A four part short film series created by Dr. Peter Whitehouse and Danny George, the authors of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s”.
Tackling the Myth of Alzheimer’s Disease

Myth 1: Alzheimer’s is a Singular Disease

Myth 2: People ‘Get’ Alzheimer’s in Old Age

Myth 3: We Can Cure Alzheimer’s Disease

Got some time to sit and listen. Then check out these two interesting radio broadcasts.
“Remembering Alzheimer’s: A Special Report” was broadcast on The Infinite Mind during Novemebr. Featuring American Public Media’s Brian Newhouse, it looks at effects of Alzheimer’s Disease on his father. The broadcast also includes conversations with Dr. Peter Reed, Senior Director of Programs for the National Alzheimer’s Association and leading researcher Dr. Marilyn Albert, Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Plus 47 year old James Smith, a former executive with American Express, who offers a first person account of living with Alzheimer’s Disease.
The Vermont …read more

An Illinois Police Chief is tackling Alzheimer’s Disease head on. Instead of deciding that this is the end of his career, he is staying on the job and educating other about Alzheimer’s at the same time.
Have a listen to what he’s up to…
Police chief on the job despite Alzheimer's

The first ‘All About Alzheimer’s’ Carnival is about to be launched on 19th December here at Alzheimer’s Notes.
You have until end of 17th December to send through your submissions.
You can join the carnival here.

Dr. Peter Whitehouse’s research at Johns Hopkins University allowed for the identification of one of the pathological substrates for the memory and attention problems found in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. This discovery, in turn, led to the development of the first four medications approved to treat this condition. Listen to what he has to say here…
Part One

Part Two

There’s only eight more days until the First All About Alzheimer’s Carnival is posted.
Come and join in.
Submit your post here by the 17th December.
Look forward to seeing you.

There’s so much information out in cyberspace relating to Alzheimer’s Disease that Mary Emma and I thought it would be interesting to set up a Blog Carnival here at Alzheimer’s Notes to create a community place to discover each others writings and thoughts.
Therefore, am happy to announce the launching of the All About Alzheimer’s Carnival.
Launch date for the first carnival will be 19 December.
That means if you are interested in submitting an article, it needs to be in by 17 December.
You can post your submission on this carnival submission form.
Spread the word and let’s see if we can get …read more

Did anyone get the chance to see There is a Bridge that is being played on public television stations across America ? It might not yet have reached your area. Check out the screening dates here and mark your calender. This is one documentary that shouldn’t be missed as it challenges the conventional notions that people with Alzheimer’s Disease are ‘unreachable’.
Hosted by former United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, There Is a Bridge weaves together interviews with experts and film footage of families dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Check out this video trailer to find out why you should try …read more

An NBC report on the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project (APP) by the NORAZ Poets group in Arizona. Using classical poems such as Longfellow’s The Arrow, the poetry readings are designed to stimulate brain activity. There are 19 facilities in Arizona participating in this project and the response has been positive.

NORAZ Poets see the Arizona Poetry Project as ‘…not the type of poetry reading that takes place from a podium. The APP is about making contact with people who have very little physical contact in their lives. We recite the poems directly to the patients, often holding their hands. It …read more

My mom reached out from her wheel chair and touched the peach fuzz hair of the toddler playing with the brake handle of her wheel chair.  Little Alex looked up at Great Grandma and grinned.  She smiled, too, and I marveled at this communication that seemed to pass between the two.
As Alex began to form words and Mothers’ became more mumbled utterances than clear syllables, they made sounds together. 
“Gramma talk to me,” Alex would say.
“What did she say?” I’d ask.
“Dunno,” he replied.  “Gramma talk to me.”
There apparently was a type of communication between the older lady with Alzheimer’s and the little boy.  …read more