Submitted Published 4:46 a.m. ET April 9, 2021 CLOSE Magruder to host virtual luncheon on Dementia and Alzheimer’s PORT CLINTON – On April 19 at noon, Magruder Hospital will host a virtual educational program. The Alzheimer’s Association will present a program on understanding Alzheimer’s and dementia. They are diseases of the brain […]
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How Movies like ‘The Father’ Helped Me Understand My Mother’s Alzheimer’s
My mother was the reason I initially resisted “The Father.” The new film stars Anthony Hopkins as a man struggling against the effects of dementia. That synopsis was enough to trip my avoidance instinct, despite the time that has passed since my mom’s death, on Feb. 18, 2017, at age […]
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‘End of Alzheimer’s’ Doctor’s Pricey Memory Loss Program Draws Questions
Andrew Brookes/Getty By Linda Marsa, Kaiser Health News When her husband was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease in 2015, Elizabeth Pan was devastated by the lack of options to slow his inevitable decline. But she was encouraged when she discovered the work of a UCLA neurologist, Dr. Dale Bredesen, who […]
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Why this Virginia man spent days making an Alzheimer’s ‘busy box’ for a stranger
About a month ago, a post jumped out at him. “Are there any craftsmen here who would be willing to make a shallow cabinet for me so I can create a ‘busy box’ for my brother with Alzheimer’s?” it read. The poster, Sharon Elin of Mechanicsville, Va., near Richmond, explained […]