alzheimer's magazine - preserving your memory - winter 2009 issue

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5 From the Editor’s DeskIt’s winter. Draw close to your loved ones andcelebrate the warmth o being together.

Preserving Your Memory received aBronze Award in the “Health Promotion/ Disease Prevention In ormation—Magazinecategory at the 2008 National HealthIn ormation Awards SM .



Bundle Up with Our Win

F or many o us, it’s much colder outside this tireason to draw closer to our loved ones inside

Te winter issue o Preserving Your MemowDon’t miss the poignant photography o Judith Fopublished I Still Do, a volume eaturing her photog

From the Editor’s Desk



News Briefs

Brain Protein May Counter

The Latest News on Alzand Brain Health



lower beta amyloid levels. In addition,a molecule in the brain known as orex-in, which is important in regulating the

sleep-wake cycle, appeared responsibleor regulating beta-amyloid levels.“We didn’t know that beta-amyloid

levels would coordinate with sleep and wake ulness,” said David Holtzman,a neurologist and neuroscientist atWashington University and principal

showed sithe telltaleated with A

enrolled, stin our arecognition, skill (i.e., how objecter) and wowere given



symptoms as brand name drugs, but simply use di eringredients,” Reyes says. “I cost is a concern, ask youror pharmacist i a generic alternative is right or you.”

Shopping AroundIt can take a little time and energy, but it pays to sharound when illing your prescriptions. Reyes says wyou pay at one pharmacy can be drastically di erenpharmacy down the road. ake some time to call aroand ask both the retail price as well as the price you once your insurance company pays their part i app


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Honoring Olde

VolunteersThe National Association or Area Agencies on Agsupports and promotes volunteering among older ad

year, n4a honors these volunteers with the Older Volu



honed by many years o being parents, business owners, eand consultants in a vast array o occupations and ind

“Many o the volunteers we’ve met do work thatsimilar to the paid work they did over the years,” saMurphy. “ hus drivers become volunteer drivers, tebecome volunteer teachers, etc.” But there are also

Americans who take a set o work-related skills anthem in a new way as a volunteer. “Sometimes it’s atrans erence,” Murphy say, “like a dentist I met whbecame a volunteer plumber.”

Older volunteers make a tremendous impact everthey’re involved predominantly by working with lo



A wareness o Alzheimer’s disease has growin recent decades, with many media outletsdedicating airtime to the disease. Yet, much

that coverage alls short o reaching the general puPeople who have no experience with the

Not Fade A A new special on Retirement Living Television puts Alzh



Kathy Mattea walks the roado Coal Country in her nativeWest Virginia.



was surprised at how stronreaction was to it. When thhad the public unerals,LaKing Live covered it. Tey wa grace ul way to end the and asked i I would comeand sing a song via satellitI immediately called a bunmusicians I know to help, athey were very anxious to It all came together very q



PYM : You and your amily have been hit hard by Alzheimer’s disease: Your mom’s older sister, then your Mom, and most recently your mom’s youngersister were all diagnosed. When did you frst becomeaware o the condition itsel and how it a ectspeople?

KM: Oh, Lord, I can’t remember. My grandmotherhad dementia pretty bad, but there was no Alzheimdiagnosis back then, so we’ve always wondered abIt was be ore my aunt and my Mom had symptom



into a ball on the foor and let ’er rip, and thenI’d be OK or a while—until the next wave. I

was my own little experiment, in letting mysel have my grie . When I got the call that my Mom had passed, the wave o grie I elt wasso huge. I was surprised at how hard that was.Te other thing that really struck me aboutmy grie , was that I would be crying about my mom, I’d wind up crying about somethingelse—grie is like this underground lake, and

when I stick my toe in, I eel the whole lake.For me that is essential We’re a raid to eel

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Food and Nutrition

very morning residents at CRL

CRL: Cooking oThe phrase “institutional cooking” may not inspire muBut one company that operates elder-care communitieperception, with delicious results.



For im Hazen, the head che at Bel-levue in Green Bay, Wisc., cooking atCRL has been both exciting and chal-lenging. rained at the Culinary Insti-tute o America in Rhinebeck, N.Y.,Hazen was accustomed to cookinghigh-end restaurant meals be ore hearrived at CRL in May 2009. But theresidents at CRL had more down-to-earth pre erences.

“It’s been a challenge because I’m



Healthy Recipes

Whole Wheat Pasta with Spinach, GarlicHigh ber diets have been linked with a reduced risk o

Ingredients

1 tsp. salt substitute1 lb. whole wheat linguine1/3 c. extra virgin olive oil4 garlic cloves 2 minced and 2 thinly sliced



Caregiver Voices

Alzheimer’sDedicated to the memory o my ather, Maurice

Slipping away, You’re slipping away.Not all at once



clippings, letters rom military commanders, pictu just about seven pounds o medals that Grandpa hawarded in his digni ed walk through hell. Hell it Grandpa was a hero in every respect o the wordshot in two di erent battles, but he recovered and rto his post each time, earning purple hearts and bron

or his bravery. His last battle, in which he lost h was his most memorable—he not only saved his sqan entire company o soldiers.

As I opened one book, a picture ell out. Te opicked it up and said, “Tat’s Chester” and told meCharlie Nestor It seems that Charles didn’t t h



Ask the Experts

How can I communicate better • Use m

How to Communicate WiWho Has Alzheimer’s

Do you haFisher Cen1-800-ALZfor AlzheimNew York,



Taking Steps to Reduce Agitation

It’s important that a doctor evaluatethe person with Alzheimer’s to identi y any physical complaints that may becontributing to the problem. Te care-giver should also keep a written journalo events that lead to aggressive behavior.ell the doctor what happened just be ore

an outburst, how the person acted, and what happened a terward. Te journalshould also list how o ten aggressive



Fitness

Fitting in FitnessMaking time for physical activity shouldn’t be a last coat the top of your list.



on its bony attachment, stimulatinga bone response,” she says. “Strengthtraining is a great way to improve bonehealth i you have osteoarthritis andhave di culty tolerating certain typeso weight-bearing activity.”

• Cardio:At least three 20-minutebouts o continuous aerobic(i.e., activity requiring oxygen)rhythmic exercise eachweek such as brisk walking

Exerciseand leads tmight evening demenKaren Spaboard-certipresident ological Ass

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Long-term Planning

Health Care Re ormand Long-Term Care

As Congress debates the health care reform bill, many long-term care. Here’s what you need to know.



Brain-Bo“Use it or lose it.” The message imuscles, they will no longer be as course, the brain is not a muscle; h

to light that “mental workouts,” suother puzzles, can help ward off Aoffer a variety of different types ofvarious skills involving memory, dtion, and, we hope, also provide yo

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Keeping Your Mind Sharp



We have provided two crosswords here to sharpen your puzskills. Start with the one on the left, which is the easier puzzlethis one we have provided solving aids, such as the numbewords in multi-word entries. The puzzle on the right i

medium-level puzzle and the number of words in the answhave been eliminated. The second puzzle is also a thema

puzzle: the title “Just a Quick Note” is a hint. Have fun testi your knowledge while doing something that’s good for you!

B R A I N - B O O S T I N G

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AgnesMedicinal Laughter

We are happy to share with you the sometimes known as “Wellness Womcreation of artist Tony Cochran. Winh ll h h d



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West 46th Street & 12th AvenueNew York, NY 10036

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Preserving Your Memory:The Magazine of Health and HopeSince 1995, the Fisher Center Foundation, a501(c)(3) nonproft organization, has beenproviding hope and help to the public by undingresearch into the cause, care and cure o

Alzheimer’s disease, and creating much-needededucational programs. Over 5 million peoplecurrently su er rom Alzheimer’s disease. TheFisher Center Foundation recognizes a need toincrease awareness o the disease as well aseducate the public on Alzheimer’s researchand patient care.

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