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LATEST ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH NEWS YOU CAN USE

Expert reviewed Alzheimer’s and Dementia News

Year: 2012

I want to go home
Whether it’s relatives, friends or nursing staff, anyone who is caring for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s or dementia has heard…
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An Alzheimer’s Toolbox
I’m sitting in the courtyard of the assisted living dementia unit where Jeff lives. He is in a weathered teak…
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The Storied Memory
When we began creating short stories for people living with dementia to read aloud, we were surprised by the journey…
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Rough Seas
When it’s maelstrom season in your Alzheimer’s world, you might not have much time or appetite for keeping the Captain’s…
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Sometimes Alzheimer’s Takes the Wheel
In the weeks since I wrote my last blog post for the Fisher Center, Jeff and I and our Alzheimer’s-flavored…
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Let It Be
Easy to say; really, really hard to do.  Does the idea of letting go mean that we are giving up,…
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Dreading The Night’s
Dreading the nights, as dark they fall,All huddled up, into a ball,Eyes closed tight, waiting in fright,Oh my God, what…
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Pants-Googling
”Yeah, I noticed all those things,” Jeff says, looking up from his favorite kitchen chair. ”Oh yeah?” I say. “What…
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An Alzheimer’s Valentine
We were impossibly young and so beautifulWhen we met and fell in love. You were the cool guy from the…
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Staying out of trouble with Alzheimer’s
I have a close friend who was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 57. Each Saturday morning…
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My Hero
*[This story is based on many people we have met during our memory support work. It is fiction but grounded…
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Laying Down the Law
Being a more or less full-time caregiver doesn’t mean you know how to entertain your caregivee more or less full-time.…
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