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Caregivers Take Note – Music as Therapy
When Glen Campbell took the stage at the Grammy Awards and accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award, he did so as one of the more than 5 million Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What is...
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Joey McIntyre’s Story: My Mom May Not Know Who I Am…
But she does a pretty good job of making me feel like she does. I believe she knows there is a connection. She keeps it very simple when she talks to me. Partly I think because she knows that she...
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To Fight Stigma, I Speak Up
I was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2009 at the age of 56. Prior to my diagnosis, I was the senior vice president of operations for M&T Bank, overseeing hundreds of employees...
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How Caregivers Can Use Pet Therapy to Care for Their Loved One
My favorite cartoonist, the late Charles Schulz of Peanuts fame, wrote that, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” I wonder if he knew that happiness is just the start when it comes to enhancing the lives of...
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Choosing to Accept the Changes Dementia Brings
Choice is a luxury and usually a gift. As a caregiver to a loved one, the absence of choice is a difficult concept to grasp when you are accustomed to the illusion of choice and control in your life....
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My Life with Alzheimer’s and the Gift of My Friend Jean
I always say, if you’ve met one person with Alzheimer’s—then you’ve met one person with Alzheimer’s. Many people don’t realize how each individual has a unique experience with the disease—unique...
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The First Lady Caregivers
This blog is dedicated to three of our First Ladies who have led the crusade for caregivers: Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan and Rosalynn Carter. All three are passionate advocates for our nation’s 65...
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Embracing the Caregiver Role
In the summer of 2011, my sister Gina and I held the distinction of having two parents in the hospital at the same time. On top of that, they were in different hospitals; one hour apart. I was drawn to...
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Embracing the Holiday Season with Alzheimer’s
Kaye Fox (right) with her spouse and care partner, Lisa. Ah, it’s that most wonderful time of the year. The store shelves are groaning gentle reader, from the weight of merchandise placed on those...
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During February, Black History Month, the Alzheimer’s Association sat down for a one-on-one talk with Dr. Goldie Byrd, an African-American scientist who has spent more than a decade researching the...
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Remember Me, An Excerpt from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living With...
The purpose of life is a life of purpose. ~Attributed to both Ludwig Wittgenstein and Robert Byrne I was a nurse for thirty years. Near the end of my career, I began to notice that I was struggling to...
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Mother and Child
When I presented Mom with her birthday present, I couldn’t get my phone to record her reaction. The present was a big frame with eight photos of our family, and she loved it. So, what did I do? I took...
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