
Thought of the Week:
4 ALZHEIMER’S CARE STEPS
Take it slow. Ask Simple questions. Limit reality checks. Keep eye contact.

Take it slow. Ask Simple questions. Limit reality checks. Keep eye contact.


Every day may not be good…
But there’s something good in every day.

And when there is only darkness, And the storms of life are closing in, May the light at the core of your inner being, Illuminate

There is one thing dementia cannot take away,And that is love.Love is not a memory –It is a feeling that resides inside.

When we honestly ask ourselves, which person in our lives means the most to us, We find that it is those who have chosen to

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~

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.

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

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

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is offering virtual memory screenings through its National Memory Screening Program, free. It’s easy to get one.

M.I.T.’s Rendever takes dementia residents like Miriam Keith back to wonderful places no longer accessible to them.

Learn the difference between mild forgetfulness from normal aging, versus a more severe memory problem signaling a potentially serious condition. (Videos In English & Spanish)

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!

It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.

TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.

Melvyn Amrine may not have remembered the details of his life since his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but he sure proved that his love for his wife transcended memory.
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