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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Weekly Quotes

Thought of the Week: Beautiful Compensation

August 29, 2023 No Comments

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that No man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

Thought of the Week: A Perfect Day

August 22, 2023 No Comments

You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Thought of the Week – He’s Going to Be Up

August 15, 2023 1 Comment

Every evening, I turn my worries over to God. He’s going to be up all night anyway.

Thought of the Week: Love Grows

August 8, 2023 No Comments

Love grows by giving.The love we give is the only love we keep.

Thought of the Week: A Hard Battle

August 1, 2023 No Comments

Be Kind,For everyone you meet,Is fighting a hard battle.

Thought of the Week: Miracle

July 25, 2023 1 Comment

The miracle is this:The more we share,The more we have.

Thought of the Week: What You Do

April 19, 2023 1 Comment

Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that counts- It’s what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey~

Thought of the Week – Be Good to Yourself

March 29, 2023 No Comments

Begin each day by being good to yourself. When you are the best you can be, That’s when you have the most to give.

Thought of the Week: More Cherished

March 22, 2023 No Comments

No one is more cherished in this world than Someone who lightens the burden of another.

Thought of the Week: Do The Best

March 8, 2023 1 Comment

Do the best you can, That’s the most you can do.

The three things we crave most - happiness, freedom & peace of mind - are attained by giving them to someone else.

Thought of the Week: Peace of Mind

August 24, 2025

Successful Bathing with Dementia

August 22, 2025

Refusal to bathe is common in people with dementia. Here are a dozen simple techniques to make bathing easier.

Telling L.A.T.E. Dementia & Alzheimer’s Apart

August 20, 2025

L.A.T.E.-Dementia is under-recognized, with a health impact as large as Alzheimer’s in very old people. It affects 25% of people over 85 and has nothing to do with the plaques and tangles that cause Alzheimer’s.

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