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Let COVID Motivate YOU to Make or Update Your Family ’s POPlan

June 25, 2021 Alzheimer's No comments yet

COVID brought us many things – most of which we may not wish to replicate, ever. But COVID has also provided us some opportunities for lessons that wise families with older members will want to take to heart, and thereafter, to act upon. The lessons? We learned about the vulnerability

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FDA Authorizes New Drug for Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

June 7, 2021 Alzheimer's No comments yet

  A controversy has accompanied the whole route to approval and now beyond, but today the FDA authorized use of a new drug, Aduhelm, for early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Here is what the LA Alzheimer’s President & CEO, Heather Cooper Ortner, to say about it: “Today, the FDA approved

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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff on Mother’s Day and Beyond

May 7, 2021 Alzheimer's aging parents No comments yet

I read a lot of studies about aging and about people who are doing ParentingOurParents (POP). Today I read a study that stated older people have a “positive bias,” described as a default position that resembles: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” I stopped in my tracks reading on that one.

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The Fight to Stay Ahead in the Face of Growing Alzheimer’s Costs

April 10, 2018 Alzheimer's Alzheimer's No comments yet

With Alzheimer’s costs on the rise, what will we do ahead? Who will be able to afford care? Without our current caregiving population, often composed of immigrants, what will happen if we limit immigration?  How can we feel better and prepare better for the trends ahead? About 5.7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s

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CAN THIS BE TRUE? MARIJUANA MAY HELP THOSE ALREADY SUFFERING WITH ALZHEIMER’S

July 9, 2016 Alzheimer's 1

A ground breaking study reveals evidence that marijuana’s component THC (tetraydrocannabinol) and other cannabinoids may actually promote the reduction of brain inflammation as well as result the removal of amyloid beta — a major component of “plaque” deposits — hallmarks of an individual’s having the dementia known as Alzheimer’s. Earlier

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Can this be possible: Singing Show Tunes MIGHT Help Dementia

March 11, 2016 Alzheimer's No comments yet

Brain functioning of those suffering from dementia can be improved if they belt out their favorite show tunes, according to a recent 4-month long study by U.S. scientists. Interestingly,  listening to old favorites from the heyday of their youths — songs like “Oklahoma” ”Wizard of Oz” and ”Sound of Music” — has

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Elderly Dementia Patients Benefit From Visits With Loved Ones

February 2, 2016 Alzheimer's No comments yet

  Have you given up on visiting your parent or loved one who has dementia?  Do you feel that they won’t even remember the visit or know who you are?  A survey showed that 42% of the public think that there is no point in staying in contact at this

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‘Reminiscence therapy’ helping those with Alzheimer’s and dementia – news.yahoo.com

December 18, 2015 Alzheimer's No comments yet

“There’s so much sad and depressing information about the depth and extent of suffering associated with memory loss illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. We’d like to share this uplifting 2 minute video on how to put the fun, music, old memories and great smells back into your aging loved

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ET, PHONE HOME: 3 Ways to Help When Your Aging Parents Are Disoriented

December 2, 2015 Alzheimer's No comments yet

Have your aging parents ever told you they wanted to “go home” when they already were in their home or didn’t recognize their new home in a senior facility? This is one of those OMG! moments I write about in my book, “OH MY GOD! WE’RE PARENTING OUR PARENTS: How

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‘Super-agers’ study may reveal secrets to staying young – news.yahoo.com

November 11, 2015 Alzheimer's No comments yet

Neuropsychologist David Loewenstein conducted a 5-year study to see “how some people seem to be able to fend off memory loss, whether by genetic, environmental or other means. The study revealed that those who stay busy, exercise, having social connections, and do well economically “are much less at risk for

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