Why Care About Caregiving?: Dementia: An Immense Caregiver Burden
The experience of caring for a loved one with dementia changes you forever. Dementia forced me to look at who 'the whole' are and what we value in others; how we identify those who cannot think but who must only be. In our hyperactive and hyper-cognitive society we value words and action. There is no room for those who can only be; we are in fact losing the art of being.
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Being Social Keeps Mind Sharp
New research suggests that just sitting around and chatting with friends may help keep our brains fit enough to fight off mental decline, especially as we age. Yakking it up with cohorts, it turns out, may keep the mental machinery well oiled.
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Alzheimers: Other Signs And Symptoms - What Else To Look For
While memory lapses are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s, a few episodes of forgetfulness aren’t enough to rush to a diagnosis in your loved one. Alzheimer’s, a brain disorder affecting 300,000 Canadians, affects not only memory but also language, learning, thought and behaviour. People with the disease have increasing difficulty interpreting their environment, communicating their thoughts and making sense of the world.
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