Monthly Archives: March 2014

Announcement: Our Final Journey

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I created this web site to first tell the story of a 5,000 mile walk across the county along the American Discovery Trail, with posts from May 2011 – May 2012, and retold that journey  recently from a different perspective.  … Continue reading

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Alzheimer’s: To Know or Not to Know

Should a person know whether or not they have Alzheimer’s?  My mother did not know, but this was at a time when senility was thought to be the common plight of aging folks.  There were medications back then as well, … Continue reading

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The Costs of Alzheimer’s

The title of the article revealed that Alzheimer’s afflicts women more than men, both as victims and as caregivers.  This alone is deserving of an article, as the title implied, but the article soon morphed into being about the economic … Continue reading

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Alzheimer Economics

I’m focused on raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s these days, yet my social systems awareness from earlier endeavors impacts my approach.  As I search for Alzheimer’s articles to comment on here, or post on other social media sites, I … Continue reading

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Can There Be Too Much Caregiving?

I read a blog entry today that reflected on a hazard of caregiving, becoming addicted to being the caregiver for a person with Alzheimer’s.  As the disease progresses you have to do more and more for the person until, in … Continue reading

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