Thought of the Week – Kindness Grows Abundant
Kindness does not leave you when you give it away, But in fact grows more abundant within your life. More Info: Kindness does not leave
Kindness does not leave you when you give it away, But in fact grows more abundant within your life. More Info: Kindness does not leave
Kindness dissolves the pain.
I am only one, But I am one. I cannot do everything, But I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot
Count the garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall. Count your life with the the smiles, and not the tears that roll.
“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” (Abraham Lincoln)
Age does not protect you from love, but Love to some extent protects you from age. See more inspirational quotes for people with dementia or
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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~
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.
FILL A MEMORY BOX with photos and memorabilia of a person with dementia, then position it by their door. See it re-orient them, trigger conversations, make a doorway one’s own, and mostly, stimulate memories of good times.
VIDEO & ARTICLE – BOOK OF THE WEEK: CNN’s former medical correspondent has written a book on dementia containing “100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s and Age-Related Memory Loss”. Backed by good science, see the author discuss a few of these “100 Simple Things” that help preserve thinking and memory.
It’s not that caregivers have so much time. It’s that they have so much heart.
INSPIRING MOVIE: “Still Mine” is the true story of an 87-year-old strawberry farmer & cattle rancher. Craig will do anything for his wife Irene, weakened by dementia. Fighting authorities, watch his battle to build an unauthorized dementia-friendly house on his farm.
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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