

A kind word is like a spring day.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. (Mark Twain)

Michael J. Fox: “One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless surrendered.”

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” (Abraham Lincoln)

She is brave and strong and broken all at once.

There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. (Click to get this on T-shirts, cards, magnets,

There is much in the world to make us afraid. There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid. (Fredrick W. Cropp)

Kindness is more than deeds.
It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch.
It is anything that lifts another person.

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We don’t know how strong we are,
until being strong is the only choice we have.
(Alzheimer’s Awareness)

For years, caregivers have heard mixed messages about coffee. But now, one of the largest long-term studies ever conducted on coffee and brain health is offering some encouraging news.

A simple care tip from Dr. Neal Shah to measurably drop anxiety scores within 6 weeks.

There is one thing dementia cannot take away,And that is love.Love is not a memory –It is a feeling that resides inside.

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?

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.

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.
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