Award-winning novelist Garcia Márquez has dementia, family says
Colombian novelist and Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez has dementia and is no longer writing, according to his younger brother. Despite the challenges of his condition, García Márquez is said to be doing well physically and “still has the humor, joy and enthusiasm he has always had.”
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Soothing qualities of music can help Alzheimer’s behavioral issues
The idea of music as a healing influence is as least as old as the writings of Aristotle and Plato, according to the American Music Therapy Association. Studies have shown music may reduce agitation and improve behavioral issues that are common in the middle stages of Alzheimer’s.
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Dear Abby gives advice to Alzheimer’s caregivers
In a column this week, advice columnist and Alzheimer’s Association Champion Dear Abby counseled a man who wrote about the guilt he feels about not doing more for his mother during her struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Dear Abby stressed how important it is for caregivers to get help and recommended the Alzheimer’s Association as a resource. Alzheimer’s is a special cause for Dear Abby, whose mother, Abigail Van Buren, the original Dear Abby, was diagnosed with the disease in 2002.
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Alzheimer’s Navigator creates custom action plans
When facing Alzheimer’s disease, there are a lot of things to consider. Complete a few simple surveys to receive an action plan from the Navigator with detailed steps and resources.
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Release of Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures
The 2012 Facts and Figures, an annual report released by the Alzheimer’s Association, reveals the burden of Alzheimer’s and dementia on individuals, caregivers, government and the nation’s health care system.
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