Angelica P. Herrera-Venson, DrPH, Gerontologist. Kapok Aging & Caregiver Resources (multiculturalcaregiving.com)
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This spring brought the usual sunny skies and gray days, but then heavy rain, floods, landslides and other disruptions that were not expected. I remind myself, that like the weather, our expectations about our health, family and life are constantly changing, often causing unplanned disruptions. Which is why we must look at the tools and …
Dr. Sherril Marie Rieux, MD, is a LA-based internal medicine specialist with over 36 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Rieux is a 1988 graduate of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine and is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center12, and with Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical …
The return of "The Alzheimer’s Digest" after COVID is more than just a continuation of a publication; it’s a personal mission rooted in my own experiences and the deep need I see within our communities. When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, My brother and I found ourselves suddenly thrust into the world of caregiving, …
In the morning hours of March (date of passing), brothers Butch and Anthony Grimes lost their dearest mother, Gloria Dean Grimes, to the rigors of Alzheimer’s Disease. Both men remember their mom as a highly intelligent, strong-minded, independent and sometimes strict woman who raised them to be strong-willed and hard working, just like her. When …
This spring brought the usual sunny skies and gray days, but then heavy rain, floods, landslides and other disruptions that were not expected. I remind myself, that like the weather, our expectations about our health, family and life are constantly changing, often causing unplanned disruptions. Which is why we must look at the tools and …
Dr. Sherril Marie Rieux, MD, is a LA-based internal medicine specialist with over 36 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Rieux is a 1988 graduate of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine and is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center12, and with Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical …
Angelica P. Herrera-Venson, DrPH, Gerontologist. Kapok Aging & Caregiver Resources (multiculturalcaregiving.com)
Before LA native, Frances Dent, retired from the Department of Justice and became her mother’s official caregiver, she lived much differently. In the last five years, her mother, 92-year-old Gwendolyn Ephriam, has declined from the progressive onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dent says she saw a difference in her mother right before the COVID-19 pandemic. She …