From the monthly archives:
A study has disproved the popular notion that ginkgo biloba pills can help ward off Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
A large, multi-year trial of the popular supplements was tried with healthy 70 and 80 year olds.
The trial, headed by Steven DeKosky, who is now dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, did not [...]
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A little bit of sunshine can brighten the mood, build bones — and maybe reduce a little bit of the mental confusion that comes with age.
A large-scale study that will be be published in the Journal of Geriatric Psychology and Neurology used data on almost 2,000 adults aged 65 and over who participated [...]
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When disease and age has deprived our GFGs of the ability to communicate, art can become a way for them to express themselves…without judgment or restraint.
That’s the philosophy of Memories in the Making, a program through the Alzheimer’s Association that encourages self-expression, creativity and joy through art. The program, which came out of the Orange [...]
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I flew out to see a friend in Las Vegas last week. Jill had been on vacation with her elderly mother, who fell and became seriously ill from complications after the fall.
Jill had been stuck at the hospital for several days in a strange city, without friends or family for support. So, I took a [...]
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Give a doll to an Alzheimer’s patient, and watch her light up with joy. For patients in the deepest throes of Alzheimers, a doll is an invitation to return to the happiest, most loving parts of the past. For women, it’s often the time when they were young mothers. A doll can help that overwhelming [...]
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But neither exile nor homecoming is the main thing…. St. Paul
I am haunted by the idea of a home — a true home. The haunting stems from the nagging feeling that my new house — a newly constructed subdivision home in a Phoenix suburb — was not a real home. Finally, after two years of [...]
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HP is marketing its TouchSmart PC as a tool for the elderly, homebound and handicapped. They previewed it at the recent Consumer Electronics Show/ Silvers Summit in Las Vegas, touting it as a solution for the elderly.
The big draw: a touchscreen that allows you to navigate around the files and applications, and make shortcuts easier. [...]
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The final straw was in the Macy’s Department Store. GFG and I had spent an hour in the mall shopping, when we were jolted by the sudden braking of her scooter. It was immovable; the emergency brake was activated and the motor refused to run. I was forced to disengage the emergency brake and [...]
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I call nine blessings from above
In the name of God: the creator, the giver of life, the holder of time
In the name of Jesus: the savior, the healer, the lifter of pain.
In the name of the Spirit: the comforter, the consoler, the sustainer of life.
I knit a mantle of caring
I knit a mantle of protection
I [...]
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See a series of short videos about the topic of brain fitness…and in particular, memory loss. One of the videos is a presentation by Sue Halpern, author of “Can’t Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Front Lines of Memory Research”. Her book is a behind-the-scenes journey into the world of cutting-edge memory [...]
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