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This Week in Alzheimer’s

05 Saturday Nov 2016

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, Call to Action, Caregivers, Face of Alzheimer's, Galaxy A List, Helpful Resources, Inspiration, November-National ALZ Awareness Month, Research, Round Up, Support system, Treatments and Therapies, USAgainstAlzheimer's

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New Alzheimer’s/Cognitive Impairment Benefit from CMS!

On November 3, 2016, it was announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its decision to pay for cognitive and functional assessments and care planning for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments. This milestone marks the first time people living with Alzheimer’s disease will have paid access to care planning with a medical professional. Read more here.

Does Deep Brain Stimulation Boost Memory in Alzheimer’s Patients?

Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital and Johns Hopkins University are hopeful about a clinical trial involving deep brain stimulation. One might think of this as a pacemaker for the brain; electrodes are implanted in the brain and deliver a steady stream of electrical impulses to the part of the brain that regulates memory. The study is currently moving into its third and final phase.  Read more here.

Greg O’Brien Honored

Journalist, author, and advocate Greg O’Brien received the inaugural Bea Lerner Valor Award at September’s third annual UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Out of the Shadows Dinner. The award is given to a person living with dementia and is named to honor the mother of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s co-founder, Trish Vradenburg. Read more here. 

National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

The White House issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring November 2016 as National Alzheimer’ Awareness Month. Read more here. 

Alzheimer’s Talks: Dr. Rudy Tanzi

The transcript and recording from October’s Alzheimer’s Talks call have been posted. The call featured leading researcher, Dr. Rudy Tanzi, who spoke in depth about his new work on a microbial hypothesis of the causes of Alzheimer’s disease.   You can find the transcript and recording here. 

Easy Actions You Can Take to Make a Difference!

  • Take 30 seconds to provide hope to others touched by Alzheimer’s!! Introducing Adversity 2 Advocacy’s Project Hope Exchange! Learn more here.
  • Join the A List 1000 today! It just takes 5 minutes, and gives you an opportunity to help shape the future. Learn more here.
  • Participate in the Health-eBrain Study to help advance the cognitive health of caregivers. Learn more here.
  • Participate in a caregiver study being conducted at Xavier University. Learn more here. 

Looking for Support?

Join the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Facebook Support Community! We have members all over the world who possess a vast amount of experience and who understand what you’re going through. Although each of our stories is unique, we’re bonded by a common experience – Alzheimer’s (or some other form of dementia). The Community provides a safe place to share fears, frustrations, and the moments of joy we all hunger for.  Find us here.

Book Giveaway

Last but not least, click here to enter for a chance to win a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living With Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias. In the book, you’ll find 101 stories that will inspire, validate, and comfort you. Winner will be drawn Friday, November 11.

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World Alzheimer’s Day – Join the A List 1000!

20 Tuesday Sep 2016

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, Call to Action, Caregivers, Facts & Figures, Galaxy A List, Research, Support system, USAgainstAlzheimer's, World ALZ Month

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Wednesday, September 21st, is World Alzheimer’s Day. To mark the day, please consider joining the A-List 1000. It’s a quick, easy, and extremely powerful initiative led by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. Learn more here and sign up today – for yourself and the ones you love!
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Magnify Your Voice: Join the A List 1000 Today!

20 Saturday Aug 2016

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, Call to Action, Caregivers, Galaxy A List, Helpful Resources, Life After Caregiving, Mom, Quotes, Research, Support system, USAgainstAlzheimer's

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“Together we can magnify our voice. Validate our journey. Help others too.”   ~Meryl Comer, Caregiver, Advocate, and President, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative

So often, we, as caregivers, feel isolated, alone, and misunderstood. We talk, but is anyone really listening? Does anyone even care what we have to say?

The last thing we want to believe is that our journey has been in vain. Whether you are living with dementia or are a care partner to someone with dementia, you know you have an abundance of experience and insight that can help others on this path. You know there is purpose in your story.

What if there was a free, easy way for caregivers and individuals who are living with dementia to share personal experiences and valuable information and insights with researchers? What if we could do something to strengthen the collective voice of people just like us? Well, for the first time ever, that opportunity exists!

Every AD support group should join the A List 1000. Think of the power when together we make our patient/caregiver preferences known. ~Meryl Comer

The A List 1000 is a free, anonymous, online community of self-identified, diverse participants who meet any of the following criteria.

  • Have been diagnosed with MCI, Alzheimer’s, or another form of dementia
  • Believe you are at risk for Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia
  • Is or have been a caregiver to someone living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia

A List members will use their collective voice to accelerate research and bring a new level of understanding and value to self-reported patient and caregiver information. Simply put, we want researchers, lawmakers, advocacy groups, the medical community, and other important agents of change to HEAR US and put our valuable input to work!!

We will:

  • Help federal and state governments understand how they can provide financial support to families through grants and other means.
  • Help researchers understand how doctors, patients, and families can work together to improve the treatment approach and experience.
  • Help lawmakers better understand what patients and caregivers need right now and what is most important to them.
  • Help advocacy groups to better serve those they support.
  • Help test technological devices aimed at making life easier for caregivers and people living with dementia.
  • Help further research by participating in clinical trials.

Members of the A List will be offered various opportunities based upon their specific situation. However, it is completely up to each individual to decide which to participate in, and your information is always anonymous! It may be something as quick and easy as an online survey, but it will be highly impactful!

As someone whose life has been changed by Alzheimer’s disease, I’m extremely excited about this first of its kind initiative! This is a unique chance for caregivers and people living with dementia to be heard and to have our opinions and experiences considered and validated. It isn’t often that we get an opportunity to put our hard earned knowledge to work for the greater good – but the A List is making that possible!

I joined the A List to honor my beautiful mother, Marilyn, who left me almost four years ago. I hope you’ll honor someone important to you by registering today! Click here to join the A List 1000 today and give VOICE to your story! 

 

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