This past weekend, my husband and I visited a dear friend–a fellow baby boomer we’ve known for more than 30 years. Unfortunately, he’s now suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The conversations that afternoon were frustrating, to say the least—our friend rarely completed a sentence, he referred to many objects as “those things,” as opposed to […]
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Are you caring for a baby boomer or older adult who suffers from dementia? If so, you know how challenging mealtimes can be, especially if your goal is a nutritious meal. I saw some of these difficulties last year when I provided exercise classes at a local memory care facility. People living with Alzheimer’s disease
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If you’re like many Baby Boomers and seniors, it is! Alzheimer’s disease–it destroys brain health, and strips us of our wellness, our memories and our ability to do simple daily tasks. November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. The number of people affected with Alzheimer’s is growing exponentially: fewer than 2 million Americans had Alzheimer’s
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For many Baby Boomers, this is our biggest fear. For others, the disease is stealing our parents prematurely. Its exact cause is not known, its onset cannot be stopped or reversed and it has no known cure. This disease affects 5 million Americans and nearly 47 million people worldwide, and that number is expected to
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