My mother first showed signs of Alzheimer’s Disease probably as early as 2008. She was 82 then. She couldn’t remember dates, places and names of family members. She couldn’t tell one day from another, and forgot what she just had for dinner or where she had left her purse. That was 11 years ago. I […]
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My mother first showed signs of Alzheimer’s Disease probably as early as 2008. She was 82 then. She couldn’t remember dates, places and names of family members. She didn’t know one day from another, and forgot what she just had for dinner or where she had left her purse. That was 11 years ago. I
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September is World Alzheimer’s month. We will be featuring articles that will help promote awareness of Alzheimer’s and also share stories by carers on how they cope with looking after a loved one with Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementia. Here’s one story published in Alzheimer’s Association blog that will resonate with those
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Who among us would not want to live a long and happy life? We all want to enjoy our golden years in good health, and that means being able to take care of ourselves and remaining physically active and mentally sound. But life does not always give us what we want. What happens when old
A NEW HOME FOR MOM Read More »
Yesterday, 5 December was International Volunteers Day (IVD), a day set aside each year by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1985 to celebrate the contributions made by volunteers, non-profit organizations and community groups to promote global peace and improve the quality of life. Volunteerism is something that was instilled in us back in
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Last weekend I attended the National Caregivers Seminar organized by the Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation of Malaysia (ADFM). It was time well spent as I learned much and met with caregivers from Johor, Malacca, Penang and Ipoh. As any caregiver will tell you, knowing there are others who are facing the same challenges gives you the
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Sharing tips on how to use creativity to enhance memory at ADFM. Sometime back in May, a small announcement in the papers caught my attention. It was a free talk on “How to manage your memory with creativity”. What drew my attention wasn’t so much the topic as the venue of the talk – Alzheimer’s
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