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	<title>Life Without Memories</title>
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		<title>Talk to Caregiver Experts Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rite-Aid has a new program for caregivers that I&#8217;m pretty excited about. Experts answer questions in an online chat format. For people who can&#8217;t attend the live chat, there is a transcript of the event. According to&#160; the email I just received, there are two upcoming chats:
Wednesday, December 3, 12-1pm EST     [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Link Between Lyme and Alzheimer’s?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a really bad run in with Lyme Disease and am still having some issues that are probably a result of some sort of Post Lyme Syndrome. (Vitamin D level of 13 despite taking multivitamins and gardening=major pain.) Anyway, because of the Lyme, I decided to watch Under Our Skin, a film by Andy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Gifts for Alzheimer’s Patients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It can be tough to choose the right gifts for anyone. However, finding Christmas presents for people with Alzheimer&#8217;s is really a challenge. When you are searching for gifts for your loved one, keep a few things in mind:

Simple is best. Don&#8217;t look for new high tech gadgets that they won&#8217;t be able to use. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alzheimersadvocacy.com/2008/10/02/christmas-gifts-for-alzheimers-patients-2/</link>
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		<title>Scrapbook to Raise Money for Alzheimer’s Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Creative Croppers is holding an all day scrapbooking crop on September 27th from 10 am to 10 pm at Good Shepherd School in Perryville. I&#8217;ve been to these crops before and they are really nice. The $40 crop fee includes snacks, lunch and dinner. The last time I went, the goodie bag more than paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You an American Express Cardmember?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have an American Express card, please vote for the Alzheimer Association project, which is looking for funding for early diagnosis. It is really exciting to see that the Alzheimer&#8217;s project made it into the top 25, but now we need to win the funding! If you don&#8217;t have a card and you know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alzheimersadvocacy.com/2008/09/09/are-you-an-american-express-cardmember/</link>
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		<title>Help the Alzheimer’s Association Win Funding From American Express</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t need an American Express account to do this. Just sign up as a guest:
Nominate the &#8216;Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease: Early Detection Matters&#8216; project to receive $1.5 million in funding from American Express. The project&#8217;s goal is to spread awareness so those living with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and their loved ones can connect with a support network [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alzheimersadvocacy.com/2008/08/23/help-the-alzheimers-association-win-funding-from-american-express/</link>
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		<title>The Hidden Cost of Alzheimer’s - Relationships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a request to talk about another hidden cost of Alzheimer&#8217;s - relationships. If you have opted to take on the care for a relative with Alzheimer&#8217;s at home, you probably hear a lot of positive comments.
&#8220;Good for you.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m so glad to hear that people still care about their parents.&#8221;
&#8220;I wish more people would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hidden Cost of Alzheimer’s Disease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are on your way out the door for an important business meeting when you get the dreaded call - your dad somehow got past the vigilant staff at the nursing home and fell down several steps. How could a man who can barely shuffle to the bathroom and who forgets how to button his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alzheimersadvocacy.com/2008/06/16/the-hidden-cost-of-alzheimers-disease/</link>
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		<title>A Letter From the Alzheimer’s Association</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received this letter from the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association. They encouraged me to send it on to my friends and family and I thought posting it on the blog would reach more people:
Dear Friend,
According to our recently released 2008 Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Facts and Figures report, 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in their lifetime.
Kindred [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alzheimersadvocacy.com/2008/05/20/a-letter-from-the-alzheimers-association/</link>
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		<title>Free Giving Care/Taking Care Workshop in Delaware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are in the Delaware area, this sounds like a really nice program. On Wednesday, May 14th, there is a free Giving Care/Taking Care Caregiver Skills Program on how to care for older adults at home. It is from 10am to 3pm at the Christiana Presbyterian Church, which is located at 1100 Church Road, [...]]]></description>
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