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The Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Alliance is great on-line resource
The Parkinson's and Movement Disorder Alliance (PMD Alliance) is great resource and I want you all to know how valuable their on-line programs are, especially now that everything needs to be virtual. People participate from all over the world and they are free....
Living in Noisy Neighborhoods May Raise Your Dementia Risk
From the New York Times: Long-term exposure to noise may be linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Researchers did periodic interviews with 5,227 people 65 and older participating in a study on aging. They assessed them with...
A Caregiver’s Guide for Family and Loved Ones
The Premier Nursing Academy has prepared A Caregiver’s Guide for Family and Loved Ones to answer the most common questions people ask about becoming caregivers for their loved ones. This is an excellent guide and it includes links to expert resources that offer...
Robin’s Wish: a new documentary about Robin Williams and Lewy Body Dementia
I highly recommend the new documentary about Robin Williams and Lewy body dementia. It alternates between paying tribute to Robin and shedding light on Lewy body dementia, which was diagnosed in him after his death. I wish my dear husband, Richard and I had this...
The Link Between Parkinson’s Disease and Toxic Chemicals
A new book calls the increasing prominence of Parkinson’s “a man-made pandemic.” From the New York Times, Jane Brody writes: Michael Richard Clifford, a 66-year-old retired astronaut living in Cary, N.C., learned before his third spaceflight that he had Parkinson’s...
Podcast: When Life Gives You Parkinson’s
I had the pleasure of meeting Larry Gifford at the MJFF's Parkinson's IQ + You event in Phoenix last January. He was the moderator for the day, and interviewed me as part of a panel called “If I Knew Then What I Know Now.” Larry does a weekly podcast called When Life...
It’s Different to Grieve the Death of a Loved One When They Have Been Sick for a Long Time
27 June 2017 Written for OptionB.org https://optionb.org/ It’s different to grieve the death of a loved one when they have been sick for a long time. It isn’t as shocking, and it includes a sense of relief that the suffering is over. But I’m not sure that it’s...
What should you say when someone you know is grieving?
Its can be awkward to know what to say when someone you know is grieving. And there is a lot of grieving going on now. Its true what the author of the attached article says "You can suffer an enormous loss and hear almost nothing from people you thought you were...
Grieving during the pandemic
Grieving is difficult at any time, and especially difficult now. We grieve for many reasons, the loss of life, of income, and the loss of hugs and kisses to name a few. We miss our loved ones in assisted living, and our friends and family across the world or across...
Hospital Patients with Dementia Need their Caregivers
Anyone who has had a loved one with dementia in the hospital knows how important it is for you to be there to help them through and avoid complications. This article provides practical tips on how to support your loved ones in the best way you can during Covid-19...