Articles tagged with: Alzheimer's

15 March 2010

The Silver Tsunami

Posted in think about it

The baby boom began about 65 years ago and now the silver tsunami is coming toward us. In just a few years, social security, long-term care facilities, and families will be overwhelmed with a doubling or tripling of senior citizens by the year 2030.

20 December 2009

Insight out

Posted in think about it

Some insightful videos: Jill Bolte Taylor ,a neuroscientist who was able to study her own brain from the "inside out" as a result of a stroke. Carly Fleischmann, a very interesting autistic girl learning to communicate via computer. An Alzheimer's patient and a sweet dog.