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For Businesswomen Who Have a Parent With Alzheimer’s to
Stay Sane, Healthy, and Professional
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Suzanne Holman, MAEd
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It’s my new Blog/Website just for those of you who have a parent
with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Finding Peace of Mind With a Mother’s Waning Abilities
This is one thing one woman and her sisters have done to find some peace of mind in dealing with their mother’s waning abilities.
During one of our monthly gathering calls for women who have a parent with Alzheimer’s I connected with Alexandra Van Horn, who told us about the book she and her sisters wrote [...]
Baby Boomer Defined
Baby boomers are defined as people born 1946-1964.
After American soldiers returned home from World War II
in1946, the United States experienced an explosion of births (hence the name
baby boom) that continued for the next 18 years, when the birth rate began to drop.
In 1964, baby boomers represented 40% of the population, which means that
more [...]
Reasons to Hire a Baby Boomer
1. Boomers’ eyesight may be changing, but they still know how to read a clock, so they show up and on time.
2. Boomers are unlikely to take the week off because someone broke their heart.
3. Most Boomers don’t think of ear-buds as required jewelry.
4. Boomers know how to spell customer service - better yet, [...]
Someone you love still smoking?
Is there a smoker you care about and would love to support in
kicking the habit?
Would you love the opportunity for a week on a houseboat in
San Francisco?
This is a great opportunity for an amazing free class AND hundreds
of dollars in bonuses both for you and the smoker who attends the
class.
Lela Bryan of Nicotine Solutions has [...]
Real Food - For a Healthy Brain
Yesterday was a really hot day in Phoenix. I made the decision to stay home and enjoy the cool house…
I particularly love weekends because I am on an electric plan that gives me power for 1/3 the cost Saturday and Sunday (and after 9 pm weekdays)….
In planning my Sunday, I had one of my activities [...]
Lovin’ becoming a blogging maniac!
For nearly 12 weeks now I’ve been in a program with Bea Fields called “Become a Blogging Maniac”. I moved my blog over from Blogger and am now using WordPress for a combined Blog and Website.
You’ve probably been hearing how powerful a blog can be in getting your message out to a far reaching audience. [...]
Father’s Day Heartache: “Do you know him?”
I knew it would probably happen.
Somehow I didn’t think it would really happen with MY Mom though.
And it was Father’s Day…
Mom has had Alzheimer’s Disease for over 3 years and has lived in the Alzheimer’s Care Center in Royal Oaks Life Care Community since July of 2006.
Mom still gets around with a walker for short [...]
Want secrets for a lucid old age?
A guest post by Alvah Parker, Career Transition Coach and Practice Advisor for Attorneys
A recent NY Times article focuses on a group of women in their 90s that play bridge with each other regularly. Researchers believe there are a couple of components to longevity - social interaction and using the mind. The game of [...]
The Super Memory Club
The Times’s Benedict Carey sits in on the weekly bridge game at Laguna Woods and discusses the longest and largest ongoing study of people 90 and over and the potential benefits of mental exercise.
Check out the video from the New York Times here:
http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/health/1194811622283/index.html#1194840414235
