*** Depending on what you read, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s in the United States and other wealthy Western countries is declining. However, due to the growing older adult population, the number of people living with Alzheimer’s is expected to ...
Read More »End of Life or Beginning of Death?
Yesterday I watched a woman scoop up her dead cat from the side of the road. The look on her face was Munch-worthy anguish, and the image is forever burned into my brain. Her shoulders shook with grief as she ...
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I was just thinking about the topic of ageism when my friend Frank Forencich at Exuberant Animal published this article on Elder Vision. It is written as a call to action for combating ageism, encouraging older adults to do ...
Read More »Semantics: The Case for “Neurodiversity” vs “Dementia”
The humans of this world are a neurodiverse bunch. Although we all share the same genetic composition unique to our species, the size, shape, and functions of our brains vary- and can even change over time. The term “neurodiversity” ...
Read More »Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum 2015
For a number of years now, I have attended the advocacy forum in Washington DC as an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Association. It is amazing to see such a wide range of people from all over the country gathered in ...
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