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A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias often creates more questions than answers and those affected can have a need for face to face help and support. As of today, the Alzheimer’s Association reaches millions of people affected by Alzheimer’s across the globe through our national office and more than 75 local chapters. The chapters offer support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their families through programs and services including education workshops, support groups, care consultation and volunteer opportunities. Please pass on this stock article for additional information about chapters in your area.

Please plan for these upcoming initiatives. More information is available online.

September – Do a Little Big Thing
Small actions can make a big difference. Learn about little things your employees could do to impact Alzheimer’s disease.

October – National Hispanic Heritage Month
A focus on the impact of Alzheimer’s disease amongst the Latino community.

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Eye test for Alzheimer’s may show
clear promise for detection

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/17/health/alzheimers-test-eye/index.html?iref=allsearch

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have found that the amount of beta-amyloid protein in the brain corresponded closely to the amount of that same protein in the retina in the back of the eye. The scientists have developed an eye test, currently in a clinical trial, to see if it can identify people starting to develop Alzheimer’s who don’t yet show memory/thinking symptoms.
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Research on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s link could offer benefits

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At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) in Boston this past July, researchers discussed evidence that suggests there may be more overlap in the pathologies of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s than once thought. The CEO of the Michael J. Fox Foundation believes that continued work across disease areas may result in an increased impact for more people.
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Now is the time for younger people to face Alzheimer’s

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By 2050, the number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease may nearly triple, from 5 million to a projected 13.8 million. A member of the millennial generation writes that they need to think about what life will look like as they get older. As the Alzheimer’s crisis grows, they can’t wait until 2050 to look for solutions.
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Edythe Kirchmaier, 105, uses Facebook for Charity

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At age 105, Edythe Kirchmaier is Facebook’s oldest user, and she’s using the social media site to promote her favorite charity, Direct Relief, for which she has been a volunteer for 40 years. Click here to view article.

Reportedly, the biggest increase in Facebook users is coming from those 65 and up. There’s no report on whether those 100 and up are using it more, but if they are, Edythe Kirchmaier is at the forefront. At 105, Edythe is Facebook’s oldest user, but she’s not on the social media network to post photos of her vacation or her best recipe. Edythe joined Facebook to promote her favorite charity, Direct Relief International, of which she has been a volunteer for 40 years (Facebook’s previous oldest registered user was Florence Detlor, 101).

Edythe initially had trouble getting on Facebook because it didn’t recognize the year 1908 as valid, so Facebook engineers had to change the coding, a process that took three weeks. Apparently Facebook had never had anyone from that far back in the century want to join.

What Edythe wanted for her 105th birthday was to have 105,000 people “like” Direct Relief, a charity that provides medicines and other health care supplies to impoverished areas nationwide and around the globe, on Facebook.

“Edythe is an amazing source of inspiration and joy and such a powerful example of personal commitment to make a difference through the course of one’s life,” said Direct Relief’s vice president of communications, Kerri Murray.

Not only is Edythe the oldest Facebook user, she’s also the oldest registered driver in California. In 86 years behind the wheel, she’s never had a ticket. Her remarkable achievements and longevity have brought her fame. She’s appeared on the Ellen (DeGeneres) show, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Access Hollywood. When she’s not busy appearing on talk shows and volunteering one day a week at Direct Relief, Edythe enjoys making crafts and using her new iPad mini, playing solitaire and looking up facts on the Internet.

Born in Ohio, Edythe attended the University of Chicago and is now the school’s oldest living former student; she studied social work there and at Ohio State. She met her husband, Joe, while working as a supervisor at the Illinois Emergency Relief Agency. In the 1930s, the couple moved to California and later bought a house in Santa Barbara in 1948, where Edythe still lives independently today.

In the 1970s, the couple began volunteering at Direct Relief and served 36 months in locations around the world before returning to the Santa Barbara offices. During her time at Direct Relief, Edythe has been involved with relief to dozens of historic emergency response efforts, including earthquakes in Haiti and Japan, floods in Pakistan, famine in Somalia, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy.

Joe and Edythe’s 70- year marriage ended when Joe died at the age of 98. Together they had two children and dozens of grand-and great-grandkids. Adding to her seemingly charmed life is the fact that she’s had no health problems except for diabetes, for which she was diagnosed at age 90. Aside from chocolate, she stays on a strict diet.

When asked for the secret of her longevity, she told the New York Daily News, “I’ve just had a very happy life. I’m a positive thinker. I’ve always been that way. I don’t let things bother me. If I can’t change them, I don’t worry about them.”

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