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
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Alzheimer’s Disease is a disease that robs a person of his mind and dignity, and takes him away from his loved ones. He is there physically, yet not there as the person you once knew. AD afflicts mostly older people. We can take preventive measures like keeping ourselves mentally active and taking certain supplements, but
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Take note of the address and contact number. Not many people know of this centre. It’s about 45-60 minutes drive from KL/PJ. Ever since I wrote in an earlier post that my mother has dementia and is currently staying in a home-care centre specially catering for folks with dementia, I have received many requests for
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Today is Day 7 of my mother’s hospitalization. She had an angioplasty done on her last Tuesday. She’s doing fine, eating well and enjoys being pampered by her visitors and the nurses. Still, she is impatient to go home. She has been lying in bed 24/7, unable to move much as her right leg is
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