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 | Jane's Journal: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR |
TeamAlzheimers Donations
Team Alzheimers has been very busy this year providing the following assistance and services through its generous donations:
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Posted by Jane on Wednesday, July 14 @ 08:00:00 EDT (229 reads)
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| Jane's Journal: Our Runner's Words |
Even The Day Couldn’t Dampen Our Spirits
Photo: Mark Pfeil
Here are a few comments from our runners after a long wet day!
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, June 15 @ 08:00:00 EDT (256 reads)
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| Jane's Journal: Are we nuts! |
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD
This song kept running through my head on Sunday. Boy, did it rain! What a crazy day for a half-marathon…
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Posted by Jane on Wednesday, June 09 @ 10:00:00 EDT (251 reads)
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| Jane's Journal: Running The Distance To Make A Difference |
The Finish Line
Here we are, just days to go before our big run! I think the last week is the hardest. We are now done with our long runs and have to figure out how to taper off...
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Posted by Jane on Wednesday, June 02 @ 11:00:00 EDT (238 reads)
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| Activities: Have a Safe and Enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend |
Memorial Day Travel
Traveling with a person who has dementia requires careful planning and flexibility to ensure safety, comfort and enjoyment for everyone…
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Posted by Jane on Wednesday, May 26 @ 05:00:00 EDT (110 reads)
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| Jane's Journal: TIME TO RUN FOR MOM |
Mom's Needlework
In less than 3 weeks, we will be running our half marathon for TeamAlzheimers. Once again the time has gone by so quickly. I find it so hard to believe we are ready to run again!
I will be visiting mom this weekend, the last time until after my run. I will tell her about my run and that I am doing this for her. Each mile, I will be thinking about mom…
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, May 18 @ 08:00:00 EDT (246 reads)
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| Jane's Journal: A DAUGHTER'S STRUGGLE |
The Agonizing Mind Games Of Alzheimer's
By Kathy Tyrer
"Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked me. He was about 84 years old and interested in a date.
Sitting before him with my young son on my lap, I gave him the bad news: "No, but I have a husband and two kids. And I am your daughter, Dad..."
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, May 11 @ 08:00:00 EDT (184 reads)
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| Jane's Journal: To Our Moms |
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
On this Mother's Day, we thank God for mothers everywhere who push, prod, and prepare us to jump higher than our head, reach farther than our grasp, love wider than our years.
Thank you Mom for teaching me to do all this and more, I love you and miss you dearly...
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Posted by Jane on Sunday, May 09 @ 04:00:00 EDT (136 reads)
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| News: Informative and In-Depth |
Preserving Your Memory Magazine
TeamAlzheimers subscribes to Preserving Your Memory Magazine and finds it full of wonderful and useful information that we want to share with our readers. Click on the link inside and you will be able to download a PDF version.
We hope you find it informative and that it helps you through your journey…
Below is the latest issue of the Preserving Your Memory magazine, available for download immediately.
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, May 04 @ 05:00:00 EDT (186 reads)
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| Activities: Emphasis On The Past |
Book About Clothing Connects Family
Reported by Jennifer Von Reuter
Communicating with a loved one with Alzheimer's disease can be difficult for family members, but one daughter used fashion as a way to talk to her mother who lost her memory. Now her experience is chronicled in a new book called "My Mother's Clothes." It's a story about a woman's love for fashion and her memory…
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Posted by Jane on Friday, April 30 @ 09:00:00 EDT (140 reads)
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| News: Phone Forums Keep Caregivers Connected |
Phone Forum To Offer Support To Caregivers
By Shelley Grieshop
Kathleen Montague lifts two small cake pans from the oven as the smell of chocolate fills her modest kitchen.
It's Wednesday, her day to bake cakes, she said.
"Every day I do something different to help Philip remember what day it is," she said, with a look of exhaustion on her face. "It doesn't seem to be helping much anymore, but I still do it."
Philip, her husband, was initially diagnosed with dementia, a disease associated with memory loss. But now, at 68, he has "full-blown" Alzheimer's disease, Kathleen said…
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, April 27 @ 09:00:00 EDT (140 reads)
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| News: Toys Can Soothe |
Toys Can Give Solace To Alzheimer's Patients
By Rebecca Rosenberg, Columbia News Service
Fanny wandered the halls of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care nursing home in New York, wearing pajama bottoms and a sweat shirt with a crocheted heart on the front. She clutched in her arms an infant-size doll in a pink jumpsuit.
At first Fanny, in her 80s, smiled broadly, her large blue eyes gazing intently at her surroundings as though she were seeing everything for the first time. Then she walked up to the Hearthstone director, Cindy Suna, tickled her chin and giggled, "Uga, guga, guga, gu." A bit later in the afternoon, Fanny switched from giddy to confused…
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Posted by Jane on Friday, April 23 @ 05:00:00 EDT (156 reads)
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| News: Atrial Fibrillation Risk |
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Linked to Alzheimer's
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter
People with atrial fibrillation, a form of abnormal heart rhythm, are more likely than others to develop dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.
The presence of atrial fibrillation also predicted higher death rates in dementia patients, especially among younger patients in the group studied, meaning under the age of 70.
"This leaves us with the finding that atrial fibrillation, independent of everything else, is a risk factor [for dementia]," said Dr. Gary Kennedy, director of geriatric psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. "This is adding one more brick in the road toward understanding that cardiovascular disease is a major risk factor for dementia…”
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, April 20 @ 05:00:00 EDT (142 reads)
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| Runners: In Dan's Own Words |
Runner Biography: Dan Moulton
Even calling this a "runner" biography feels a bit dishonest. 30 years ago, I could call myself a runner. However, I would be more honest today by calling myself a "walker."
Kristen and Heather 2008
Two years ago, my two daughters (Kristen and Heather), decided that they would take up running as part of a joint fitness program. As Kristen lives in Ottawa and Heather lives here in Calgary (Alberta, Canada), doing this as a joint venture posed some difficulties. Kristen's husband, Jordan, had also begun running and training for full marathons. Kristen would have a training partner. Heather, however, was mostly training by herself…
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Posted by Jane on Friday, April 16 @ 05:00:00 EDT (251 reads)
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| News: Eye Exams Are Necessary |
Untreated Poor Vision In
Elderly Linked To Dementia
Elderly people with visual disorders that are left untreated are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease -- the most common form of dementia, according to a University of Michigan Health System study…
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, April 13 @ 05:00:00 EDT (146 reads)
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| News: DOCTOR'S OFFICE TEST |
Simple Memory Test May
Detect Early Alzheimer's
A brief self-assessment that patients can take in the waiting room may lead to earlier diagnosis, better treatment.
A researcher has developed a brief memory test to help doctors determine whether someone is suffering from the early memory and reasoning problems that often signal Alzheimer's disease…
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, April 10 @ 05:00:00 EDT (177 reads)
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| Runners: Thoughts From Our Runners |
Runner’s Blogs
My training continues on. Running in NY has been beautiful weather and I logging between 40 and 55 miles a week. I have just celebrated my 1 year anniversary of running. Twice in my adult life I started running and had to stop both times because of work and children. The last time I had to stop was over 15 years ago. When I stopped I promised myself I would at one point finish a marathon…
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Posted by Jane on Wednesday, April 07 @ 05:00:00 EDT (237 reads)
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| News: THIS CARING HOME |
Assisting Alzheimer's Caregivers Online
It is estimated that Alzheimer's disease affects 5.3 million Americans and that number is expected to double by 2050. Caregivers shoulder a particularly heavy burden as the illness alters the dementia patient's behavior, mood and judgment, impeding his or her ability to engage in normal, everyday activities…
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, April 03 @ 05:00:00 EDT (158 reads)
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| Jane's Journal: THE PUZZLE |
Mysterious Ways
As told by Brenda Roper
I stopped by my mother’s house to water the plants while she was in the nursing home. The doctors had told me to prepare for the worse. But surrounded by her possessions-the photographs, the vase on the dining room table, the throw on the sofa-everything seemed reassuringly unchanged, as if Mom could just walk through the door, her old self again…
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Posted by Jane on Wednesday, March 31 @ 05:00:00 EDT (158 reads)
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| Jane's Journal: MAKING YOUR HOME SAFE |
Making Homes Safer for Aging Parents
Use this checklist to safeguard your parent’s home and for that matter your home too!
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, March 27 @ 05:00:00 EDT (167 reads)
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| Old Articles | |
| Tuesday, March 23 | | · | HOW THE HEALTHCARE BILL EFFECTS ALZHEIMERS CARE |
| Sunday, March 21 | | · | VISUAL IMAGES TO HELP WITH MEMORY RECALL |
| Thursday, March 18 | | · | FRUIT FLIES AND TEST TUBE STUDIES |
| Wednesday, March 17 | | · | May Your Home Be Where Your Heart Is |
| Saturday, March 13 | | · | IT'S MOM'S BIRTHDAY! |
| Wednesday, March 10 | | · | Socioeconomic and Cultural Implications |
| Tuesday, March 09 | | · | REASONS FOR RUNNING |
| Saturday, March 06 | | · | DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S |
| Wednesday, March 03 | | · | DREW GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND |
| Saturday, February 27 | | · | LEGISLATION FOR ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT OFFICE |
| Wednesday, February 24 | | · | HEALTHY WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR BRAIN |
| Sunday, February 21 | | · | HEAD INJURIES AND DEMENTIA |
| Friday, February 19 | | · | WHAT'S NORMAL AGING |
| Tuesday, February 16 | | · | UNDERSTANDING APATHY |
| Sunday, February 14 | | · | TAKE CARE OF THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| Thursday, February 11 | | · | MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH WITH SOCIAL SECURITY |
| Tuesday, February 09 | | · | LOVE CAN DO WONDERS |
| Saturday, February 06 | | · | POTENTIAL NEW DRUG TO FIGHT ALZHEIMER"S |
| Wednesday, February 03 | | · | 4 Stories About Our Runners |
| Monday, February 01 | | · | RUNNING ETIQUETTE |
| Friday, January 29 | | · | MENTAL LAPSES MAY BE ALZHEIMER'S |
| Tuesday, January 26 | | · | ALZHEIMER'S BRINGS US ALL TOGETHER |
| Saturday, January 23 | | · | TEST YOUR MEMORY |
| Thursday, January 21 | | · | I DOUBLE DARE YOU |
| Tuesday, January 19 | | · | WORDS MAY NOT TELL IT ALL |
| Friday, January 15 | | · | ALZHEIMER'S GROWING AT ALARMING RATE |
| Monday, January 11 | | · | CELLPHONES MAY HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON HEALTH |
| Friday, January 08 | | · | ACCEPT THINGS THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED |
| Tuesday, January 05 | | · | CONGRATULATIONS TEAMA RUNNERS! |
| Saturday, January 02 | | · | GINKO BILOBA DOES NOT HELP COGNITION |
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