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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Thought of the Week: Loving Deeply

December 30, 2025 1 Comment

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. (Lao Tzu)

You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.

Thought of the Week: Live. Now.

December 22, 2025 1 Comment

You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when.You only get to choose how you’re going to live. Now.

"We are made kind by being kind." Image of autumn scene with man giving gift to wife.

Thought of the Week: We Are Made Kind

December 14, 2025 No Comments

Kindness can become its own motive.We are made kind by being kind. (Eric Hoffer)

Old love is about silver in the hair and gold in the heart.

Thought of the Week: Gold in the Heart

December 4, 2025 No Comments

Old love is about Silver in the hair and Gold in the heart.

The real lessons in life are not found in the victory, but in the struggle.

Thought of the Week: The Real Lessons

November 26, 2025 No Comments

The real lessons in lifeAre not found in the victory,But in the struggle. (See Amazon Merch)

Thought of the Week: My Favorite Day

November 19, 2025 2 Comments

“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today.” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day.” said Pooh.

Love & compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. (The Dalai Lama)

Thought of the Week: Love & Compassion

November 11, 2025 No Comments

Love & compassion are necessities, not luxuries.Without them, humanity cannot survive. (The Dalai Lama)

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: Beautiful Compensation

November 4, 2025 No Comments

It is one of the most beautiful Compensations of this life thatNo man can sincerely try to help anotherWithout helping himself.

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

Thought of the Week: A Perfect Day

October 28, 2025 No Comments

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

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

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

October 21, 2025 1 Comment

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

Julianne Moore portraying a professor with Alzheimer's in "Still Alice"

Juliane Moore, Dr. Sano Unveil Alzheimer’s in “Still Alice”

August 12, 2026

BACKSTAGE: See how Dr. Mary Sano, Director of Alzheimer’s Research at Mount Sinai Medicine, advised Julianne Moore behind-the-scenes in this emotionally deep movie.

Beware of Common Anticholinergic Drugs

August 11, 2026

MEMORY & THINKING are activated by acetyl-choline. Alzheimer’s drugs boost acetyl-choline. Other medications, from allergy to insomnia drugs, may be anti-cholinergic, lowering acetyl-choline. This can spell trouble in dementia. Learn which drugs to avoid and what to look out for.

Formation of Beta-amyloid plaque in Alzheimer's

New Alzheimer’s Suspect: Amyloid-ETA, Cousin to Amyloid-Beta

August 10, 2026

New Alzheimer’s drugs clear brain plaque made of amyloid-beta. 9 years ago, researchers discovered another Alzheimer’s culprit called amyloid-ETA. Now, they’ve possibly figured out how it works. Learn how balancing these two suspects may hold the key to success in current clinical trials.

Most Popular Stories

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

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?

Grandmother in black and white striped shirt hugging girl in black and white striped shirt

A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

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?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

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!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

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.