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Night Care One More Care Option to Consider
posted 2 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
I'll never forget Hazel. She lived at Rosewood when my uncle was there, and was still there when my dad, mom and mother-in-law, one at a time, became residents. Hazel would often sleep during the day, but at night she would walk. And walk. And wal...
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy
posted 5 days ago by doctorlynn | 0 comments
Taking the time to play and to rest are probably the most important things we can do to insure we find balance in our lives. As I am writing this short note I am getting ready to leave for two weeks vacation. We are going to Turkey and Greece. I f...
Don’t allow caregiving to take over your life
posted 5 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Dear Carol: Two years ago, my dad had a stroke. With a lot of help, he recovered quite well. About the time I thought I could get back to my normal life, which includes a wife and children, my mother had a heart attack. Mom is now OK, but they bot...
HaveTYM Memory Test Professionally Evaluated
posted 7 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
For decades, the mini-mental state examination has been the gold standard of "quick exams" given by mental health professionls. This test is one that is generally part of an examination given when diagnosing dementia. While the test alone isn't co...
Are You Ready For Summer?
posted 8 days ago by dranieri | 1 comment
As the sun shines and temperatures rise, Summer is the time to shed layers of clothes, as well as some pounds. You could choose for a rigorous diet plan, but summer is the time to enjoy some of the great traditional meals, especially barbecuing, y...
The Choices We Make Can Help Us Age “Successfully”
posted 9 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
There's something attractive to most people about putting right that which is wrong. We want to fix things. This attraction leads many people into lives of science, medicine and other areas where research to help those with diseases has a strong d...
Energy Drinks Can Be Harmful to Your Health
posted 11 days ago by jewelicity | 0 comments
Energy Boost a Bummer?
DETROIT -- After downing three or four energy drinks every day for a couple of weeks, Jason Moore started to get severe chest pains. He thought he was having a heart attack or stroke.
But his doctor told him that the chest...
DETROIT -- After downing three or four energy drinks every day for a couple of weeks, Jason Moore started to get severe chest pains. He thought he was having a heart attack or stroke.
But his doctor told him that the chest...
Charity
posted 12 days ago by doctorlynn | 0 comments
Charity begins at home, but should not end there. - Thomas Fuller
The practice of yoga is about working on you to bring about awareness and improvement. It is the study of the body-mind and how to apply yoga principles such as balance, flexibili...
The practice of yoga is about working on you to bring about awareness and improvement. It is the study of the body-mind and how to apply yoga principles such as balance, flexibili...
Memories of father before his dementia
posted 12 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Father’s Day and my birthday are always close together, this year falling back to back. I smile as I look at a copy of an old photo taken when my dad and I first met. Because I was born during World War II, Dad didn’t see me until he came home on ...
When Your Elderly Parent Can No Longer Speak
posted 13 days ago, updated 3 minutes later by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
A video I recently stumbled upon remains vivid in my mind. An elderly couple who had spent a lifetime devoted to one another was coping with the wife’s Alzheimer’s disease. At this point, the wife was in a nursing home. She was unhappy, aggressive...
