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Gift & Activity Ideas for Your Loved One with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

As you consider gift ideas for your loved one, assess the stage of the disease your loved one is in when shopping for gifts.  Below are some gift ideas by stage of the disease: Early Stage Gifts Activity books, like crossword puzzles or strategy games. Classic movies and television shows than can stimulate your loved […]

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Modifying Holiday Traditions with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease & COVID-19

As the care partner of someone with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, you may be feeling additional stress as we enter this holiday season.  While we are still in the midst of COVID-19, there are steps you can take to modify family traditions.  The suggestions below can help keep you and your loved ones safe, yet […]

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Wandering and Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease: It Can Happen to You

We get “Silver Alert” notifications on our phones when someone with Alzheimer’s disease wanders away from their home. If you’re brave enough to read the comments on news and social media sites, there’s always at least one comment that says, “they should have done a better job watching them.”  If it was only that simple. […]

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