Monthly Archives: October 2010
When Siblings Step Up in Orlando FL
When Siblings Step Up By ANNE TERGESEN Sisters and brothers are finding new ways to circumvent old conflicts as they take on one of the toughest roles in their lives: caregiver. When Rene Talavera’s father, Jesus Talavera, 69, was hospitalized … Continue reading
Portable Dialysis Gives Grandma At-Home Care in Orlando FL
Portable Dialysis Gives Grandma At-Home Care By Christine McConville / The Pulse A new lease on life Aurelie Blanchard feels like a teenager, at 70. After years of dragging herself to a dialysis center twice a week to keep her … Continue reading
Accepting Repetitive Behavior in Alzheimer’s Patients in Orlando FL
Alzheimer’s World — Accepting Repetitive Behavior as the New Normal By: Bob DeMarco Seven long years. For seven long years I have been trying to come up with a good answer to a question I get asked almost every day … Continue reading
Memory Loss With Age: Not Necessarily Normal in Orlando FL
Memory Loss With Age: Not Necessarily Normal As people grow older, memory and thinking skills decline relatively rapidly in those who end up with later dementia compared with folks who are aging normally—even before dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is officially … Continue reading
In Orlando FL, Flu Shots Could Prevent Heart Attack
Flu Shots Could Prevent Heart Attack: Study (CNN) — A flu shot can do more than just fight against influenza, a new study suggests. It may also fight against heart attacks. Adults who take the flu vaccine may be less … Continue reading
