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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Weekly Quotes

It's not that caregivers have so much time. It's that they have so much heart.

Thought of the Week: So Much Heart

March 3, 2024 1 Comment

It’s not that caregivers have so much time. It’s that they have so much heart.

You're only human. You don't have to have it together every minute of every day.

Thought of the Week: Another Day

February 15, 2024 2 Comments

God didn’t add another day in your life because you needed it. He added it because someone out there needs you.

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

Thought of the Week:
4 ALZHEIMER’S CARE STEPS

February 7, 2024 2 Comments

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

Thought of the Week: Just Breathe

January 29, 2024 3 Comments

Just Breathe

Nobody has ever measured, Not even the Poets, How much a heart can hold. (Zella Fitzgerald)

Thought of the Week: How Much a Heart Can Hold

January 21, 2024 No Comments

Nobody has ever measured,
Not even the Poets,
How much a heart can hold. (Zelda Fitzgerald)

Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day.

Thought of the Week: Something Good Every Day

January 5, 2024 2 Comments

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

Thought of the Week: Light Gets In

December 26, 2023 2 Comments

We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in. Ernest Hemingway

Thought of the Week: Be Good

December 23, 2023 1 Comment

Don’t just be good to others, Be good to yourself, too.

Thought of the Week: Grandest Intention

December 7, 2023 6 Comments

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than The grandest intention. Oscar Wilde

As I Grow Older

June 11, 2025

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: How deeply we need one another. (Stanley Hauerwas)

Honoring Dad on Father’s Day

June 10, 2025

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:

Does Dementia Risk Depend on Where You Live?

June 10, 2025

See one of the largest and most comprehensive studies identifying where dementia occurs most often.

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.