According to Alzheimer's Disease International, there are more than 47 million people worldwide living with dementia. Alzheimer's Disease is the most common cause of dementia.
In the U.S., more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. Whether you or a family member are Generation X (1965-1984), a Boomer (born 1945-1964), a Silent (born 1923-1944), or a Greatest (1910-1925), your family has likely been touched by this devastating disease which cannot yet be prevented or cured.
Links to Useful Resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alzheimer's Association, Connecticut Chapter
MedLine Plus : Alzheimer's Disease, Financial Planning
National Institutes of Health : National Institute on Aging
My Place CT : Long-Term Care Services and Supports
National Council on Aging : Benefits Checkup
Alzheimer's Association : MedicAlert + Safe Return
CT State Department of Aging
researchIT CT : Free online resources as a service of the CT State Library
Town of East Hampton CT : Senior Center, Municipal Agent for the Elderly
On date of this post, there are four walks scheduled in Connecticut. Plug in your zip code to find September/October walk dates/locations and consider a walk for a cure.
Books & Reading for Adults
A short list of guides and memoirs for individuals or families:
The Theft of Memory : Losing My Father One Day at a Time by Jonathan Kozol
The 36-Hour Day, 5th Edition : A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss by Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins
The End of Memory : A Natural History of Aging & Alzheimer's by Jay Ingram
Sum It Up by Pat Summitt (1952-2016)
Connecting in the Land of Dementia: Creative Activities to Explore Together (September 2016) by Deborah Shouse
Slow Dancing with a Stranger : Lost & Found in the Age of Alzheimer's by Meryl Comer
For Younger Readers
Really and Truly by Emile Rivard
The Memory Wall (September 2016) by Lev A.C. Rosen (September 2016)
Forget Me Not by Nancy Van Laan
My New Granny by Elisabeth Steinkellner
Pop by Gordon Korman
