Did you know... Estelle Getty, the award winning actress, best known for her role as Sophia in the Golden Girls, mother of two, passed away in 2008 from complications of Lewy body dementia? When our Caregivers bring their loved ones to Care Club, we hear qualifying comments like He was the CEO of ..., She graduated from Harvard with a degree in..., He read three books a week... or She successfully raised three children on her own... as if those very notable successes somehow should have exempted that individual from being afflicted with Lewy body dementia, Alzheimers Disease or other memory disorders! The truth is, all of these afflictions are equal opportunity offenders. They dont care about your education, your job title, the number of children you parented, your religious affiliation or race.. They impact each of these demographics equally. So until there is a clearly understood cause and related cure, it is critically important to understand and share this fact! We have to demystify these afflictions for the unaware. There should be no stigma when the CEO of..., the Mother of three... or Star of the Golden Girls... is diagnosed with one of these afflictions. The task at diagnosis is not hiding from it, but embracing it and finding out how to live with it! Whatever your demographic, we salute all Caregivers caring for individuals afflicted with Alzheimers Disease, dementia or other memory disorders. You are our heroes! By the way Estelle, Thank you for being a friend!
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:00:30 +0000
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