
Dementia, Dignity, Reaction
Dementia does not rob someone of their dignity. It’s our reaction to them that does.

Dementia does not rob someone of their dignity. It’s our reaction to them that does.

The only way to retain love is to give it away.

There are 2 ways to spread light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. 071223

(Thought of the Week) “Sometimes we need someone to simply be there. Not to fix anything or do anything in particular, but just to let us feel we are supported and cared about.”

Care partners don’t get paid. It’s not because they’re worthless.
It’s because they’re priceless.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than
Walking alone in the light.

The heart that gives, gathers.

The best part of a good man’s life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. (T-shirt)

Life is mostly froth and bubble, but 2 things stand like stone: Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own. (Magnets, posters, etc: – click

FDA-approved Sargramostim, a normal human protein, improved memory and cognition in Alzheimer’s patients in a Phase II clinical trial. The drug is safe and well-tolerated, and has been used for other disorders for 30 years.

This carpool sing-a-long between a father with dementia and his son went viral. $50,000 in donations poured into the Alzheimer’s Society. Enjoy their great music. Sing along if you can!

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

TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.

Melvyn Amrine may not have remembered the details of his life since his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but he sure proved that his love for his wife transcended memory.

Research shows that a blood test now on the market accurately identifies brain amyloid status with a single blood sample. In other words, this blood test can diagnose Alzheimer’s.

Is keeping seated and sedentary, while intellectually stimulated, part of the best way to care for your brain?
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