I’ve been thinking of ways to describe these first days of “post-retirement.” What comes to mind is that it has been like pushing “The Easy Button.” Back in 2005, our team was in the midst of implementing drastic changes to the permit process and it was stressful and hard. In August of that year, […]
I was holding my husband last night when he took his last breath. He left this earth at 10:55 pm (June 19, 2020 with acute pulmonary edema) after a week of declining health. No, it was not the Covid-19. It was after 21 years of fighting heart disease and resulting vascular dementia – to stay […]
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This is an email I received the other day from a client: “Dear Janine: What do you do when you have grown children who always ask you for money to help them. I know they do not bring home enough money to pay everything. However, they haven’t went on a budget as I have wanted […]
There is a internal freedom that meditation brings into your life that is soon reflected in your external life. It is hard to see how sitting in one place and doing absolutely nothing can bring about any form of a positive result. However, what comes through practice is a series of side benefits that alter […]
In 1987 I learned of a clock. Now, this clock isn’t any old 2-story, stone tower, clock. This clock is a moving piece of epic-ness. This clock is so incredible that the Medieval king who commissioned it had the artist blinded so he would never be able to build another like it. To this day […]
Featured article: NEUROSCIENCE NEWS on September 2, 2019 Summary: Researchers have identified the location of dysfunctional brain networks that lead to impaired sentence production and word-finding in primary progressive aphasia (PPA). PPA can occur in those with neurodegenerative diseases, such as frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Mapping the networks allows clinicians to apply non-invasive brain […]
Original article by Dee Rapposelli July 5, 2017 RESEARCH UPDATE Distinguishing dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) from Alzheimer disease (AD) has been a challenge. DLB is often misdiagnosed as AD only to be correctly revealed at autopsy. Missed or misdiagnosed DLB has persisted despite consensus diagnostic criteria published at the end of 2005.1 A recently updated consensus report of the […]
The seven stages of Alzheimer’s are helpful in finding the words to discuss Alzheimer’s. Caregivers find them particularly useful in support groups, as well as in conversations with doctors and other professionals. Although the progression of Alzheimer’s disease can be slowed down today thanks to today’s medications, it cannot as of yet be stopped. The […]
APATHY strikes 90% of people with dementia, sooner or later. Faster decline and care problems result. Apathy is the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia, with a bigger impact than memory loss. Proper stimulation makes all the difference. Learn why. No alt text provided for this image A new study from the University of Exeter […]
