All-Alz

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Salt Spring Island, fabulous British Columbia.
Hiked with my late mother. My favourite friend,
She is the bird I see in every adventure. Love &Life.

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Purple power!
Celebrate you greatness and empathy for those who need us!

The season.. family , friends and the loss of someone you loved. The holidays are fit for celebrating you! Embrace with an open mind. Life is beautiful!!! Just do it!

Reflection. Our love and loss of everyone we know who who is experiencing this disease. Celebrate your caring!

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Driving is always an issue for family members when loved ones are diagnosed. It’s a brutal fine line. In my experience I asked my father’s family doctor to discuss this with my father . An appointed was arranged for a thorough driving test that involved a physiotherapist, driving instructors and questions. My father failed. While we listened to the professionals I knew he was devastated. On the drive home I reminded him that he was protecting people especially younger children. Pulled the grandchild card. He untold and accepted the decision.

Remove yourself as a carer from these decisions and reach out to professionals.
care support

A joyful story… end the stigma associated with this disease!!!

Facing Alzheimer's, this couple still finds time to dance, and seize joy in the moment | CBC Radio Retired journalist Gilles Plante was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2017, and has faced the disease with the support of his wife, children's author Sheree Fitch.

Empowering

Enjoyable for caregivers and their loved ones!

Encounters with birds linked to improved mental wellbeing for up to approximately 8 hours Encountering birds in everyday life is associated with better mental wellbeing, according to new research published in Scientific Reports. The study found that people were more likely to feel confident, relaxed, happy, connected to other people, and energetic and less likely to feel anxious, stresse...

Better care, better information for those diagnosed is required!

Experts call for better dementia treatment in new report, saying most patients receive no care after diagnosis In a sweeping new report, Alzheimer’s and dementia experts are urgently calling for better treatment for patients and better education for health-care professionals, revealing that the majority of dementia patients receive little to no post-diagnosis care.

Another reason Alzheimer’s and Dementia requires greater support and investigation from our politicians and Scientists.

Nearly one million Canadians projected to have dementia by 2030, new report says Research published by the Alzheimer Society of Canada shows close to 1.4 billion caregiving hours – the equivalent of more than 690,000 full-time jobs – will be required annually to support the 1.7 million Canadians who will have dementia by 2050

Research will help
Us find a cure. Interesting article.

Can Fasting Stave Off Alzheimer’s? - Being Patient Metabolic health is connected with brain health, and scientists are figuring out whether fasting could protect us against neurodegeneration.

There are alternatives..

Thoughts outside the box!

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-seniors-fearful-of-long-term-care-homes-and-covid-19-seek-new-ways-to/

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Seniors, fearful of long-term care homes and COVID-19, seek new ways to live together Cohousing projects, multigenerational homes and other kinds of shared accommodation are growing more popular as Canadians look ahead to the coming retirement crunch