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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Healthy Living - January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month


Alzheimer's disease and dementia in general,  are topics that are near and dear to my heart.  I worked on an Alzheimer's/dementia unit of our regional hospital for several years and have learned first hand of the devastating effect of these conditions on both the patient and his/her family.
Knowledge is power, become informed!


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For more detailed information please visit the Alzheimer's Society of Canada.

I referenced the Alzheimer's Society of Canada for much of the information contained in this post.

Monica

Disclaimer -The material provided on this site is designed for information and educational purposes only. The materials are not intended to be a self diagnostic and/or self treatment tool. I encourage you to use this information as a tool for discussing your condition with your health practitioner.

1 comment:

  1. Hello Monica
    My aunt suffered with Alzheimers for many years - she was diagnosed in 1996 and died last year 2011. It was so hard to see all the changes taking place and being unable to halt the progress of the disease. I did write about her quite a few times on Still Waters
    She was able to live by herself at home with assistance for quite a while but then it became obvious that she needed a higher level of care.
    Thanks for a good post - lots of information there
    Take care
    Cathy

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