Women who work for tips need yours

Serving Check
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It’s time for the check and when it arrives do you find yourself in a quandary about how much to leave for a tip? Maybe it’s the service, maybe it’s the balance in your bank account or maybe it’s a guilty conscious – either way there’s a decision to be made about how much to [...]

The Women of Alzheimer’s – Maria Shriver

Shriver Report
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Maria Shriver is the daughter of a parent with Alzheimer’s but she is also one of the most vocal in exposing the impact of Alzheiemer’s on women. The Shiver Report focuses on how women are and will suffer the brunt of the Alzheimer’s epidemic. The report cites daunting statistics of a cost well beyond the $300 billion a year currently [...]

Reflecting on the effect of Alzheimer’s on women

Woman Relaxing in Rocking Chair
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It’s not pleasant to think that 3.4 million women over the age of 65 are experiencing various stages of dementia and Alzheimer’s nor to imagine that by 2050 there will be 8 million women. As I writing this month’s blog posts, it was depressing to find there is no cure for Alzheimer’s anywhere near the [...]

The Women of Alzheimer’s Series – Brooke Astor

Brook Astor
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She was one of the most famous philanthropists of her time and her motto was “Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around.” Vincent Astor, Newsweek magazine Chairman of the Board and descendent of the rich and socially prominent Astor family was Brooke Astor’s third husband. While married she became [...]

Changing the Alzheimer’s conversation from cure to prevention

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We’ve come to think the best way to fight a disease is to find “the cure.” Money and energy is laser focused in that direction and we believe that eventually the battle will be won. Leading the change in conversation from cure to prevention of Alzheimer’s is Jean Carper. Jean is the former senior medical [...]

What 3 alternatives are not recommended for Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer Purple
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The Alzheimer’s Association is a comprehensive resource for its community. Being fully aware that individuals are seeking the latest information on treatment, the association has issued a cautionary assessment on alternative treatments. The primary concern is that no one treatment (even though it may show improvement results) has sufficient research to indicate effectiveness by itself [...]