Thank You to All My Supporters on the Alzheimer's Reading Room
By Max Wallack
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Unfortunately, even with the support of so many tireless Alzheimer’s advocates, and with the support of so many readers at the Alzheimer's Reading Room, and even with the strong support of Bob DeMarco, my cause for Alzheimer’s research is not the winner of the $10,000 award in the Kids Who Give contest.
However, the contest was a wonderful experience because I came in contact with so many people who share my passion to make a difference in the course of this disease.
Today, one supporter donated $5000 of his private funds for Alzheimer’s research at BUSM.
I will continue...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 12, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Max Wallack Source Type: blogs
Drug Testing for…Poppy Seeds?
Did you know that morphine, codeine, and heroin are produced from the seeds of certain kinds of poppy flowers? Morphine and codeine are often used as medications for treating pain, and all three—known as opiates—can be abused.
Poppy seeds are also used as a flavorful ingredient in many popular foods, including muffins and bagels. Although poppy seeds used in food are produced legally, they can contain high enough levels of the opioid to trigger a positive result on some types of drug urine tests.
So, you may wonder, if you ate a poppy seed bagel for breakfast, could results of a drug test come out positive for these ...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - February 7, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Jack Maypole, M.D., Director of Pediatrics, South End Community Health Center Source Type: blogs
You Might Win $10,000
Did you ever want to be a difference maker? This is your opportunity.
Alzheimer's Reading Room
I'm Max Wallack
I need your help.
Sixteen year old Max Wallack has worked hard, and now he is a finalist in the Kids Who Give Contest.
He is trying to win $10,000 for the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center. A selfless act on his part.
How can you win $10,000?
By casting the deciding vote in this contest. The vote that puts Max over the top.
All you need to do is click the link below, and click vote. Look to the upper left.vote.
http://kidswhogive.com/vote-on-entries/entry/?submissionId=164
No forms to fill in,...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 4, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
click to give $10,000 to Alzheimer's
I just got this message on Facebook, from Max Wallack:
I am a 16 year old sophomore at
Boston University who is dedicating his life to help Alzheimer’s
patients and their caregivers. In 2008, I founded PuzzlesToRemember,
which, by now, has distributed over 19,300 puzzles to Alzheimer’s
facilities around the world. I also volunteer 20 hours a week in an
Alzheimer’s research lab.
I recently learned that I am the
recipient of a $1000 grant from KidsWhoGive, which is a philanthropic
program run by Farm Rich Products. I will be donating these funds to
the Molecular Psychiatry and Aging Lab at BUSM. Donating ...
Source: Had a Dad Alzheimers Blog - January 31, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: GBP })i({ Source Type: blogs
Link to Great Alzheimer's Videos by Geriatric Care Manager Carole Larkin
ThirdAge Services provides expert, impartial support for cognitively impaired people and their families. They offer services to help families make the best choices about caring for a loved one with dementia.
By Max Wallack
Alzheimer's Reading Room
I want to share some excellent videos about Alzheimer’s disease with you. These videos were made by Carole Larkin, a geriatric care manager with expertise in the field of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Her first video discusses how to go about getting a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other dementia.
You can watch this video here.
Carole has three additional videos tha...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 30, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Max Wallack Source Type: blogs
How to Get an Alzheimer's Patient to Eat More Food
Don't approach the problems that come along with dementia with dread. Instead think positive, and find a solution. You might be able to benefit from some of these eating tips.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
As Alzheimer's or dementia progress getting a patient to eat a nutritious meal, or to eat enough, can become a problem.
This can cause the Alzheimer's caregiver to become frustrated, confused, and even angry. It can also bring on feelings of sadness and hopelessness.
There are a long list of potential problems that cause dementia patients to eat less. There are also many ways that can be tried to...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 24, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Is CTE Detectable in Living NFL Players?
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease seen most often in athletes with repeated concussions.1 The condition has drawn extensive media attention due to the number of cases reported among retired NFL players. The disease can only be diagnosed at autopsy, because the brain tissue has to be stained for characteristic protein abnormalities which cannot be visualized in a living human.Until now, that is, according to a new study by Gary Small and colleagues at UCLA (Small et al., 2013). Positron emission tomography (PET) and the molecular imaging probe FDDNP 2 were use to visuali...
Source: The Neurocritic - January 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
The Plaid Pajamas and the Last Big Laugh
It was the last time I heard that laugh. Maybe it was the colorful plaids. Maybe it was how ridiculous Grandpa looked. Maybe it was because we all thought it was funny and she shared our emotions.
By Max Wallack
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Young Max Wallack and Great Grams
In an article in the Vancouver Sun, Douglas Todd contemplates on how his mother picks up on and reflects his emotional state. He decides that the best thing he can do for his mom is to stay in a good mood.
Douglas Todd says,
“Since my mother’s own Self is so fragmented, she adopts the emotions of whomever is with her, especially if it is someone w...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 23, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Max Wallack Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Kid Needs Our Help
This Alzheimer's kid started devoting his life to Alzheimer's when he was 6 years old. Ten years later he hasn't stopped and now he needs our help.
Look for this image
of Max when you
Vote
Max Wallack first came into my awareness in 2009. He was 13 years old and had just won $2,500 for one of his inventions.
What happened next caught my attention.
Max didn't doing anything frivolous with his award, instead he did something remarkable, he donated the entire $2,500 to the Boston University School of Medicine’s Alzheimer's Disease Center. All of it.
Next I learned that Max had helped care for his great g...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 22, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Max Wallack Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Teen Helpers
By Max Wallack
Alzheimer's Reading Room
One hundred and twenty five sixth through eighth graders in Northern Kentucky will collect puzzles and bring them to nursing facilities in Northern Kentucky.
At Brighton Center, in an impoverished area of Northern Kentucky, a program called Youth Leadership Development offers an extensive after school program for teens ages 9 - 15.
In this program, the youth go over their entire 34 week school curriculum, and they are encouraged to think about the future, including college and career fields.
The students are also encouraged to become involved in community service projects, he...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 13, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Max Wallack Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Action: Seven Ideas to Help Caregivers Take Back Some Control
By Nancy Wurtzel
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Nancy Wurtzel
Helpless.
That's what I often feel when I'm dealing with my mother who has Alzheimer's disease.
I worry about what is ahead, how long she will live and how deep into the disease she will fall.
I wonder when there will be some significant medical breakthroughs, and if I will die the long, protracted death that is dementia.
Sometimes, I get so caught up in the angst, I actually wring my hands.
Wringing my hands will get me nowhere, so that's when I get tough with myself. I start the inner talk.
You know, that stern internal voice where you tell...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 11, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Drug Makers Losing a Bid to Foil Generic Painkillers - NYTimes.com
Public officials have long urged makers of powerful painkillers to do more to make the medications harder to crush and abuse. But now that some companies have done so, they want something in return — a ban on generic versions of the drugs they make that do not have such tamper-resistant designs. In coming months, generic drug producers are expected to introduce cheaper versions of OxyContin and Opana, two long-acting narcotic painkillers, or opioids, that are widely abused.But in hopes of delaying the move to generics, the makers of the brand name drugs, Purdue Pharma and Endo Pharmaceuticals, have introduced versio...
Source: Psychology of Pain - January 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
An Artificial Pancreas Clinical Trial - On Candid Camera!
In January, I met with Dr. Ed Damiano, one of the co-investigators at Boston University studying the artificial pancreas trials in humans. At the end of our conversation, he invited me to come up to Boston to check out one of the experiments. The ... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - March 24, 2011 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Allison Blass Source Type: blogs
