Why Long Term Care Insurance?

27 Thursday Feb 2014

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Deciding whether long term care insurance is right for your family is a very personal decision. Over the course of my mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s, I became a strong believer; before that, to be quite honest, I hadn’t given the topic a single thought. In today’s guest post, Barbara Davis helps us understand the basics and provides tips on getting started if you’re ready to take the next step.

As the baby boomer generation continues to age, families are feeling the pinch that comes with providing funding for the care their family members need. This coupled with the difficulties that accompany watching a family member age or live with a disease such as Alzheimer’s can only worsen the sting. What are some ways you can help your family prepare for the future wisely? Continue reading →

Rabbi Steven M. Glazer: Heroes Among Us

26 Wednesday Feb 2014

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Every now and then, you come across something that touches you so deeply you want to share it as widely as possible. That is the case with this sermon from Rabbi Steven M. Glazer. The words he writes about caregiving are profound, whatever your faith. I believe they have the power to provide comfort to many struggling caregivers.

Source:  http://www.glazerconsulting.com/_assets/heroes_among_us.pdf

Heroes Among Us

Rabbi Steven Glazer
September 29, 2011
Rosh Hashanah First Day Sermon

If some of what I am about to say sounds vaguely familiar to a number of you, it is because this morning I am revisiting a topic I addressed on Yom Kippur in 2005! It will be clear in a just a few moments why I have chosen to do so. I want to speak with you today about “everyday heroes.” Not military heroes, or others who have performed deeds that we customarily define as “acts of heroism,” but rather the countless numbers of women and men, some of whom are sitting in this sanctuary right now, who everyday perform “acts of heroism” which we do not usually recognize as such.

These are the people who, day in and day out, week in and week out, month in and month out, carry out the enormously challenging, the enormously draining, and the enormously difficult task, of being caregivers to those who are afflicted with one of those diseases that ravage the bodies and consume the souls of the people with whom their lives are bound. Today I want to talk with you about what we should do and how we should cope when someone whom we love is stricken with a debilitating disease. Continue reading →

Call to Action: An Easy Way to Help

25 Tuesday Feb 2014

Posted by in Advocacy and Awareness, Fundraising, Help Stamp Out Alzheimer's, Research, Washington

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Commemorative Stamp07.19.15 IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Alzheimer’s Disease Semipostal Stamp has been reintroduced as part of the Alzheimer’s Action Act. If passed, this would allow for the voluntary purchase of a stamp that would raise funds for critically needed research. Please write or call YOUR representatives and urge them to Help Stamp OUT Alzheimer’s by co-sponsoring HR 3092!

You may recall my recent post regarding the Alzheimer’s Disease Research semipostal stamp. Here is easy another way for you to take action and make a difference!

This comes from the Help Stamp OUT Alzheimer’s page on Facebook, and I’m asking for your help. Please consider taking just 10 or 15 minutes to send an email and then share with a friend or friends and encourage them to do the same.  If you aren’t on Facebook, leave your zip code in a comment here, and I’ll get the the HLA’s contact information for you.

We need YOUR help in writing to ALL members of the House to ask them to sign on as COSPONSORS to the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Semipostal Stamp!

It’s simple:  Continue reading →