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Some change in memory is normal as we grow older, but the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are more than simple lapses in memory. People with Alzheimer’s experience difficulties communicating, learning, thinking and reasoning – problems severe enough to have an impact on an individual’s work, social activities and family life. The Alzheimer’s Association has developed a checklist…

Gail Heimberg had to make one of the most difficult decisions of her life. Her 88-year-old mother–a sharp, independent woman who had lived alone in Brooklyn, New York, for most of the latter part of her life–was quickly growing frail. While she used to walk from her home to the neighborhood bakery with ease, navigating…

Seniors can make easy targets for fraud, whether it’s for unbelievable investment returns or fraudulent sweepstakes prizes. Fraud on seniors can happen by phone, mail, in person, or, less commonly, the Internet (because seniors are online in smaller numbers). It can happen to wealthy seniors, and those of limited means. According to the Federal Trade…

Caregivers spend most of their time giving to others and usually put themselves at the bottom of their “to-do” lists. Many caregivers are so in tune with the emotions of those they are caring for that they forget to notice their own. Journaling is a great way to sort out those feelings, track trends and…

Diane Slomkowski knows about living with chronic pain. For years, she has suffered from fibromyalgia. Then her husband was diagnosed with colon cancer, and her own illness receded to the background as she became his caretaker. “I have to take care of him now,” says Slomkowski, 64, who lives in Toledo, Ohio. “It’s actually made me…

By Steve Duno – Veteran pet behaviorist and author Steve Duno lives in Seattle with his family and an ever-changing assortment of rescued pets, and has authored seventeen books and numerous articles for magazines and the Internet. The wide-ranging tasks dogs perform for us never ceases to amaze me. From search-and-rescue, herding, and seeing-eye work, to…