Today's cuts to #Alzheimers research coming up in Booker's filibuster. -- Thank you Senator #Cortez-Masto of Nevada for sharing the story of your grandmother who died of Alzheimer's. As you say, this is personal.

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#CoryBooker

Today's cuts to #Alzheimers research coming up in Booker's filibuster. -- Thank you Senator #Cortez-Masto of Nevada for sharing the story of your grandmother who died of Alzheimer's. As you say, this is personal.

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#CoryBooker

Beautiful, gut-wrenching #poetry.

I am leading a monthly grief support group "Keeping Each Other Company: #Caregiving and #Grief" over Zoom for #HFC, the foundation established by Lauren Miller Rogen & Seth Rogen in honor of Lauren's mother, Adele, who died of early-onset #Alzheimer's. If this is something you think might be helpful, just fill out the the form below & and someone from HFC will reach out. If the group I am moderating isn't the right fit, you will see many other options.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU6Waw5K_qdJ2AvowQwjNUORcAus16weFE2AsLpxYtCvrR9w/viewform?pli=1

I am leading a monthly grief support group "Keeping Each Other Company: #Caregiving and #Grief" over Zoom for #HFC, the foundation established by Lauren Miller Rogen & Seth Rogen in honor of Lauren's mother, Adele, who died of early-onset #Alzheimer's. If this is something you think might be helpful, just fill out the the form below & and someone from HFC will reach out. If the group I am moderating isn't the right fit, you will see many other options.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU6Waw5K_qdJ2AvowQwjNUORcAus16weFE2AsLpxYtCvrR9w/viewform?pli=1

It was an honor to be a panelist on #Dementia Stories for Impact: Dementia Life Course and Storytelling, sponsored by the #AlzheimersAssociation and #UCSF. My fellow authors and colleagues talked about the importance of #narrative, #empathy, #brain health, and Dr. Bruce Miller and I talked about our work together on my #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain. I hope you find this discussion helpful.

https://lnkd.in/g-mgqkkN

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#Caregiving

It was an honor to be a panelist on #Dementia Stories for Impact: Dementia Life Course and Storytelling, sponsored by the #AlzheimersAssociation and #UCSF. My fellow authors and colleagues talked about the importance of #narrative, #empathy, #brain health, and Dr. Bruce Miller and I talked about our work together on my #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain. I hope you find this discussion helpful.

https://lnkd.in/g-mgqkkN

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#Caregiving

The Alzheimer's Association has uploaded the video of the "Narrative Showcase: Dementia, Life Course, and Storytelling." Here is the link. You just need to register and it is free to watch. I hope you find it valuable.

https://training.alz.org/products/4871/narrative-showcase-dementia-life-course-and-storytelling

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#Dementia
#NarrativeMedicine

The Alzheimer's Association has uploaded the video of the "Narrative Showcase: Dementia, Life Course, and Storytelling." Here is the link. You just need to register and it is free to watch. I hope you find it valuable.

https://training.alz.org/products/4871/narrative-showcase-dementia-life-course-and-storytelling

#EndAlz
#Dementia
#NarrativeMedicine

If you are a #caregiver to someone w/ #dementia & are feeling sad, feeling nothing at all, feeling like a sympathetic ear might help, please come to "Keeping Each Other Company: #Caregiving and #Grief" today at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET. HFC has given me the opportunity to help by leading this monthly support group. Today is our 1st meeting.

Please fill out the form below and someone will be in touch once you've submitted it.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU6Waw5K_qdJ2AvowQwjNUORcAus16weFE2AsLpxYtCvrR9w/viewform

If you are a #caregiver to someone w/ #dementia & are feeling sad, feeling nothing at all, feeling like a sympathetic ear might help, please come to "Keeping Each Other Company: #Caregiving and #Grief" today at 11 am PT, 2 pm ET. HFC has given me the opportunity to help by leading this monthly support group. Today is our 1st meeting.

Please fill out the form below and someone will be in touch once you've submitted it.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU6Waw5K_qdJ2AvowQwjNUORcAus16weFE2AsLpxYtCvrR9w/viewform

This Wednesday at 2pm ET/11 am PT, I'm honored to be leading the inaugural monthly support group -- "Keeping each other Company: #Caregiving and #Grief" -- for #HFC, an extaordinary foundation established by #LaurenMillerRogen & #SethRogen in honor of Lauren's mother Adele who died of early-onset #Alzheimer's. Please join me -- it's on Zoom -- if you are looking for a space to share your feelings, tell your story, or just want to listen to others.

This Wednesday at 2pm ET/11 am PT, I'm honored to be leading the inaugural monthly support group -- "Keeping each other Company: #Caregiving and #Grief" -- for #HFC, an extaordinary foundation established by #LaurenMillerRogen & #SethRogen in honor of Lauren's mother Adele who died of early-onset #Alzheimer's. Please join me -- it's on Zoom -- if you are looking for a space to share your feelings, tell your story, or just want to listen to others.

It is so hard to find time for your own #health (including #mentalhealth) when caring for someone who has #Alzheimers disease or another form of #dementia. But it is essential for quality #caregiving.

Jerry, my dad, who died almost 30 years ago, was born today in 1927. Here I am with him -- he had lost just about all of his words and I had none to express the grief of watching him suffer. I think about him everyday, miss him so much, and do everything I can to be the best version of the person he (and my mother) raised me to be.

Jerry, my dad, who died almost 30 years ago, was born today in 1927. Here I am with him -- he had lost just about all of his words and I had none to express the grief of watching him suffer. I think about him everyday, miss him so much, and do everything I can to be the best version of the person he (and my mother) raised me to be.

A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on #Alzheimer's. I spoke w/her about #brain science & #caregiving. She's 18, her family has the #APOE4 gene - a risk factor for the disease - & she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, & I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic #NIH cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, & our own.

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#USPol

A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on #Alzheimer's. I spoke w/her about #brain science & #caregiving. She's 18, her family has the #APOE4 gene - a risk factor for the disease - & she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, & I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic #NIH cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, & our own.

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#USPol

celebrate all who plant seeds of #kindness to make the world more beautiful for people living with #Alzheimers and other forms of #dementia.

It's Brain Awareness Week. Take care of yours!

Wear a mask (COVID has implications -- bad ones -- for brain health. Get sleep (sleep rids the brain of gunk -- the vox technica - that accumulates in it). Get hearing aids if you're experiencing age-related hearing loss. Take your SSRI if you're on one (depression isn't good for the brain). Stay engaged w/ people (connected with friends; meet new ones @ #Tesla protests).

#BrainAwarenessWeek
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