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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Weekly Quotes

Thought of the Week: A Perfect Day

August 22, 2023 No Comments

You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Thought of the Week – He’s Going to Be Up

August 15, 2023 1 Comment

Every evening, I turn my worries over to God. He’s going to be up all night anyway.

Thought of the Week: Love Grows

August 8, 2023 No Comments

Love grows by giving.The love we give is the only love we keep.

Thought of the Week: A Hard Battle

August 1, 2023 No Comments

Be Kind,For everyone you meet,Is fighting a hard battle.

Thought of the Week: Miracle

July 25, 2023 1 Comment

The miracle is this:The more we share,The more we have.

Thought of the Week: The Sea is So Wide

July 18, 2023 No Comments

Dear God,Be good to me;The sea is so wide and my boat is so small. Click to see (and optionally order) cards, shirts and mugs

Thought of the Week: True Strength

July 11, 2023 1 Comment

Anyone can give up,It’s the easiest thing in the world to do.But to hold it togetherWhen everyone else would understandIf you fell apart,That’s true strength.

Thought of the Week: Peace of Mind

July 4, 2023 No Comments

The 3 things we crave most in life, happiness, freedom & peace of mind, are always attained by giving them to someone else. The 3

Thought of the Week: Strength and Soul

June 27, 2023 1 Comment

Strength is not in our muscles.
It is in our soul and spirit.

Thought of the Week: One’s Attitude

June 14, 2023 2 Comments

Everything can be taken from man but one thing: The last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude. Add your thoughts – click

Dignity & Dementia: Where to Draw the Line?

April 13, 2025

People with dementia deserve dignity and have rights. Where do we draw the line between encouraging personal choices versus following what caregivers think is best? See Dr. Murray Raskin & Dr. Linda Teri offer experienced tips.

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8 Drinks a Week Mess with Memory & Thinking

April 10, 2025

Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a new study.

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Horses Improve Life with Dementia

April 8, 2025

A University of California at Davis study examines how connection, through activities with horses, improves life with dementia.

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?

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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.