Ian KremerEvery country, every culture, every community, and every person has an equal stake in addressing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
(((Cindy Weinstein)))The holiday season can be hard, esp. if you are someone w/#dementia and/or a #caregiver for someone w/#dementia. #HFC has many support groups for #caregivers, inc. "Keeping Each Other Company: Caregiving & #Grief." We meet 12.17 at 11 am PT.
Please consider filling out this google doc & joining one of these groups if you are feeling sad &/or lonely. Weirdly, sometimes talking w/people you don't know is easier than confiding in people you do.
HFC Online Support Group Interest Form
Thanks for your interest in joining one of HFC's Online Support Groups! This unique opportunity is for caregivers of loved ones living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. HFC's groups are led by credentialed social workers and trained group leaders who have experience supporting dementia family caregivers. HFC support groups are FREE and most groups meet weekly. We will do our best to match you based on your availability and the information you provide below. It can take up to three weeks to fulfill your request so we thank you for your patience. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE VOLUME OF REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM HFC ARE THROUGH EMAIL! PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM/JUNK BOX FOR HFC EMAILS SO WE DON'T MISS YOU. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us - care@wearehfc.org Para completar este formulario en español, haga clic aquí.
December 17th at 11 am PT, I will be leading the last HFC support group -- "Keeping Each Other Company: Caregiving & Grief" -- of this year. The holidays can be especially hard for #caregivers & those they care for, so if you want/need a place to talk, listen, decompress, please consider joining one of the support groups offered by Seth & Lauren Miller Rogen's amazing foundation Hilarity for Charity. Here is a link:
HFC Online Support Group Interest Form
Thanks for your interest in joining one of HFC's Online Support Groups! This unique opportunity is for caregivers of loved ones living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. HFC's groups are led by credentialed social workers and trained group leaders who have experience supporting dementia family caregivers. HFC support groups are FREE and most groups meet weekly. We will do our best to match you based on your availability and the information you provide below. It can take up to three weeks to fulfill your request so we thank you for your patience. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE VOLUME OF REQUESTS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM HFC ARE THROUGH EMAIL! PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM/JUNK BOX FOR HFC EMAILS SO WE DON'T MISS YOU. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us - care@wearehfc.org Para completar este formulario en español, haga clic aquí.
“I think the thing that I hope to dispel about Alzheimer’s is the reality of how hard it is,” Lauren [Miller Rogen] said. “There are many people who are lucky enough to have not been touched by it, & that’s amazing—but I hope they understand how dark it can get, how long it can last, & what it is like for a caregiver. When we don’t understand those things, we don’t strive for change & we don’t work toward making things better.”
https://lamag.com/philanthropy/hilarity-for-charity-hosts-friendsgiving/
Johns Hopkins UP is discounting all books by 50%. Purchases over $50 get free shipping. Use discount code HCYB25.
Here is a link to the preface of my #memoir, written w/the brilliant #UCSF #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain. His explanations of how the #brain works (or w/#dementia, why it doesn't) are beautifully written & incredibly helpful to those who struggle to understand.
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12605/finding-right-words
Today is the last day of National Family #Caregivers Month. As @TonyStark likes to remind us -- and correctly -- Kamala had a plan to help caregivers keep their loved ones at home. But people rejected that in favor of the fascist sh#tshow we have now.
Anyway, here's to my mother who took care of my father for over 15 years -- some at home; some not. A photo, my favorite of the two of them, from the happiest of days.💜
Johns Hopkins University Press is having its Holiday Sale until 12.7. 40% off all books w/discount code HHOL25 & free shipping on orders over $50.00. Hopkins publishes many wonderful books & I'm proud that my #memoir written w/#UCSF #neurologist Bruce Miller is on the health & wellness list. If you click on the link below & then click Look Inside, you can read the preface to Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, #Grief, and the #Brain.
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12605/finding-right-words
For all who strive to live fully with dementia and all who offer support.
The holidays are coming. If you are a caregiver of someone w/#dementia, you might find comfort in being w/others in similar situations. Here's a link to the free #HFC online support groups for #caregivers. #HFC is the foundation created by Lauren Miller Rogen & Seth Rogen in honor of her mother, Adele, who died of early-onset #Alzheimer's. I lead, "Keeping Each Other Company: Caregiving & Grief," & would be honored to see you Wednesday 11 am (PT), 11.19.
Is there anything more to say about why we must stop dementia?
