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This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. it has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
Peter Berger, Editor
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Very nice video!
I say its always an honor to help others.
Fantastic!
This perspective is so important – and so lost in the mainstream.
Thank you.
Wonderful insight, attitudes & values in your culture concerning family. Some Americans would do well to have these .
Wonderful insight into culture and it's impact on being a Care Partner.. (yes Dr. Arévalo-Flechas, another term to add to your list).
I love that term as my husband and I walk the Alzheimer's journey together: partners always