Degenerative diseases of the brain are becoming common with the elderly. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, one out of three seniors dies with a degenerative brain disorder like Alzheimer’s or dementia. In the last two decades, deaths from Alzheimer’s have...
Part 1: Caring for the Caregiver It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it. --Hans Selye Life brings with it a few guarantees: death, taxes and stress. Stress is universal, and we all experience it from time to time. A reasonable amount of stress is...
Let’s start with a few sobering facts about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: -- As I type these words, there are currently 5.1 million Americans living with dementia and 60-70% of those individuals have Alzheimer’s (the most common cause of dementia). -- Every 67...
