November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. It is appropriate that it is also National Family Caregivers Month, considering the fact that many people afflicted with Alzheimer’s are physically fairly well and often rely on caregivers. It would be very unusual to find a person whose life has not been affected by someone with Alzheimer’s […]
TCMC Author: Dr. Mario Cornacchione DO Dr. Cornacchione, a specialist in Geriatric Medicine, is an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Family Medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the Commonwealth Medical College. He is also the Research Director at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Memory and Alzheimer’s Center where he currently is the principal investigator […]
Guest Columnist: Christopher Cali Last week, in response to the popular “ALS Challenge,” “Health & Exercise Forum” featured the four most common neurodegenerative diseases; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s,(the most common form of dementia), Parkinson's and Huntington’s in an effort to raise the level of awareness and educate the public. This week in Part II, […]
ALS & DEMENTIA UPDATES: Part 1 of 2 By now, most of you are familiar with or have participated in the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.” If not, I encourage you to do so. I met my challenge a few weeks ago and dedicated it to my cousin, Joanne Mackarey Coyne. Joanne, with the tremendous love, […]
The caregiver must remember that the individual with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is not being deliberately difficult. Imagine how they feel with such a limited ability to express themselves!
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. This column is dedicated to the more than 5 million Americans afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the nearly 10 million dedicated, patient and loving family caregivers.
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. It is appropriate that it is also National Family Caregivers Month, considering the fact that many people afflicted with Alzheimer’s are physically fairly well and often rely on caregivers.
