#alzheimers
I’m Thinking of Ending Things(2020)
The type of person that goes out of their way to come across as smarter than they are? They type of person that would have a top 3 list of movies they know you’ve never watched to make you feel dumb or uncultured? That’s the type of person that would rave about this fucking movie.
This movie is a mess! It’s based on a book that I hope is a lot better. The trailer is the best part. They make it look interesting and they drop past works of staff members(eternal sunshine) but, this fucking movie? Nope. This was executed so poorly. Not because little things were going over my head but, because little things could have been done so much better. Cleaner. Smarter. It was a wreck! Omg. It was scraps. I feel so bad that the author gave the go ahead for THAT.
The Things You Do For Love: Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s
http://amysmartgirls.com/the-things-you-do-for-love-caring-for-a-family-member-with-alzheimers/
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The Things You Do for Love: The New “Freaky Friday”
http://amysmartgirls.com/the-things-you-do-for-love-the-new-freaky-friday/
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The Things You Do For Love: The Happy Wanderer
http://amysmartgirls.com/the-things-you-do-for-love-the-happy-wanderer/
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Keeping Your Blood Sugar In Check Could Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk
by Jon Hamilton / NPR Health
Brain scientists are offering a new reason to control blood sugar levels: It might help lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
“There’s many reasons to get blood sugar under control,” says David Holtzman, chairman of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis. “But this is certainly one.”
Holtzman moderated a panel Sunday at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago that featured new research exploring the links between Alzheimer’s and diabetes.
“The risk for dementia is elevated about twofold in people who have diabetes or metabolic syndrome (a group of risk factors that often precedes diabetes),” Holtzman says. “But what’s not been clear is, what’s the connection?”
One possibility involves the way the brain metabolizes sugar, says Liqin Zhao, an associate professor in the school of pharmacy at the University of Kansas.
Image above © DOE / Science Source
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What’s it like to be erased every time you fall asleep?
Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality?
And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey?
As time leaves me behind to fade away, away…
- Deadly Dull (Movements)
I know I don’t have enough followers to justify asking this here.
My mom has a few days, maybe weeks left to live.
She has dementia, malnutrition, and cirrosis of the liver, just to name a few issues.
We have her set up in a really kind and caring hospice facility 20 minutes away from our home. They’re taking very good care of mom and keep up updated.
The problem is the facility costs $8000/month. I was able to write a check for last month, but we have til the 24th of each month to come up with the rent.
My mom was a nurse for over 40 years. She spent the last 15 years working in the NICU with premibabies. She ran the bereavement program at MAMC, and was an administrator for end of life care for cancer patients.
My mom isn’t perfect, but she spent most of her life trying to do good for other people.
If you can donate even just $1, that’s gonna get us closer to our goal.
And don’t worry, we’ve cut back on everything to stretch the dollars that we have.
Thank you for reading.
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American Women Have Seen a 23% Decline in Serious Cognitive Issues Over the Past Decade
Go to college. Eat your veggies. Don’t smoke.
About nine months after this really nice cutting board went AWOL in my folks house, it has been found!
When my sibling was visiting, she changed the sheets on mom’s bed, and found it under the mattress.
ARTISTS ‘BETTER PROTECTED’ AGAINST DEMENTIA, STUDY FINDS
“Artists compared with non-artists are better protected, he added. "Due to their art, the brain is better protected [against] diseases like Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, and even strokes. They have more reserve in their brain in order to give functions.”
Read:Artists Better Protected Against Dementia, Study Finds
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I have lost myself, so to say. Acrylic on linen, 2019. Based on a 1906 photograph of Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimers.
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Couldn’t sleep so just re-read this for the 100th time.
This author is a genius with emotions and is making my soul ache.
You should read it.
(Also recommend My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry).
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Please help to raise the money to get a memorial stone for my husband, so hard just visiting a patch of earth https://www.gofundme.com/f/mkzex-memorial-stone?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
Click here to support Memorial Stone organized by Jane Blake
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION - Johnny Galecki, left, and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting attend the 23rd annual “A Night at Sardi’s” to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision for Alzheimer’s Association/AP Images)
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The premise of the pop-up restaurant, which was in a trial period from June 2 – June 4, 2017, was that the staff who have dementia may get your order wrong. But if you go in knowing this upfront, it changes your perception about those who suffer from brain disease. The experience makes you realize that with a little bit of understanding on our part dementia patients can be functioning members of society.
Food blogger Mizuho Kudo visited The Restaurant of Order Mistakes and had a blast. She originally ordered a hamburger but ended up having gyoza dumplings instead, but everything turned out to be unexpectedly delicious. Kudo also claimed that the waiters were full of smiles and seemed to be having tons of fun.
It’s great to see people with dementia living full lives and contributing to their communities!
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“I’m amazed at our human capacity to adapt to the unbearable. Almost anything can seem normal if it’s inflicted on us long enough.”
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“Alzheimer’s tsunami” plus Medicaid cuts leaves patients with fewer options https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alzheimers-medicaid-iowa_us_59ccfb89e4b0210dfdfc6ded
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November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. Read the Keynote Speech delivered by Kate Mulgrew at AWARE’s 6th Annual Memories Lost & Found Luncheon Nov. 3, 2005 in Lakewood, Colorado #KateMulgrew #Alzheimers #OITNB #StarTrekVoyager http://www.totallykate.com/alzhdenv/speech.html
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The main reason why I’m doing this challenge for this particular charity is because my grandad has dementia and like many others, it’s been tough not being able to see him during the pandemic and it’s harder for him too. The last time I saw him we were at the back end of their house fully masked and keeping our distance, he was happy to see us even though he wasn’t sure why we couldn’t go near him or why we have to keep our masks on.
When he got up to go make a cup of tea that’s where it hit me hard because he struggled to remember how to do it, even though it’s the most simplest of tasks he still can’t place or think of what to use or how to use certain things, just for a cup of tea and we so badly wanted to help him but we couldn’t because he had to figure it out with little help and we of course couldn’t go near him due to covid rules.
When it got to tougher rules of lockdown and we couldn’t go to see them like last time I got worried because with less visiting leads to him slowly not being able to remember who we are to him and it has happened from time to time which does get me but you do start to get used to it, right now he knows that I’m Jenny but can’t quite pin point who I am to him as I’m his granddaughter and I just get worried that one day he will not remember who I am at all because of covid rules of not being able to see him as much as we used to.
This is my own experience of having someone I know who has dementia and of course there are loads of people out there experience much worse than mine I’m not comparing at all. But seeing it with my own eyes and experiencing it has made me to this decision to do this challenge and yeah ok it’s not climbing kilimanjaro but it’s something to help fund for this brilliant charity to help people with dementia and those who care for them.
If you can donate click on the link, doesn’t matter how much it is, it will help those in need.
If you can’t that’s absolutely fine as I know financially it’s tough but I’ll only ask if you can spread the word instead thankyou.
Herbs with the Most Promising Supportive Information for Treating Dementia
t the moment, there is no cure for dementia. Still, there are few conventional medicines that are known to slow the progression of the disease.
Medicinal herbs intended as a treatment should never replace any conventional medication or therapies and should be regarded as an addition or as a supportive therapy.
A large number of patients in the developing world with dementia, where the use of herbal medicines are often the mainstay of therapy, coupled to a global upswing in the use of natural preparations, underscores the need to fully characterize and understand how medicinal herbs can be used in the management of dementia.
While the effects of these natural remedies are varied, it appears that herbs may be useful in the treatment of dementia in three separate ways:
1. Increasing blood flow to the brain.
2. Decreasing the destruction of neurotransmitters critical to proper brain function.
3. Decreasing the level of agitation known to accompany dementia.
In general, when using medicinal plants as a treatment for any disease, caution should always be a key factor, since herbs can interact with other herbs, medications or supplements.
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(Source: Academy of Art 2012 Spring Show)
Congratulations to Academy of Art University graduate Sha Yao whose work is featured on TIMEMagazine’s unranked list of the “25 Best Inventions of 2016”!
Yao, who graduated with an MFA from the Academy’s School of Industrial Design in 2012, gained recognition for her Eatwell Assistive Tableware—a dining set designed specifically for people with cognitive impairments.
Inspiration for the invention came after Yao’s late grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Wanting to better understand the disease, Yao volunteered at adult day care centers and interviewed caregivers. It was then that Yao discovered eating was one of the most challenging activities for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Like her grandmother, Yao noticed many people with cognitive and sensory impairments struggled to eat, often hindered by common accidents such as spilled food and tipped cups.
“For many families, meals are a time for sharing and reconnecting, and enjoying each other’s company,” Yao said on her website. “When the disease affects one member of a family, the mealtime experience can become stressful and challenges are created for both caregivers and their loved ones.”
Through intense research, mock ups, and revised models implementing professional feedback, Yao designed a product dedicated to improving the mealtime experience for those who struggle daily.
For more information about Eatwell and Yao’s story, visit www.eatwellset.com.
