10 Oct 2021
0 Commentsmemory loss – a helping hand
As a geriatric care manager with Geriatric Care Consultants, LLC in Larchmont, NY, Amy Lazar, LMSW, works with many More
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27 Sep 2021
0 Commentsmemory loss – real stories – james
Father and son are each named James Heatherly, but everyone calls them Big Jim and Little Jim. Now 88 and living at the More
26 Sep 2021
0 Commentsmemory loss – real stories -raffaela
Nick Cichetti’s 85-year-old mother Raffaela is fading. As the family member overseeing her care, he knows what he must do. More
25 Sep 2021
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About six years ago, Linda Katz started having difficulty teaching her social work classes and, soon thereafter, resigned More
21 Sep 2021
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In June of this year, the FDA approved the drug aducanumab for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. More
10 Oct 2020
0 Commentsmemory care: the whole picture
It’s the diagnosis that no one wants to receive: Alzheimer’s Disease. An incurable, progressive form of cognitiveMore
22 Sep 2020
0 Commentsoptimize your brain health
Have you ever met a sharp-as-a-tack nonagenarian and thought to yourself, I hope my brain is this limber whenMore
18 Oct 2019
0 Commentsthe longest day
I lost my dad to Alzheimer’s on May 6, 1999. It was a day that changed my life forever. I was seven monthsMore
18 Oct 2019
0 Commentscherishing the person within
Abby thought her mother was joking when the older woman looked up from her breakfast and asked, More
8 Sep 2019
0 Commentswhen the diagnosis is alzheimer’s
It’s the diagnosis you and your family have been dreading. You have Alzheimer’s disease. More
25 Oct 2018
0 Commentsthe toll it takes – alzheimer’s part 4
The estimated total cost of care in the U.S. due to dementia will top $277 billion this year. More
10 Oct 2018
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Everyone does it. You make a beeline into a room, but then stop short, More
20 Sep 2018
0 Commentsalternative approach – alzheimer’s part 2
Despite the billions of dollars the pharmaceutical companies have already spent on research andMore
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11 Oct 2021
0 Commentsmemory loss – abuela
Alzheimer’s disease runs in Ramonita Breban’s family – three of her siblings have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or More