
Thought of the Week: One’s Attitude
Everything can be taken from man but one thing:The last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude.
Everything can be taken from man but one thing:The last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude.
We make a living by what we get,But we make a life by what we give. (Winston Churchill)
Kindness dissolves the pain.
I am only one,But I am one.I cannot do everything,But I can do something. And I will not letWhat I cannot doInterfere withWhat I can
Kindness does not leave you when you give it away,
But in fact grows more abundant within your life.
When I was young,
I used to admire intelligent people.
As I grow older, I admire kind people.
We think we are most free when we don’t need anybody. Exactly what Alzheimer’s represents is absolute dependency. That’s what we all need to learn:
Count the garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall.
Count your life with the smiles, and not the tears that roll.
Age does not protect you from love, but love to some extent protects you from age.
Mother and daughter with quote: “There is a special joy that comes when you do something just to be kind.”
FORGOT where you put those keys again? Worried about it? The good news is, though you may have a problem, it’s probably not Alzheimer’s. A real warning sign of Alzheimer’s is “anosognosia”. That’s when you forget and are not aware of it, while other people are. Learn more about what causes memory problems and how to better understand what you see.
A person with dementia can experience hallucinations when the regions of the brain responsible for interpreting sights and sounds are affected. Here are ways to deal with it.
Teresa Youngstrom is a registered nurse. She offers a quick tip for caregivers, friends and family when visiting or living with someone with dementia to help smooth the way. Watch now.
SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.
Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
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