
8/6/09)
It’s not a certainty but odds are high that Alzheimer’s
disease could affect you or a loved one at some point in the
future. And should that happen, a recent study shows that
the cost of long-term care associated with that disease could
be staggering.
Brain
Study Indicates Why Some Memories Persist (NPR
- 1/29/09)
A new study appears to explain why people with Alzheimer's
disease often remember events from the distant past —
but not things that happened recently.
Brooke
Astor's Lasting Legacy (NY Times - 10/7/09)
Remember the Astor trial? The ongoing case raised questions
about whether noted philanthropist Brooke Astor, diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s disease, understood what she was doing
when she changed her will in 2004, diverting millions that
had long been promised to charities to her son, Anthony Marshall.
Brooke
Astor's Son Guilty in Scheme to Defaud Her (NY Times
- 10/8/09)
The son of Brooke Astor was convicted in Manhattan on Thursday
on charges that he defrauded his mother and stole tens of
millions of dollars from her as she suffered from Alzheimer’s
disease in the twilight of her life.
Caregiving
Son Loots Alzheimer's Mom: Judge Sends Him Home to Continue
Taking Care of Her (Great Places - 10/22/09)
In Minnesota's second baffling Alzheimer's-related case just
this week, a Minneapolis judge delayed sentencing of an unemployed
man who had admitted swindling his Alzheimer's-addled mother
out of $136,000, the proceeds of a 188-acre North Dakota family
farm that the son had liquidated without his mother's knowledge
or consent.
Coach
Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers
Download the above guide, as well as "The Pocket Reference
of Tips and Strategies" from the above link.
Counseling
and Support Benefits Alzheimer's Caregivers Worldwide
(Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation - 11/19/08)
A first-of-its-kind international trial of caregivers has
shown that counseling and support services can benefit those
who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease when
that person is also taking a medication for the disease.
Dementia
Increasing Among the 'Oldest Old' (Caring.com - 7/13/09)
Scientists tend to think that dementia and Alzheimer's disease
taper off in the oldest, but a new study finds that people
over 90 have the highest rates.
Finding
Alzheimer's Before a Mind Fails (New York Times -
Dec. 26, 2007)
An ambitious new scientific effort to find ways to detect
Alzheimer’s disease at the earliest possible moment.
How
Do You Know It's Alzheimers? (Cody Bailey's Weblog
- March 19, 2008)
There are many different causes of dementia. Some forms of
dementia can be reversed. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s
cannot. That’s why it’s crucial to pinpoint the
exact cause of the symptoms.
Keeping
Those With Alzheimer's Engaged (New York Times - 3/12/09)
The Museum of Modern Art has started the MoMA Alzheimer’s
Project, an initiative to help other museums and professional
caregivers develop their own programs for people living with
dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Meet
Max Wallack, Age 13. Max is a Caregiver to a Wide World of
Alzheimer's and Dementia Victims. You Can Help Him.
PuzzlesToRemember
is a section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that collects
puzzles and distributes them to facilities that care for Alzheimer’s
and dementia patients. Max founded this organization after
the death of his great-grandmother, who suffered from dementia.
Nutrient
Cocktail Helps Improve Brain Function in Those With Early-stage
Alzheimer's
During clinical trials, a three-nutrient cocktail of B vitamins,
phosopholipids and antioxidants was found to promote the growth
of certain brain synapse connections that typically erode
during the early stages of Alzheimer's, according to the MIT
report.
O'Connor,
Gingrich, Satcher Discuss Alzheimer's (NPR - 3/25/09)
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, former Speaker
of the House Newt Gingrich and former Surgeon General David
Satcher discuss efforts to combat Alzheimer's disease. They're
on a task force studying the disease, which may overwhelm
the U.S. health care system as baby boomers age.
O'Connor's
Husband, Afflicted with Alzheimer's, Has New Love (ABA
Journal - Nov. 13, 2007)
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor visits
her husband at a Phoenix Alzheimer’s facility even though
he no longer remembers her and has fallen in love with another
woman.
Practice
Guideline for Treatment of Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
(APA)
Developed by psychiatrists who are in active clinical practice.
Rapid
Cognitive Improvement in Alzheimer's Disease (Journal
of Neuroinflammation - Jan. 9, 2008)
This report details rapid cognitive improvement, beginning
within minutes, using this same anti-TNF treatment modality,
in a patient with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Safe
Driving and Alzheimers Disease
Knowing when and how to take away the keys to the car is one
of the most troublesome issues facing families who have a
loved one with the illness.
The
Expensive Cost of Caring for Alzheimer's Patients (Newsday
- 10/8/09)
The costs of long-term care for Alzheimer's patients can easily
deplete even the deepest bank account. Because the disease
lasts so long - anywhere from two to 20 years, depending on
the stage at diagnosis - and because the type of care needed
often falls beyond the scope of government health care programs,
families find themselves scrambling to find the money needed
to maintain care for their loved one.
The
Nun Study
Like some 4 million Americans, Sister Ada (not her real name)
is suffering from Alzheimer's disease; as the years go by,
she'll gradually lose her memory, her personality and finally
all cognitive function. Also see more
info from the University of Minnesota.
When
the Mind Falters, is Sex a Choice? (Washington Post
- 9/09)
Some organic brain changes of old age are characterized by
increasingly sexualized behavior. The disability rights community
has grappled with issues of consent and intimacy. But issues
relating to sex in old age, whether consensual intimacy, or
sexual assault, or the nettlesome netherworld in between,
receive scant attention.
Will
Alzheimer's Be Tomorrow's Top Long Term Care Insurance Claim?
(Emax Health)
Every 72 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's
and an estimated 5.1 million Americans suffer from the disease.
Zen
and the Art of Coping with Alzheimer's (New York Times
- April 4, 2008)
The number of alzheimer's patients is expected to increase
dramatically in coming years, straining the health care system.
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