Alzheimer's Blog:

Importance of personal health!

Keep your mind active and sharp through various activities. Keep the mind healthy. Mental stimulation helps ward off memory loss. Watch a movie -- Watch a ball game -- Work on a cross word puzzle -- Join a chess
club or gardening group -- Volunteer in your community -- Work a part time job -- Have a hobby -- Eat a healthy diet -- Include physical activity during your day, at least 30 minutes to increase your blood flow to your brain. It is important to get respite care which is a temporary break from your daily care giving
responsibilities. If you choose to take care of your loved one at home it is important that you take care of yourself. Look around in your area for respite care. It can be in the form of an adult day care center so you can get a few hours of relief every week, or a nursing home so you can have a few days to rest. It is important to find a good support group. Support groups provide a forum to share feelings, concerns, and information as a way of supporting and encouraging each other. Look for support groups in your area on
the Alzheimer’s Association web-site.   http://alz.org/apps/findus.asp 

Remember life is an adventure and we need to take it, enjoy it, learn from it, and to take care of each other. That is what life is all about. Not what we can do for ourselves but what we can do for others.

Sincerely,
Marie Fostino
Alzheimer's A Caretakers Journal
Seaboard Press An Imprint of James A Rock Pub., Co.
http://www.mariefostino.com/
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