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National 2013 Alzheimer’s Forum Message

ElderAuthority.com is an active participant in Alzheimer’s disease advocacy.  We recognize the urgent need for the funding at the national level to find a cure for this dreadful disease.  Last week’s 2013 Alzheimer’s Forum in Washington, D.C. spread the message to legislators on Capital Hill.
Alzheimer’s Dangerous Message
What you now need to know is that Alzheimer’s is the most expensive health crisis in America and is increasing like no… More

Ordinary Things Turn Into Mementos

 
Some Memories Never Fade
Fifty years ago this coming May 9th, after peddling my bike home from 4th grade at Burns Park Elementary School, I found my red-eyed mother sobbing in our living room with the Ann Arbor Chief of Police, a couple of family members and several strangers.  They told me that my father, AAPD Detective Sergeant Headley Downey, would not be coming home ever again – something bad had happened while he was out on an investigation earlier that day. After… More

Senior Lifestyle: Aging Veterans

Yard Sale Setup
Everyone who has had a yard sale knows what a beating it usually turns into; decisions about what stays or should be sold, obtaining any necessary city permits, advertising and putting up signs, up before dawn to set up, hagglers, getting rid of the leftover crap – until you decide to try it again.  Then you quickly remember why you ended up hating the experience the last time you did it and swearing to never try it again.
Last Saturday’s weather couldn’t have… More

The Gum Job: Oral Sex for Seniors

Lunch with the Guys
“But when she asked me if I wanted her to leave her teeth in or take them out…that was about the last thing I was expecting to hear right then”, Hubert (not his real name) told us over lunch.  “But when she added that she was sure I would enjoy it if she did, my next thought was ‘tres kinky’, and she was sure right.  Yowsir!”
Co-worker Hubert was regaling us with his latest adventures of being on the road for overnight business.  He was single and the… More

BRAIN HEALTH: NEUROBICS

SPANDEX NOT REQUIRED
Here’s some great news regarding exercising our brains that may even appeal to those of us who view any physical exercise beyond thumbing our TV remote as excessive.
Aerobics have long been recognized as a workout proven to trim thighs and waistlines while also improving stamina and cardio-vascular health.  Now an author is suggesting we can also provide a beneficial exercise for our brains that does not include having to wear stretchy, pastel-colored… More

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK

SIMPLE AS 1, 2, 3

 Recognize the symptoms.
Call 911.
Chew an aspirin while awaiting the arrival of emergency personnel.

It’s just that simple.  Or at least it should be.
Amazingly, more than 133,000 Americans will die from approximately 935,000 heart attacks this year, and another 300,000 will die from cardiac arrest.  So why are so many still dying from what most of us know is a largely preventable event?
 MOST HEART ATTACKS ARE PREVENTABLE
Preventable?  Yep. Most… More

ALZHEIMER’S TEST IS MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH

Great news for those wondering if they possess a brain condition known to frequently cause Alzheimer’s: You no longer have to undergo an autopsy to learn the results.
ELI LILY TEST APPROVED BY FDA
The presence of brain amyloid plaques are known to be consistent with Alzheimer’s disease and up until now their development could only be determined during the autopsy of someone suspected of having Alzheimer’s.  Now they can be detected in a test developed by Eli Lilly &… More

SIGN THE ALZHEIMER’S PETITION

Hundreds of Alzheimer’s Advocates from all 50 states and several foreign countries will be in Washington, D.C. April 22-25, 2012 for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Advocacy Forum.  In addition to hearing updates on the Association’s push for an Alzheimer’s solution, attendees will hold a candlelight tribute rally on the National Mall and receive specialized training to hold scheduled meetings with their elected House Representatives and Senators while… More

HOW MEMORY WORKS

MINDSHARE LECTURE SERIES: DR. JOHN HART, JR.
Each year, the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association presents its MindShare lecture series featuring notable speakers from various backgrounds. The topics they cover are all of interest and concern to those dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.  Opening the season this year was Dr. John Hart, Jr., a noted neurologist and practitioner of the science of neurotherapeutics.
Dr. Hart… More

THE 4TH QUARTER: SPORTS, HEALTH CARE, SENIORS

LIFE LESSONS FROM GREAT COACHES
As almost everyone who was involved in organized sports while growing up will admit, coaches create lasting impressions upon their athletes.  These impressions linger decades after the last game or match has ended.  Often the lessons and admonishments they drill into us gain new meaning as we mature and pass through different stages of our lives–long after the schemes of X’s and O’s drawn on locker room blackboards have left our… More