More than 20 years and more than 6 years,
From left to right,
You’ve been gone from me.
Sometimes it feels like yesterday; sometimes it feels like forever. Continue reading
Tag Archive | Dementia
Mother’s Day 2018
Mama is holding Deb. Greta is beside her. And I’m on the end. Deb and I were 4 months old in this picture.
It’s hard to believe that it has been six years since the last Mother’s Day I spent with Mama. It seems like a minute ago on one hand and like an eternity on the other.
There is not a time when I don’t miss her, wondering what she would say or think about things with us kids, her grandkids, the world. In many ways, just like with Daddy, I’m glad she’s been spared the last six years.
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Can Your Sleeping Position Impact the Chances of Developing Dementia?
According to the World Health Organization, 47.5 million people suffer from dementia globally.
However, there are lifestyle changes you can make that may lower your overall risk of developing dementia.
One of these could be changing your sleeping position. Continue reading
Book Review: “Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance” by Atul Gawande
Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
After reading
Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande, I added all his books to my to-read list.
Gawande is not only a conscientious physician, but he is also a thoughtful leader (who admits his own shortcomings and failures) and an excellent writer, and that combination is always appealing to me. Continue reading
Book Reviews – “Solitude: In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World” – by Michael Harris
Solitude: In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World by Michael Harris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
After reading and totally relating to Michael Harris’
The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection, this book went to the top of my reading list as soon as it was published. Continue reading
The Neurological Legacy of 9/11 on First Responders: PTSD, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia
While most reports on the long-term health effects on first responders to the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York City have focused on physical damage – increased rates of severe respiratory conditions and incidences of cancer – often leading to premature death, it has only been within the last month that the long-term neurological effects have been examined and documented. Continue reading
Book Review – “Patient H. M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets” by Luke Dittrich
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets by Luke Dittrich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
In my neurological and neuroscience research and reading over the last several years, Patient H.M. came up frequently, but with very little detail except that his postmortem brain was used to do the most extensive open source brain map to date and that he suffered from profound amnesia. Continue reading
