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Playing Games with Your Brain

Do you remember the days when you played board games with your friends and family? Those neighborhood bridge tournaments were honing your thinking and memory skills, according to a recent study by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

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COVID Concerns and Can-Do Attitudes for Senior Citizens

We may try to avoid it, shut it out, ignore it, and minimize it, but we can’t escape this COVID-19 pandemic. Thinking “happy thoughts” about it won’t make it go away, but our thoughts (and attitudes) have a lot to do with how we cope with this new, unexpected life.

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“Mom, Grandpa is acting funny. I’m scared!”

When dementia strikes an older family member in the Lehigh Valley area, the effect on children can be overlooked, especially when the children knew “Grandma and Grandpa” in earlier, more “normal,” days.

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Losing Sleep Over Losing Sleep?

Although the average person can lose sleep for various reasons, research has shown that Alzheimer’s patients have a greater tendency to experience altered sleep patterns that can keep them awake at night. It seems Alzheimer’s affects the brain in some unknown way.

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Memorial Day — A Day of Remembrance?

For many dementia and Alzheimer patients, this day may or may not mean anything. Every generation has its warriors, and they deserve at least a moment’s notice and recognition for their place in America’s history.

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