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VIDEO REVIEW: Quick Brown Fox: An Alzheimer’s Story

February 24, 2015

One woman’s deadly serious and often humbling quest to understand Alzheimer’s disease. Starring: Bruno Verdoni Runtime: 59 minutes Available to watch on supported devices. RENT SD $1.99 BUY SD $14.99  

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My Personal Struggles as an Alzheimer Caregiver

February 21, 2015

My Personal Struggles as an Alzheimer Caregiver We’re launching a new addition to our blog post this week: a regular ‘chat’ that I’ll capture here describing some of my joys and challenges that I’m experiencing as a caregiver. This will be in addition to our regular postings of resources for caregivers, including books, products and [...]

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BOOK REVIEW: Awakening From Alzheimer’s: How 9 Maverick Doctors are Reversing Alzheimers

February 17, 2015

Awakening From Alzheimer’s: How 9 Maverick Doctors are Reversing Alzheimers  by Peggy Sarlin It’s awful to watch someone you love slip further and further into forgetfulness and confusion, their minds wiped clean by dementia. If you or someone you care about ever suffers from ANY kind of memory loss, then you’ll want to know about a [...]

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Balance and walking problems often present before the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s or dementia.

February 12, 2015

Balance and walking problems often present before the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s or dementia. by: Bob DeMarco of the Alzheimer’s Reading Room When I first came to Delray Beach to take care of my mother, she was falling down all the time. Once, I found her laying in the parking lot and she could not get up. [...]

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BOOK REVIEW: On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s

February 10, 2015

On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s  by Greg O’Brien This is a book about living with Alzheimer’s, not dying with it. It is a book about hope, faith, and humor—a prescription far more powerful than the conventional medication available today to fight this disease. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.—and [...]

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PRODUCT REVIEW: GPS Locator for Special Needs Location Awareness

February 3, 2015

iLOC GPS Locator – For Special Needs Location Awareness (Alzheimer’s, Autism, Cognitive Impaired, Lone Worker) TRiLOCTM, an innovative and award winning GPS Personal Locator, incorporating leading-edge technology. TRiLOCTM is the only watch-like device to include advanced 3G/4G cellular technologies for rapid alerting and accurate GPS locating to within 10ft (3m). Multiple geo-fences with personalized schedules [...]

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PRODUCT REVIEW: Pre-engraved Alzheimer’s Medical Alert Identification Wrist Band

January 27, 2015

In an emergency, should you become confused or unable to communicate, your medical alert ID bracelet provides the initial awareness to first responders that you have an existing medical condition. Emergency medical personnel are trained to look for identifying information signaled by the “Star of Life” found on all of our products. Upon identifying your [...]

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PRODUCT REVIEW: Oversized Digital LED Calendar Clock with Day and Date

January 20, 2015

Clock features: Easy to read in bright sunlight as in darkness, comes with 3 levels of brightness (currently availble on the Bleu LED model only). Very convenient for the visually challenged, shows clearly the time and date no need to convert numbers to day and month. Show AM / PM status with a light underneath [...]

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Activities for Seniors with Memory Loss Part 3

January 15, 2015

Activities are crucial to a persons well-being. Research shows that activities play a large part in preventing the progression of dementia. There are many activities that are appropriate for people with dementia. Here is a list of some memory book activity suggestions for caregivers and families with a senior who has dementia or Alzheimer’s disease: [...]

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Book Review: Dementia: Comprehensive Principles and Practices

January 13, 2015

Dementia: Comprehensive Principles and Practices by Bradford Dickerson Dementia: Comprehensive Principles and Practice is a clinically-oriented book designed for clinicians, scientists, and other health professionals involved in the diagnosis, management, and investigation of disease states causing dementia. A “who’s who” of internationally-recognized experts contribute chapters emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to understanding dementia. The organization of the [...]

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