The Benefits of #Arts and #Crafts for People with #Dementia https://ilbrainhealth.org/2025/03/25/the-benefits-of-arts-and-crafts-for-people-with-dementia/

Beautiful, gut-wrenching #poetry.

#ADHD Linked to Increased Risk of #Dementia

https://scitechdaily.com/adhd-linked-to-increased-risk-of-dementia/

For many people living with #dementia, pets and other animals provide comfort and #happiness even when other people cannot.

"Sometimes all you can do is accept there's not much you can do. And sometimes all you can control is how well you let go of control."

#Harris had a plan for #caregivers: "The intensity of caregiving would require her to stop work as a teacher, but if she stopped that paid work, she’d be unable to buy food & pay for housing. W/o a job, she could receive Medicaid, but @ 48 & willing & able to work, she’d be among those called out as not fit for Medicaid. Currently, she receives health insurance through the expansion of #Medicaid via the #ACA — which some propose cutting."

https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/25/alzheimers-demetia-medicaid-services-support-pace-budget-cuts-caregivers/

@TonyStark

#Dementia
#USPol

Harris had a plan for #caregivers: "The intensity of caregiving would require her to stop work as a teacher, but if she stopped that paid work, she’d be unable to buy food & pay for housing. W/o a job, she could receive Medicaid, but @ 48 & willing & able to work, she’d be among those called out as not fit for Medicaid. Currently, she receives health insurance through the expansion of #Medicaid via the #ACA — which some propose cutting."

https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/25/alzheimers-demetia-medicaid-services-support-pace-budget-cuts-caregivers/

@TonyStark

#Dementia
#USPol

White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist in 'Signal chat' briefing

"Among those aghast at the breach was the Democratic representative Pat Ryan, an army veteran who sits on the House armed services committee who described it using the second world war-era epithet “Fubar” – meaning “fucked up beyond all recognition”."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/journalist-trump-yemen-war-chat

It was an honor to be a panelist on #Dementia Stories for Impact: Dementia Life Course and Storytelling, sponsored by the #AlzheimersAssociation and #UCSF. My fellow authors and colleagues talked about the importance of #narrative, #empathy, #brain health, and Dr. Bruce Miller and I talked about our work together on my #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain. I hope you find this discussion helpful.

https://lnkd.in/g-mgqkkN

#EndAlz
#Caregiving

It was an honor to be a panelist on #Dementia Stories for Impact: Dementia Life Course and Storytelling, sponsored by the #AlzheimersAssociation and #UCSF. My fellow authors and colleagues talked about the importance of #narrative, #empathy, #brain health, and Dr. Bruce Miller and I talked about our work together on my #memoir, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain. I hope you find this discussion helpful.

https://lnkd.in/g-mgqkkN

#EndAlz
#Caregiving

#Kindness cannot prevent, slow or cure #Alzheimers. But the presence or absence of kindness fundamentally changes quality of life for people experiencing #dementia and those who are #caregiving.

Even a little exercise could significantly lower dementia risk

https://www.psypost.org/even-a-little-exercise-could-significantly-lower-dementia-risk/

#dementia
#exercise

Environment linked to dementia risk and cognitive decline

https://www.psypost.org/environmental-features-linked-to-dementia-risk-and-cognitive-decline/

#dementia
#CognitiveDecline

Great #caregiving is the culmination of bringing together a series of small acts of #kindness.

Why should I listen to judges? I don’t care what they say. I don’t care what they tell me to do. They’re just mean. I’m immune to everything. The Supreme Court said so Nana Nana Nana Nana. I’m the king of the courts they belong to me. I don’t believe in injunctions.
Isn’t America great yet? #constitution #court
#golf #judge #departmentOfEducation
#dementia #inflation #maga #1stFelon
#America #USA
#president #musk
#tariff #socialmedia
#socialSecurity #unitedStates
#Trump #WhiteHouse #war

Many (perhaps most) caregivers can burn out over time, especially if they lack meaningful support and opportunities for self-care. But many of these same caregivers also find their role has important benefits.

For all that #dementia takes, we can help support and protect our loved one's dignity.