The AP cites an Alzheimer's Disease International report today that more than 35 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's Disease and various stages of dementia.
The report puts North America's total at 4.4 million, although the Alzheimer's Association of the U.S. uses a less conservative count to say more than 5 million people in this country alone are affected. The disease afflicts one in eight people 65 and older, and nearly one in two people over 85.The condition has touched members of my extended family, so I know I'm not alone in seeking guidance. Herewith, a sample of resources ...
The report forecasts a more than doubling of dementia cases in parts of Asia and Latin America over the next 20 years, compared with a 40 percent to 60 percent jump in Europe and North America.
Alzheimer's Disease / Mayo Clinic
Alzheimer's Disease / MedlinePlus
Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet / National Institute on Aging
Alzheimer's Disease Research Clinic / Mayo Clinic
Alzheimer's Support in Illinois / ElderCarelink
Illinois Alzheimer's Organizations / Disability.gov
"What Is Alzheimer's" / Alzheimer's Association
The 36-hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life
Nancy L. Mace & Peter V. Rabins, 2000
Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives
David Snowdon, 2001
The Alzheimer's Advisor: A Caregiver's Guide to Dealing with the Tough Legal and Practical Issues
Vaughn E. James, 2009
Alzheimer's Activities That Stimulate the Mind
Emilia C. Bazan-Salazar, 2005
Alzheimer's Disease: The Dignity Within: A Handbook for Caregivers, Family, and Friends
Patricia R. Callone [et al.], 2006
Alzheimer's from the Inside Out
Richard Taylor, 2007
The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription: The Science-Proven Plan to Start at Any Age
Vincent Fortanasce, 2008
A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier
Patricia R. Callone [et al.], 2006
Death in Slow Motion: My Mother's Descent into Alzheimer's
Eleanor Cooney, 2003
A Dignified Life: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care: A Guide for Family Caregivers
Virginia Bell & David Troxel, 2002
Elegy for Iris
John Bayley, 1999
Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease: With Directories of Research, Treatment and Care Facilities
Elaine A. Moore with Lisa Moore, 2003
Firefly Dreams (DVD)
Yoshinobu Hayana, 2004
The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's (DVD)
Produced by Twin Cities Public Television, 2004
The Handholder's Handbook: A Guide to Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's or Other Dementias
Rosette Teitel, 2001
Inside Alzheimer's: How to Hear and Honor Connections with a Person Who Has Dementia
Nancy D. Pearce, 2007
Iris (DVD)
Roger Pratt, 2002
Life in the Balance: A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia
Thomas Graboys with Peter Zheutlin, 2008
The Long Goodbye
Patti Davis, 2004
Losing My Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's
Thomas DeBaggio, 2002
Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's Disease
Ronald Petersen, editor in chief, 2002
Measure of the Heart: A Father's Alzheimer's, a Daughter's Return
Mary Ellen Geist, 2008
The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis
Peter J. Whitehouse with Daniel George, 2008
Preventing Alzheimer's: Prevent, Detect, Diagnose, Treat, and Even Halt Alzheimer's Disease and Other Causes of Memory Loss
William Rodman Shankle & Daniel G. Amen, 2004
The Validation Breakthrough: Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimer's-Type Dementia
Naomi Feil, rev. by Vicki de Klerk-Rubin, 2002
What to Do When the Doctor Says It's Early-Stage Alzheimer's
Todd E. Feinberg & Winnie Yu, 2005
A World of Light
Floyd Skloot, 2005
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