Tag Archives: dementia

1. Alzheimer’s: Share the Experience

   Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have Alzheimer’s or dementia? You can find out at a special look inside the locked world of Alzheimers on Wednesday, May 25, during a presentation at Bay Square in Yarmouth. Refreshments … Continue

2. Alzheimer’s in America: the defining disease of baby boomers

   The Alzheimer’s Association has published an informative new report entitled Generation Alzheimer’s: the defining disease of the baby boomers.  In addition to the human toll, over the next 40 years Alzheimer’s will cost the nation $20 trillion, … Continue

3. Memory Loss: Middle Age Risks

   It’s not just the risk of heart attack that should keep middle age adults on their toes about their blood pressure and cholesterol scores: a new study has shown that hypertension and high cholesterol leads to memory … Continue

4. Maine Senator Collins Sponsors National Alzheimer’s Project Act

   It’s been several years in the making, but the nation finally is on its way to creating a plan to combat Alzheimer’s disease. The new Office will coordinate research, treatment and caregiving. President Obama signed the National … Continue

5. Alzheimers in the Workforce

   An article on the CNN newswire recently caught my eye.  Entitled Aging Workforce Means Dementia on the Job Could Rise, the article also links to several Alzheimer diagnosis sites. The part I found most compelling was the very … Continue

6. Cape Memory Care Opens

   Lynn and I were delighted to attend the ribbon-cutting for Cape Memory Care in Cape Elizabeth yesterday.  The community specializes in care for people with memory problems like Alzheimer’s. It’s part of the Woodlands Assisted Living family … Continue

7. Maine Alzheimer’s Association Champion’s Breakfast

   I attended the Alzheimer’s Association Champions’ Breakfast May 26, honoring Dr. Katherine Stoddard Pope, a Portland area anesthesiologist. It was a touching breakfast from the first speaker, Donna Beveridge. Donna spoke movingly about her choices since she … Continue