Throughout the week, the Health and Wellness Channel has been focusing on Celebrities and Health. 

Some are Hollywood celebrities; others come from other walks of life.  By going public with their illness, they often make the world more aware and more willing to talk about a health situation that families keep”hidden in the closet.”

You, the caregiver,  and your Alzheimer’s patient also are celebrities and heroes in this challenge with a devastating disease.

Liz and I have written a number of posts on this topic this week.  In case you’ve missed any and would like to check them out, here is a roundup:

Celebrities Health This Week’s Theme at the Health & Wellness Channel, Alzheimer’s Notes Included

Did Ronald Reagan Have Alzheimer’s Disease While He Was President

Alzheimer’s Association Celebrities Speak – Video

Alzheimer’s Notes Visits Hollywood ThisWeek

Terry Prachett Fan Sets Up Match It For Prachett Alzheimer’s Fundraising Site

Author Terry Prachett, Another Celebrity Who Faces Alzheimer’s

More Celebrities Speak Out About Alzheimer’s

Actress Arlene Francis, an Alzheimer’s Victim & Artist

Your Alzheimer’s Patient & You Are Celebrities, too

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Roundup of Alzheimer’s Notes for Celebrity Health & Wellness Week

This week, Alzheimer’s Notes, along with the rest of the Health and Wellness Channel, has been focusing on celebrities and health…in our case, celebrities and Alzheimer’s.  Often their coming forth with announcements about their health problems gives awareness to everyone.

However, YOU and YOUR ALZHEIMER’S PATIENT ARE CELEBRITIES, too.  You cry, you laugh, you suffer, you feel pain and joy.  You become frustrated.  You struggle with caregiving and facing the realization of this disease.  Yet you find rewards in the process, too.

If you’re a caregiver at a nursing home, you’re to be celebrated for the care you give our family members.  If you’re a visiting nurse, a hospice nurse or volunteer, a researcher…you’re celebrated because of all you give to help victims and families and raise awareness of this disease. 

My heartfelt thanks goes out to all involved in the battle against Alzheimer’s…whether victim, caregiver, researcher, or encourager.

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Your Alzheimer’s Patient & You Are Celebrities, too

 This week we feature Hollywood celebrities and others who have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.  They and their families have been gracious enough to make their illness public and encourage others who are experiencing this situation.  Then we know we’re not alone and are not so uncomfortable making our family member’s condition public and talking about it.

Yesterday, we mentioned Ronald Reagan and his family at Alzheimer’s Notes.  When they went public with his condition, it couldn’t have been easy for them.  However, they have helped so many people, in an area that was unrelated to his presidency, governorship, and acting career.  They reached out to others.  Hopefully it brought the Reagans comfort.  I know it helped me as I dealt with Mother and Auntie’s conditions.

Throughout the week, we and others at the b5media Health and Wellness Channel, will be blogging about celebrities and their health conditions and how they have encouraged others.

Check out the post Liz Lewis posted here at Alzheimer’s Notes, Alzheimer’s Association Celebrities Speak Video.   Here you’ll see celebrities like Phyllis George, Dick Van Dyke, Kate Mulgrew, Dear Abby, Ricki Lake, and more speaking out about Alzheimer’s.

Previous posts we’ve run about Charlton Heston and his challenge with Alzheimer’s.

Charlton Heston and Alzheimer’s Disease

Charlton Heston Inspires Many with His Brave Alzheimer’s Battle

My Pick – Top 5 Alzheimer’s Notes Posts

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Alzheimer’s Notes Visits Hollywood This Week