Originally posted 2019-01-11 13:50:57. GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) You may know someone with alzheimer’s disease, or other forms of dementia. Millions of Americans are living with alzheimer’s, and that number is expected to keep rising. But researchers right here in the east are working to change that and what they’re doing at the Wooten Lab at ECU could lead to a cure. At 93 there’s no doubt Doris Gardner has lived a full life. Pictures from…
● If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality. If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.● If I get dementia, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.● If I get dementia, and I am not sure who you…
Originally posted 2019-11-13 13:21:58. Hi there! If you or any caregivers you know would like a free sample of TREO, our new razor designed to help give caregivers more confidence and convenience in providing a comfortable shave to others, please send us a DM! #ThankACaregiver — Gillette (@Gillette) November 12, 2019
Originally posted 2018-11-28 10:02:05. I found this interesting and wonder if it would be a great asset in the care giving communities. I’d like your feedback. You can view it here, Pro Smart Safe Secure your medications and valuables with Pro Smart Safe. Its unique blend of technology and simplicity provides an intelligent, secure and private storage area anywhere in your home or office. Opens with a keypad code, or download the free app to…
Originally posted 2018-11-28 08:00:46. Most older Americans want to stay in their homes for as long as they possibly can. Put in negative terms, almost all of us want to avoid moving into senior housing, at least until we have no other choice. But most also agree that assistance may become necessary as our capacities decline and our needs multiply. It seems we have to choose: Either hold onto the comfort and independence of living…
Originally posted 2019-10-30 07:00:00. Anyone seen this? I friend shared it on her facebook page yesterday and I just thought this was awesome. I feel like some of the patients in the memory care units, nursing homes would benefit from this. But I of course haven’t seen it with my own eyes. What do you think? Ageless Innovation | Joy For All Companion Pets | Orange Tabby Cat | Lifelike & Realistic CAT-LIKE MOVEMENTS &…
Originally posted 2018-11-05 09:10:58. The Hidden Reasons Why Alzheimer’s Caregivers Are So Stressed When Nancy Daly was helping to care for her late mother, who had Alzheimer’s disease, the stress was so great that she would often shut herself in a bathroom and cry into a towel. For more than two years, Daly regularly flew from her home in California to her mother’s in Maryland, eventually to no recognition. “It was as if my entire…
Originally posted 2020-12-14 08:30:28. The part of your brain responsible for ASMR catalogs music, and appears to be a stronghold against Alzheimer’s and dementia. Some music inspires you to move your feet, some inspires you to get out there and change the world. In any case, and to move hurriedly on to the point of this article, it’s fair to say that music moves people in special ways. If you’re especially into a piece of…
Originally posted 2019-06-12 10:00:26. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A cure for Alzheimer’s disease does not exist, but researchers at the University of New Mexico believe they have found a way to prevent it. “I really wanted to take this as a challenge to see if we could develop any sort of treatment,” says Kiran Bhaskar. Bhaskar has been passionate about studying Alzheimer’s for the last decade. As an associate professor for UNM’s Health and Sciences…
Originally posted 2018-08-02 12:31:27. If your significant other had Alzheimer’s and you became their caretaker, would it be okay to cheat with another person to get the physical intimacy you crave? https://t.co/rh1EFu3eWE — The Doctors (@TheDoctors) August 2, 2018