Alzheimer’s in the Family: Would you want to know that you had the disease? – Nordette writes a personal account of dealing with her mother’s disease and wondering about the possibility of her or her children also getting the disease.
Prevent or Delay Alzheimer’s Disease – a daughter of an Alzheimer’s patient searches the literature to find out what could prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Who watches out for the caregiver? Article includes tips for caregivers on how to take care of themselves as well.

Among those recognized at Buckboard Quilts’ Charity Quilt Day are makers of quilts for Alzheimer’s patients.  For Judy Howard, of Buckboard Quilts, is culminating National Quilt Month (March)  by designating March 29 as Charity Quilt Day.
“This is a campaign to raise awareness and funding for the sacrificial volunteer work of hundreds of thousands of quilters who provide quilts for sick babies, orphans, homeless people, nursing homes, cancer and Alzheimer’s patients, soldiers and victims of disaster – those most in need of the touch of God’s love and comfort that quilts represent.”
This event will climax a month of quilting events, including those surrounding Centennial Stitches …read more

National Brain Awareness Week is coming up, March 12-18, with various activities and information coordinated by the Dana Alliance for Brain Disorders and participating countries around the globe.  The Dana Alliance, a non-profit organization, consists of 250 neuroscientists throughout the world researching brain disorders.
Check out the National Brain Awareness Week site and discover the activities going on around the world during that week.  You’ll also find education resources, puzzles, graphics, and science information available, as well as ways you can participate if you desire.
 
 

Knowing what to ask your doctor about any illness or medical condition puzzles many of us.  Inquiring about Alzheimer’s when you accompany a family member to the doctor is no exception.
You may only suspect that your parent, spouse, or some other family member is acquiring Alzheimer’s.  Or they may already have been diagnosed.
Now, what do you want to know about this condition from the doctor?
The article, “How to talk with your doctor about Alzheimer’s disease,“  at Queens Courier.com offers many suggestions and gives you a check list.  Writer Jed Levine advises that you go prepared to the doctor’s with your family member.  Then he suggests …read more