Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day is around the corner and I’ve been wracking my brains trying to think of how to honour my mother. But it occurs to me why do we honour our mothers (and our fathers for that matter) this one day? Every day should be a special day with our moms and dads because no one knows when Alzheimer’s disease might hit. Though we’ve come a long way in understanding this disease, we still haven’t discovered the causes or found a cure. That’s why research is so vital.
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Caregiving never stops
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WHO: Healthy ageing — adding life to years
For the first time in human history, the world will soon have more older people than children. The human race is ageing and we are unprepared. Unless we change the way we think and act about ageing, we will miss the opportunity to age in good health and to build a society where older people are respected and valued members of society.
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2012 Ontario Provincial Budget
The Alzheimer Society of Ontario is writing to draw your attention to the positive steps proposed in the 2012 Ontario Budget to improve care for persons with dementia and their families who live in community-settings.
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Do you know what the Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange (AKE) is?
It’s a virtual network that allows health-care professionals from across Ontario to connect via the internet to share knowledge and best practices as well as build professional partnerships.
Felicia White, a Junior Knowledge Broker with the AKE, recently spoke to us about how the AKE supports health-care professionals in Ontario.
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Fatma is taking steps to help end Alzheimer’s
Fatma knows firsthand how Alzheimer’s disease and dementia can rob someone of their identity and life. Her father died of dementia at the age of 92 in 2004 and now, her mother has Alzheimer’s. When her parents were diagnosed, Fatma turned to her local Alzheimer Society for support.
“The Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County was my life line. My mother’s diagnosis came at a time when I was at cross roads. I was paralyzed with fear and confusion. Mom was my rock, but now she’s facing the same insidious journey as my dad. Fortunately, I ran into a friend who happened to work at the Society.
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