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How Much Time Do You Have Left?
I started my day by reaching out to say happy birthday to my good friend and cousin back home. He reminded me that if he lived at least 30 more years like he planned then that would be close to 10,000...
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10 Reasons Why Men Should Read Books
— About twice as many women as men read books. Come on, guys. Let’s step it up. Of course, men are just as capable of reading books as women are. Maybe we just need a little reminder about why reading...
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If You Just Sing to Them
— Approximately 10 years ago I was asked by this music therapist at the Jewish Home For The Aged in NYC to be a part of this music therapy for Alzheimer’s patients. For 3 hours I was to be part of this...
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Dealing with Feelings of Abandonment from a Parent with Alzheimer’s Disease
Embed from Getty Images It’s no secret that there is a stigma surrounding most anything mental health related. Often it’s something that families would rather just pretend doesn’t exist, or just sweep...
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In Memory of Tom
— “One of the hardest things you will ever have to do is grieve the loss of a person who is still alive.” –Unknown I would like to tell you about a man named Tom. I am not using his last name to...
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Blood tests for Alzheimer’s
— Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are encouraging Many older people and their families worry about a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Nadya Chetah/Shutterstock.com Todd...
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Notes From One Front in the War on Alzheimer’s
— Still in the flush of coming from rural poverty in Oklahoma and graduating a top ten law school, I held the naïve view of the professions that the years of study are not for the purpose of personal...
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Model Predicts Cognitive Decline Due to Alzheimer’s Up to Two Years Out
Researchers hope the system can zero in on the right patients to enroll in clinical trials, to speed discovery of drug treatments. By Rob Matheson A new model developed at MIT can help predict if...
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The Different Types of Dementia
Alzheimer’s is a term that is commonly used interchangeably with dementia, but in truth, dementia is an umbrella term describing many types of changes in the brain that cause memory loss. In addition...
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Suggestions on Dying
Like most folks, I did not think much about the end of my life, but if I had there are big issues that I’m not sure I could have finessed. The main one it’s hard to escape is the second childhood. The...
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I Am Not Ashamed
I am not ashamed that I live with bipolar disorder, a mental illness, a brain disorder. I am not ashamed that I take psychotropic medication. I am not ashamed that my parents are struggling as they...
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Why We Need Feel Good Stories
Back in 2008, I met a man who dubbed me Bliss Mistress. Short term lovers, lifelong friends, we connected initially via a dating website. He lived in the San Fran area at the time and I am here near...
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I Had to Place My Wife in a Nursing Home During This Pandemic
There is a photo circulating through social media lately of two health care workers in protective gear, standing at a window inside a hospital, with signs taped to the window reading “He is at peace,”...
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New Vision of Long-Term Care Must Be Person-Centred
— By Jim Mann — It’s time we talked. No longer can the discussion of the care of people living in long term care facilities be ignored, be sloughed off, for another day. We have been hearing about the...
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What I Wish I’d Known When Dealing With Dementia
When I’m out in public, I occasionally overhear adult children speak to their elderly parent in a tone that knocks the wind out of me. Just based on tenor, I sense what is happening. I hear the adult...
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Planet of the Apes: Science Fiction of Social Fears
War for the Planet of the Apes is another example of the franchise using the parable of apes ruling over humans to convey deep fears and challenges of the society of its times, each time creating a...
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Diseases Like Alzheimer’s Happen in 2 Phases
By Jade Boyd-Rice The researchers conducted countless experiments over more than a decade, and they’ve summarized all they’ve learned in a simple diagram they hope may change how doctors perceive and...
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The Vestibular System and Memory Loss: A Hidden Connection
By Jonathan Chung, DC When we think about disorders of the vestibular system we are usually concerned with inner-ear disorders leading to problems with vertigo or imbalance. While the vestibular...
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Do I Suffer From Psychosis?
For some of us, we’re not sure if we’re suffering from psychosis, or something more. When you start talking about psychosis you also need to look at the signs and the symptoms of this. Some of us may...
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Paying Billions for Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug? How About Funding This...
By Judith Graham If you could invest $56 billion each year in improving health care for older adults, how would you spend it? On a hugely expensive medication with questionable efficacy — or...
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