New charity formed for dementia patients
Action on Alzheimer's and Dementia (AAD) aims to raise awareness of the disease and provide help to patients and their families. Bermudian Elizabeth Stewart founded the registered non-profit after the lack of help she received after her mother was …
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Dementia vs forgetting stuff In Practice Bostoncom
Forgetting a name or where you put your keys is usually not an early sign of … In early Alzheimer'stype dementiathe term is qualified because only those …
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When I am an Alzheimer's advocate, I shall wear purple
And it should, considering that according to the Alzheimer's Association, 35 million people around the world and their families are affected by Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. If you are not one of those people, I'll bet that you know …
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Dementia vs. forgetting stuff
In early Alzheimer's-type dementia (the term is qualified because only those who have specific pathological changes in the brain are said to have Alzheimer's), family and friends may be more aware of a person's memory deficit than he or she is. It's …
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Alzheimer's group offers support, information
My name is Pat Davis and my husband was diagnosed with dementia and some Alzheimer's in 2006. At that time, there was no local support for caregivers of such diseases, which prompted the need for a Gretna chapter. To become certified facilitators, I, …
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