Songs Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King

President Eisenhower's Farwell Address to the Nation, January 17, 1961

2018: Disappointing for Alzheimer's Research but Hope for a Better 2019!

It seemed like 2018 was going to be a breakthrough year for Alzheimer's research but unfortunately it was not.

However, ideas for 2019 include new therapies on the assumption that Alzheimer's is related to a brain drainage issue. Also, new plans are underway for Alzheimer's vaccines.

Read the article here: 

https://pharmaphorum.com/views-and-analysis/2018-review-alzheimers-research-oncology/

 

 

 

100 Years - Veterans Day - November 11, 1918 - 2018

            Mom was 7 years old when World War I, or as she called it, the Great War, ended. An armistice was scheduled for the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918.

             The boys in her Chicago public school made paper hats so they could represent soldiers. The girls took white strips of cloth from an old bed sheet and used tincture of iodine to draw a red cross on each one. When they tied the cloth across their foreheads they looked like nurses.    

            All the children paraded around the flagpole in the playground that morning of November 11, 1918. 

            That's how that first armistice was celebrated by ordinary people. Armistice Day was celebrated from 1919 to 1954, when the name changed to Veterans Day.

 

 

 

Caregiver Stress OR Distress?

Caregiving can be rewarding but it often causes caregiver stress. Some stress may be inevitable, but if the stress is severe it becomes distress. And this distress can lead to illness. 

CaregiverStress.com has resources to help caregivers -- here is a link to their test that measures stress/distress levels: https://www.caregiverstress.com/stress-management/family-caregiver-stress/stress-assessment/