Thought of the Week: Loving Deeply
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. (Lao Tzu)
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. (Lao Tzu)
Kindness can become its own motive.We are made kind by being kind. (Eric Hoffer)
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.
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
God did not create us to see through each other, But to see each other through. (Miniposter, pillow, mug)
Old love is about
Silver in the hair and
Gold in the heart.
The real lessons in lifeAre not found in the victory,But in the struggle. (CafePress)
“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)
There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. (Click to get this on T-shirts, cards, magnets,
Want a blood test to screen for Alzheimer’s? See what you MUST know before you do. It’s not just a simple yes or no – your lifestyle, finances and mental peace hang in the balance.
Awards recognize and reward innovative care for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease
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?
If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.
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.
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It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. it has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
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