March 5, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
WINDOM The Windom Education and Collaborative Center (WECC) will offer a video conference workshop, “Dementia: Positive Interactions,” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 15 in WECC Room10, located at the west side of the Business, Arts and Recreation Center. Continue Reading
February 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Alexis McKenzie’s mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife’s sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
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February 2, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
It’s a personal cause for “Mr. Hockey,” who’s now 83. The disease killed Gordie Howe’s wife Colleen in 2009 and is beginning to affect him. “He’s a little bit worse than last year, but pretty close to about the same,” son Marty Howe says. “He just loses a little bit more, grasping for words.” Continue Reading
September 14, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Day after day, Hazel Eng sat on her couch, a blank stare on her face. The powerful antipsychotics she was taking often cloaked her in sedation. And when they didn’t, the 89-year-old lashed out at her nursing home’s aides with such anger and frequency her daughter wondered if her mother would be better off dead. Until, in a matter of days, everything seemed to change. Continue Reading
August 9, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Fred McNeill was a standout linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings for 12 seasons (1974-85). He and his wife Tia have been married since 1983. Tia said she has noticed changes in her husband’s memory. “People who were in our wedding that he doesn’t know,” she said. Continue Reading
July 18, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A large study in older veterans raises fresh concern about mild brain injuries that hundreds of thousands of troops have suffered from explosions in recent wars. Even concussions seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia later in life, researchers found. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2010 in INFORUM
Dear Carol: My dad has dementia. He also had prostate surgery a number of years ago and should wear adult diapers but refuses, so he always smells. How can I convince him to wear diapers? Disgusted Continue Reading
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October 9, 2010 in INFORUM
Dear Carol: My mother is in a nursing home. She has mid-stage dementia. The home is great in most ways, but I wish the whole staff could learn that she responds best to Maggie, not her given name of Margaret. Continue Reading
October 3, 2010 in West Central Tribune
A pair of events in Willmar this month will focus on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia disorders and how caregivers and the community can best care for this population. Continue Reading
October 3, 2010 in West Central Tribune
When her father developed dementia two years ago at age 68, Julie Rice thought she was prepared to handle it.
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