Since I wrote about the possibility of mandatory memory tests for seniors over a specific age (65 was mentioned) to determine a possibility of Alzheimer’s in Should All Seniors Be Tested for Alzheimer’s, I’ve seen more articles about the topic, like Memory tests raise concerns. 
Pickett [the woman mentioned in the article] is part of a growing national debate about whether older adults should be tested routinely for memory loss.
 This makes me wonder if society isn’t being programed for the idea that senior citizens should have memory tests.  If an idea is mentioned enough, the public becomes conditioned to accept it. 
 Is this what is happening to …read more

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   I didn’t have time to prepare our home for Mother.  When I discovered her wandering in the snow one morning when I visited her home (I couldn’t find her when I arose and then discovered she’d circumvented the lock on the door and was looking outside for her cat), I had to move her to our home a month earlier than planned.
However, since my husband and I had been making weekly trips to her home 275 miles away and staying for 2 or 3 days, I had some idea what I had to do when Mother came to live with …read more

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         You’re caring for your parent or spouse, perhaps a friend, because you care for them, because no one else is handy, because you feel responsible.  However, often you weary of the demands of the caregiving task, especially when you have to juggle other aspects of your life.
Do you feel, even subconsciously, like a doormat?
Check out this article, Don’t Be a Doormat, at WebMD Daily and receive some tips on saying “No”…not in an uncaring or callous way, but in a diplomatic, firm, yet loving way that helps keep you from burning out.
For many women [and men], saying “No” doesn’t …read more

This month the Alzheimer Society of Canada is challenging people to commit themselves to making brain health a priority. They are running a nationwide awareness campaign called Heads Up for Healthier Brains.
Their aim is to make people more aware of the connection between healthy living and healthy brains.
Ways of making this commitment include…
- choosing activities that challenge your brain
- being socially active
- choosing a healthy lifestyle
- protecting your head from injury
The Alzheimer Society of Canada has launched BrainBooster, an online gym to help Canadians maintain their commitment to brain health. The gym offers challenging games and puzzles, brain boosting …read more

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I was thrilled when I saw one of my b5media blogs, Home Biz Notes and my name included as one of the Women Bloggers of 2008 at Virtual Women’s Day Celebrations.  This included a list of 25 women’s blogs and bloggers for January. 
According to Heidi,  
Women are blogging in record numbers these days – so may blogs, so much content and so little time to check them all out. Each month during 2008, I will be highlighting dozens of blogs written by women, on a variety of topics, genres and locations around the globe.
What fun to be included among them!  …read more

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It’s exciting when you’re asked to share your knowledge and story at another web site or blog.  My story concerning one situation with Mother, Resolutions Aren’t Static in an Alzheimer’s World, appeared at CareStation on the AGIS site.
As soon as we resolve to follow a specific agenda or schedule when caring for our family member with Alzheimer’s, everything changes! Thus, many of our New Year’s resolutions don’t remain static.
I hoped to share here the fact that even though your life and caregiving tactics may change frequently, you can get through it.  Mother’s Alzheimer’s condition often necessitated changes in my husband’s and my …read more

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  I was excited, after posting What Would You Like to See at Alzheimer’s Notes in 2008, an immediate response from readers.  This gives me a direction to plan with some of my posts for these topics suggested have multiple aspects to them.
*How can friends and family members on the fringes of Alzheimer’s help, encourage and react?
*Suggestions for balancing caregiving and work.
*I’d mentioned desiring more guest posts and already have someone working on one.
*How can you help children understand Alzheimer’s?
Keep tuned and you’ll be seeing information on these topics and more.
What else would you like to see?
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

Tagging idea to keep track of people with dementia (UK) – Ministers called last night for a national debate on proposals for the electronic tagging of older people with dementia who are at risk of wandering and getting lost. (more…)
Family relates how Alzheimer’s Disease robs mind – If asked, Elayne Hinze will deny that she has Alzheimer’s disease, but her daughters estimate their mother has been affected by it for a decade. (more…)
Tampa Researchers Find Caffeine Eases Alzheimer’s Effects -”There’s nothing that gets into the brain faster than caffeine,” says Gary Arendash, a research professor at the University of South …read more

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By most standards, I’d be categorized a “senior.”  As I wrote the previous post, Should All Seniors Be Tested for Alzheimer’s?, I began thinking about how this would affect me personally,
  I asked for others to share their thoughts.  So I’ll begin:
Do I want to be tested?  More specifically, do I want someone to say, “You MUST be tested for Alzheimer’s or your likeliness of acquiring it?”
Because my aunt and mother had Alzheimer’s disease, someone could say, “You’re more likely to get it.  So in that case, you MUST be tested.”  Or they simply might consider it a good idea to be tested.
I …read more

   What do you think?  Should all seniors be tested to see if there’s a possibility they may develop Alzheimer’s?  Should this be mandatory?
According to an article, by Jeremy Olsen, at TwinCities.com, a  Group of doctors argues all senior citizens should be tested for Alzheimer’s disease.  
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