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They even provided some more blogs for caregivers.

If you’re looking for information and just a place to get together with other caregivers, for comfort and encouragement, perhaps you’d like to check out these blogs.  Also, you may find tips on making life more enjoyable for the person with Alzheimer’s.

If you have any more resources, do share them with us.  Caregivers need all the encouragement and support they can find during their journey with their Alzheimer’s patient.

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More Alzheimer’s Parenting Resources

In Writing Your Alzheimer’s Thoughts, I talked about times when I found it difficult to write about crises in my life, even though I’m a writer by profession.  However, I did mention, “Writing and sharing your experiences often helps others to cope and realize they’re not alone.” 

So when I was over the emotion and challenges of that occasion I wrote newspaper and magazine articles, a book, and now blogs to share and to encourage others.  Many caregivers do this and maintain blogs where they share.

Here are 13 I’ve discovered:

1. Alzheimer’s Team by Krista
2. Alzheimer’s Speaks by Lori
3. Alzheimer Cafe (in French)
4. SandwichINK by Kaye (for the “Sandwich” generation caregiver)
5. Knitting Doc, The Diary of a Psychiatrist with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) by David Thomas, MD 
6. Our Journey Through Alzheimer’s by Latane Barton
7. A Caregiver’s Journal by Valerie
8. Elder Care Cafe by Edie Dykeman
9. Know It Alz by Kathy
10. Witnessing Alzheimer’s by Esther
11. Minding Our Elders by Carol Bradley Bursack
12. Seniors Support by Marijke Durning
13. The Tangled Neuron

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Thursday Thirteen – 13 Blogs About Alzheimer’s

Time to start sending in submissions for the July ‘All About Alzheimer’s’ Carnival.

Here’s all the rules and regulations…

- only one submission per blog thanks.
- needs to be in by the 19th of July.
- post can be on anything and everything related to Alzheimer’s Disease.

You can send your submissions using our carnival submission form.

See you at the carnival…

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‘All About Alzheimer’s’ Carnival Reminder.

Check out Carol Bradley Bursack’s blog and learn how to enter a drawing for her book, Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories.  You’ll need to take a survey about caregiving, but it’s easy and quick. 

Then your name will be entered into the random drawing for one of ten copies of Carol’s book.

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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A Drawing & a Survey for Minding Our Elders

  Someone asked the question recently, “Why do certain blogs/bloggers stand out in your mind?  Why do you return to their blogs?”

Do you have specific blogs about Alzheimer’s and caregiving that you visit daily, or at least more frequently than others?  I started “pondering” and making a list.

• Sometimes it’s the topic, because we relate to it.
• It’s an easy-to-read blog.
• There is helpful information.
• More than that, the bloggers who stand out with me are those who take time to do that “extra something.” 

         1. They stop by to leave a comment after you’ve made one.

         2. They thank you for leaving a comment (often a personal e-mail, as well as a reply on the blog)

         3. They seem to care about what you’re experiencing.  

          4. They link to your blog posts and thank you for linking to theirs.  

         5.  They’re there with an encouraging word if they sense your day isn’t going right. 

My “pondering” makes me realize I need to do more of these myself! 

Why do you visit specific blogs and keep returning?  What can Liz and I do to make our blog appealing to you?

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Why Do Certain Alzheimer’s Bloggers Stand Out From The Crowd?