Archive for March 2019

More at… https://rx4caregivers.wordpress.com/2018/06/04/petal-power-meghan-showcased-a-wonderful-trend/ Per royal tradition, Meghan Markle’s  bouquet was placed at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, but other flowers that delighted the senses at the royal wedding made their way from St. George’s Chapel in Windsor to the bedsides of surprised residents at hospices &#38… Read More

More at… https://rx4caregivers.wordpress.com/2018/06/04/daily-wow-choir-serenade-the-rosies/ Three cheers to the Philadelphia Girls Choir, who serenaded June Robbins & Anna Hess, two women who were real-life “Rosie the Riveters” during World War II.   As described in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, the “Rosies” were the women who helped keep America hum… Read More

More at… https://rx4caregivers.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/do-not-use-this-tablet-late-at-night/ I cringe hearing friends talk about using a tablet – Kindle, iPad, Fire or whatever – for their bedtime reading or checking their smartphone one last time before slipping off to Snoozeville. In my opinion, electronic reading devices should come with a warning – “Do not use be… Read More

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Becoming a doctor at Johns Hopkins demands sacrifice. Some of our physicians have surprising histories. Kofi Boahene is one of three doctors with intriguing …… Read More

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More at… https://thecaregiversvoice.com/the-caregivers-voice-video-channel/videos-to-help-caregivers-and-people-with-dementia/ This edition of The Caregiver’s Voice VIDEO features the UK-based Singing for the Brain music program for people with dementia, runner and movie producer, Suzy Bishop, whose active life slowed down prematurely due to younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and in case you missed it, CBS Medic… Read More

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Dr. Rimmerman, author of the Cleveland Clinic Guides: “Speaking with Your Cardiologist” and “Heart Attack,” talks about what causes chest pain and what to do …… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiversvoice.com/avadian-musings/memory-it-changes-over-the-years/ Twenty-two years ago, I devoured anything I could learn about the brain. I tried to understand what was happening to my father’s mind / brain as he lived with Alzheimer’s. I remain fascinated by the brain. We’re learning so much about the computer in our head – far more than … Read More

More at… http://thecaregiverspace.org/stop-telling-me-to-be-grateful-im-a-caregiver/ When people find out I take care of my mom, a certain percentage of people tell me how lucky I am that I still have my mom. How I should cherish every moment. Sure, it’s hard now, but they’d give anything for just one more day. These people are assholes. Okay, I know they’re probab… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiversvoice.com/voices-with-dementia/minna-packer-alzheimers-suddenly-mad/ Artist, Filmmaker, Wife, Mother, Fulbright Scholar, and Daughter of Holocaust survivors, Minna Packer was getting disoriented and anxious when the doctors (and she) thought she was living with too much stress. Initially diagnosed with diminished blood flow to the temporal parietal lobes, extensive … Read More