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May is National Stroke Awareness Month

4/29/2014

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National Stroke Awareness Month takes place in May every year

"Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in America and a leading cause of adult disability. Up to 80% of strokes are preventable; you can prevent a stroke!"

For resources about stroke awareness visit the National Stroke Association's website at: www.stroke.org

For a brochure on Caregivers and Stroke click here

From the New York Times - One family's caregiving experience

4/23/2014

Op-Ed in the New York Times about one family's experience caregiving for a mother with Alzheimer's:

My Mother's Keepers
by Janet Steen

"We had thought all along that one of us kids might take her into our own home, but with young children and relentless work lives, the prospect of full-time care was overwhelming. It felt risky, sending our mother to live with someone we had just met. But Ramona had worked for years as a licensed personal care attendant. The usual next step for someone at my mother’s stage of disease was a nursing home. We decided to try Ramona instead."

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Article - Assistance Dogs for Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients

4/4/2014

Assistance Dogs for Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients
Assistance dogs are being trained to compensate for memory loss in the elderly
by Stanley Coren, Ph.D., F.R.S.C.

Assistance dogs can be trained to help people with Alzheimer's and dementia by assisting them with activities such as finding their way home, remembering to eat and remembering to take their medications. The dogs are also trained to trigger an alarm in the house should the patient fall and not get up within a reasonable amount of time or if they hear a choking sound.

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May is National Stroke Awareness Month

From the New York Times - One family's caregiving experience

Article - Assistance Dogs for Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients

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