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Posts Tagged ‘ballroom dance’. Halloween Ballroom Dance with the Del Bergeson Orchestra. September 10th, 2013. The Del Bergeson Orchestra will provide music for the Halloween ballroom dance. For the community at 1:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 31. In the ballroom at the Timbers of Shorewood. Retirement community, 1100 N. River Road. The Del Bergeson Orchestra is one of Chicagoland’s most popular Big Band entertainers. Music is the soundtrack of our lives, Bergeson said. Posted in The Timbers of Shorewood. In the ...

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Alzheimer’s and Mother’s Day, Remember Mom the Way She Used to Be. In a few days, Mother’s Day will roll around again, and if your mother has Alzheimer’s, you’re probably dreading the festivities. You don’t know whether to ignore it or pretend everything’s all right. Your heart feels like a concrete block. Heavy and vacant. You want to honor your mother, but the mother you once knew and loved doesn’t seem to exist any more. Caregiving. And then something changed. I had this moment of clarity. My ...But I...

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Archive for September, 2009. Plan Short, Interactive Activities For You and Your Alzheimer’s Loved One. Hanging out with someone who has Alzheimer’s is a lot like enjoying the company of a 2-year-old. Don’t get upset with them just because they have a 2 minute attention span–work with it. I used to plan 2-3 things for my mom and I to do together, but I had to stay on my toes. Caregiving requires creativity and ingenuity. What You Can Do With Your Caregiving Buddy:. If they liked something before getting ...

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How Do You Tell People You Have Alzheimer’s? You get the diagnosis– Alzheimer’s. Or some other form of dementia. You and your spouse are reeling. You know you’ve been forgetful, off your game, confused…but you never thought…this. It’s been weeks and you can hardly say the word out loud. You know that you’ll have to tell your adult children, perhaps a few close people, but how? Perhaps we should take a lesson from history and remember how former President Ronald Reagen. When it’s time to tell others...

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April | 2010 |

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Archive for April, 2010. How to Explain Alzheimer’s to Your Children and Grandchildren. 8220;Grandpa has Alzheimer’s” isn’t what you want to have to tell a child, but 5 million Americans. Suggestions For How to Tell a Child Under Six That Their Grandparent Has Alzheimer’s:. How to Tell a Child About Alzheimer’s Ages Six to Twelve:. How to Tell a Teenager a Grandparent has Alzheimer’s:. For more information, check out: http:/ www.caring.com/articles/talking-to-kids-about-alzheimers. A lady raised her hand...

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Archive for May, 2010. Alzheimer’s and Mother’s Day, Remember Mom the Way She Used to Be. A mother with Alzheimer’s can be heartbreaking, there’s no way around it. My mother had Parkinson’s and then developed Alzheimer’s. I felt like we jumped from one burning, sinking ship to another. At least with Parkinson’s she knew who I was. She didn’t try to hurt me or act and talk in ways that my mother would have never done. And then something changed. I had this moment of clarity. My mother’s neve...But I can r...

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A web-based service designed to guide long-term care consumers and family members to authoritative and reliable sources of information on health and aging and long term care issues. Sunday, December 27, 2009. Helping Older Adults Search for Health Information Online: A Toolkit for Trainers. Http:/ nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html. Sunday, December 27, 2009. Caregiving and the holidays: from stress to success! Http:/ www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content node.jsp? Sunday, December 27, 2009.

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Alzheimer’s and Mother’s Day, Remember Mom the Way She Used to Be. May 7, 2010 at 1:39 am. A mother with Alzheimer’s can be heartbreaking, there’s no way around it. My mother had Parkinson’s and then developed Alzheimer’s. I felt like we jumped from one burning, sinking ship to another. At least with Parkinson’s she knew who I was. She didn’t try to hurt me or act and talk in ways that my mother would have never done. And then something changed. I had this moment of clarity. My mother’s nev...But I can r...

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November | 2009 |

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Archive for November, 2009. 8220;My Spouse Doesn’t Know Who I Am Anymore.” How Alzheimer’s Impacts Your Relationships. It’s a tough day when your spouse or parent forgets who you are due to dementia or Alzheimer’s. Love, and attention could bring back my mother’s memory. I still had to care for my mom. It didn’t matter: The hurt, the disappointment, the grief–it didn’t matter. I had to keep going. I had pills to cut, food to prepare, doctor appointments to take her to, sheet...And then something shifted&...