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Walk for Memories: meet Walker Kim Zuliana

Walk for Memories: meet Walker Kim Zuliana

Alzheimer’s affects me both personally and professionally. The Walk For Memories is a great way to gather many who are affected by this disease to help promote awareness, raise funds and to just support each other by sharing stories. Everyone is affected one way or another and with an aging population. This walk allows us to take the next steps to help cure Alzheimer’s disease or related Dementias. I walk for my beautiful Grandmother Cecile Bertuzzi. She has always been…

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Tips caregivers can share at a holiday gathering

Tips caregivers can share at a holiday gathering

The holidays are all about spending time with friends and family.  Including a person with dementia in these events is important because it helps them connect, through familiar faces and objects, to their past.  And create new memories too. Including people with dementia in a social gathering, especially a large one, can be challenging.  The extra stimulation may be difficult to manage. Most people with dementia still enjoy socializing.  Sometimes it is friends and family that may feel uncertain in…

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Caregiver support for the holidays

Caregiver support for the holidays

“The holidays can be a tough time of year for caregivers. The business of the season, gatherings with friends and family and the fact that many day programs close present challenges. To caregivers, I have some simple advice for you: Plan ahead to help someone with dementia and yourself get the most out of the holidays. Nobody is going to do it for you.” Sharon Rozsel, caregiver for her mother The Alzheimer Society of Ontario knows that for people with…

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Why do caregivers feel so stressed?

Why do caregivers feel so stressed?

When I was a community health nurse in the early 80s, I didn’t really appreciate how heavily the formal health system relied on families to care for those with dementia at home. I was told that it was important for  families to learn how to provide care;  therefore, I taught them how to bathe their relatives, monitor their meds and access community information. Although  I feel I was a competent nurse and supported families if they felt unsure or uneasy…

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