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Communicating with others:

- If you do not understand something, ask the person to repeat what he says slowly.
- If you communicate with someone, avoid distractions around you (radio, TV on, noise). Choose a calm and familiar conversation.
- Write the points you need not try to forget you.

Planning the future:

- Your life is yours until the last minute. Although it is difficult, decide and let the written health care instructions and/or destination of your belongings for your family to be very clear what your wishes. Read the rest of this entry »

Planning the day to keep things running better:

- Performs tasks are harder for you in the times of day when you feel in a better mood and energy.
Keep medicines in a place accessible and visible. Place a board with them to the doses and the times you have to take them.
- If you have trouble some specific task, such as making payments or balance a checkbook, do not hesitate to ask for help from someone you trust. If you can make automatic payments through your bank, the better. In the long run, you must appoint someone to make financial decisions on your behalf and be responsible with your spending. Read the rest of this entry »

At first it your memory lapses attributed to stress and bustle. When added to the confusion forgetting those attributed to the years, the “pains” of the age … until they were no more excuses to justify so much damage and you were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. More than 5.4 million people in the United States alone, face today, like you, to the disease. Many are in the care of their family or an institution, but many others want to live as independently as they can until the disease is prevented. Is it possible?

Despite a difficult diagnosis, every minute of your life is now worth more lucid and important than ever. So you can enjoy with dignity, strength and joy you need a plan and we will help you formulate it. Do not waste time!

Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, brain damage capabilities such as memory, deductions and knowledge progressively. According to the Alzheimer’s Disease International in 2008, there were an estimated 30 million people worldwide with dementia with 4.6 million new cases each year (one every 7 minutes). Read the rest of this entry »