
Thought of the Week: Be the Candle
There are 2 ways to spread light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. 071223

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

A true friend feels your fears But fortifies your faith.

Things of the spirit differ from things material in that, The more you give, the more you have. (T-Shirts, pillows, bags – click here)

When a hurricane hits Florida — or anywhere that has a very large population of people with dementia, there are special preparations that should be made by those living with dementia. Check these dementia-in-a-storm readiness lists.

In gardening, people with Alzheimer’s grow fresh plants along with better thinking. It’s a pleasant way to make things easier.

The co-founder of a caregivers’ organization introduces technology he has found helpful in caring for his grandmother with dementia.

Don’t put that controller down just yet. Playing three-dimensional video games – besides being lots of fun – can boost the formation of memories, according to University of California neurobiologists.

A fascinating study in Europe finds that individuals who felt they had memory problems did in fact have measurable cognitive deficits. Scientists analyzed the spinal fluid to measure the levels of biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s.

A diet that combines unsaturated fats with nitrite-rich vegetables, such as olive oil and lettuce, can protect you from hypertension and vascular dementia.

Most of the time, it takes a combination of genetics, bad environment and unhealthy lifestyle to trigger Alzheimer’s. However, one gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE) can make a big difference.
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