
Thought of the Week: What I Can Do
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

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.”

You cannot control the wind, But you can adjust your sails.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages. (George Washington)

Interestingly, loving care does not require twice the time. But it does require twice the presence.

MUSIC: Famously known as the Songaminute Man, Ted is living with dementia, even as he enjoys singing on. Watch this wonderful sampling of his songs, along with a one-of-a-kind interview on BBC’s “The One Show”.

Our change in diet has been proposed as being the underlying reason for the dramatic increase in the prevalence of Type II diabetes that we are observing worldwide in our time. What’s that doing to our brains?

VIDEO: President Ronald Reagan’s family raised the bar of Alzheimer’s awareness. Watch Nancy Reagan talk about it to the Republican National Convention. See Democratic President Obama with Nancy, describing her impact on the fight to end 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?

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!

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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