In all the excitement over health care for all, as proposed by Barack Obama and his team of White House administrators and Congressional colleagues, will people look carefully at what it contains? Or will they blindly accept what seems like a good deal without scrutinizing the details, like refusal of treatment for the elderly and those deemed uncurable (by administrators, not doctors and medical staff)?
Check out the article at Alzheimer's Notes, Obama's New Health Care - Will It Result in Elder Neglect & Euthanasia?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 09, 2009
March Blizzard Memories of Alzheimer's Patients
Does your Alzheimer's patient have memories of blizzards and snowstorms, either in their childhood or yours? My grandfather often told us about his experiences in the March 11th Blizzard of 1888 in New York State, when he worked on a farm. Those have become ingrained memories for me, even though I wasn't around in those days. My mom often related the stories Grandpa told of those days. Even in her Alzheimer's years, a big snow storm would set her to reminiscing.
For some reading about the catastrophic Blizzards of 1888, first in the West and then on the east coast:
City of Snow: The Great Blizzard of 1888 by Linda Oatman High.
In All Its Fury: A History of the Blizzard of January 12, 1888 by W. H. O'Gara.
Blizzard! The 1888 Whiteout by Jacqueline A. Ball.
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy
More recent blizzards & storms:
One to Remember: The Relentless Blizzard of March 1966 by Douglas Ramsey
Northeast Snowstorms by Louis W. Uccellini
Fiction:
Lost in the Blinded Blizzard (Hank the Cowdog) by John R. Erickson
For some reading about the catastrophic Blizzards of 1888, first in the West and then on the east coast:
City of Snow: The Great Blizzard of 1888 by Linda Oatman High.
In All Its Fury: A History of the Blizzard of January 12, 1888 by W. H. O'Gara.
Blizzard! The 1888 Whiteout by Jacqueline A. Ball.
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy
More recent blizzards & storms:
One to Remember: The Relentless Blizzard of March 1966 by Douglas Ramsey
Northeast Snowstorms by Louis W. Uccellini
Fiction:
Lost in the Blinded Blizzard (Hank the Cowdog) by John R. Erickson
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Books About Daylight Saving Time & Spring
Discover facts and figures (the curious and the ordinary) about Spring and Daylight Saving Time
Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time by David Prerau
Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time by Michael Downing
Crafting Springtime Gifts: 25 Adorable Projects Featuring Bunnies, Chicks, Lambs & Other Springtime Favorites by Tone Finnanger
Time for Change: Setting Clocks Forward by One Hour Thorughout the Year by Mayer Hillman
The Divine Hours: Prayers for Springtime by Phyllis Tickle
Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time by David Prerau
Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time by Michael Downing
Crafting Springtime Gifts: 25 Adorable Projects Featuring Bunnies, Chicks, Lambs & Other Springtime Favorites by Tone Finnanger
Time for Change: Setting Clocks Forward by One Hour Thorughout the Year by Mayer Hillman
The Divine Hours: Prayers for Springtime by Phyllis Tickle
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