Alzheimer's and Skin Cancer

 

The researchers looked at participants enrolled the Einstein Aging Study, which focuses on the aging brain and examines both normal aging and the special challenges of Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders. 

People with skin cancer were nearly 80 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease 

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Did you ever wonder why most Alzheimer's patients stick like glue to their caregiver?

Call out their caregivers name when they can't see them?

Want to know where you are when they can't see you?

Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Abandoned?

 

Abandonment of Alzheimer's caregivers is common. In surveys, more than 60 percent of caregivers say they need more help. Often this is code for -- please HELP me.

How do you feel?

Alzheimer's and The Invisible Siblings

How to Listen to an Alzheimer's Patient

Two of the biggest problems Alzheimer's and Dementia caregivers face is how to cope and communicate with someone living with dementia.

By Bob DeMarco
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Let's face it, Alzheimer's patients often say things that seem nonsensical to us; or, say things that leave us exasperated, confused, frustrated, and sometimes angry.

The words they say often cause us to react negatively.

The issue: are you really listening to the person living with dementia? Or, are you immediately reacting, or overreacting to their words?

Once I took the giant step to the left and entered Alzheimer's World the words my mother was saying took on a new and entirely different meaning for me.

I actually started listening to her instead of over reacting.


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Dementia Alzheimer's, the Difference

Alzheimer's, Dementia, and the Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia

  There is great confusion about the difference between "dementia" and "Alzheimer's disease." The confusion is felt on the part of patients, family members, the media, and even healthcare providers. 

It also can lead to misunderstandings and denial

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