Alzheimer's Movies, Books and Songs
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Alzheimer's Disease in Movies and Songs
It's hard to have the time to escape when you're in the midst of caretaking for someone with Alzheimers or dementia. When you get a break, it's sometimes hard to relax your mind. It's also easy to feel that you're all alone in this.
While your situation is completely unique, it's got a similarity to what others have gone through and are going through and there are people you can talk to for support. Being a dementia caregiver can be isolating. Watching a movie together may help get discussions going within the family.
Also there are movies and songs you can sample if you choose to do so. Sometimes watching or listening might finally give you that excuse to cry for the first time in a long time. They may help to relieve a bit of your caregiver stress if only for a moment. Many of the items on this page, CDs, DVDs, etc make wonderful caregiver gifts.
I'm including what were some of the most helpful informative books and documentaries on video, too. Mostly, this lens has movies and songs that deal with getting older, caregiving or directly with Alzheimers. If you're one of the many Alzheimers and/or dementia caregivers out there, please leave any more you might know of in the comment section at the end.
Contents at a Glance
- What is Alzheimer's Disease?
- Alzheimer's Themed Films on DVD
- MP3 Songs about Alzheimer's and more
- Information DVDs and Books
- Taking Care of An Alzheimers Caregiver: 13 minute MP3
- T-Shirts : I miss my Mom -- We lost her to Alzheimer's
- Alzheimer's Awareness Shirts
- The Brain Fitness Program
- Music, Memory & Alzheimer's Disease video
- If you've met one person with Alzheimer's Disease...
- Live for the Record Tom Paxton CD
- The 36-Hour Day
- 'Neighbor Dan' song about early-onset Alzheimer's
- Hanging Up : Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau
- Neighbor Dan MP3 : Dave Maloney
- Books for Caregivers
- Amazon Search : Caregivers' Help (or anything at all)
- Original Songs on YouTube
- Too Many Memories MP3 : Tom Rush
- Eye Chart iPad Case
- Music and Films/DVDs on eBay
- The music in Hugh: A Look at Early Onset Alzheimers
- Memories Matter: Support Alzheimer's Disease Awareness
- Elder Care : Elder Care Assistance
- Safe Return: Medical ID Cards, Memory Impairment, Alzheimer's profilecard
- "Do you remember love?" Joanne Woodward
- Alzheimer's: The Answers You Need
- Let people know how you're doing
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimers Disease Purple Ribbon Gift by memoryshoppe
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Alzheimers Disease Awareness Bear Keepsake by memoryshoppe
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Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer's disease in the century since Dr. Alzheimer first drew attention to it. Today we know that Alzheimer's:
- Alzheimer's Association Web Site
- Is a progressive and fatal brain disease. As many as 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer's gets worse over time, and it is fatal. Today it is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States. Learn more: Warning Signs and Stages of Alzheimer's Disease. -- Please see the Alzheimer's Association Web Site for a lot more information.
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 50 to 70 percent of dementia cases. Other types of dementia include vascular dementia, mixed dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia. Learn more: Related Dementias.
It has no current cure. But treatments for symptoms, combined with the right services and support, can make life better for the millions of Americans living with Alzheimer's. There is an accelerating worldwide effort under way to find better ways to treat the disease, delay its onset, or prevent it from developing. Learn more about recent progress in Alzheimer research funded by the Alzheimer's Association in the Research section.
Alzheimer's Themed Films on DVD
Helping you to realize that you're not alone
![Away From Her [Special Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cLE%2BPq1%2BL._SL75_.jpg)
Aurora Borealis
(Drama) Ever since the premature death of his fath more...0 points
The Notebook (New Line Platinum Series)
Behind every great love is a great story. Two teenagers more...0 points
Firefly Dreams
Naomi, a seventeen year-old city brat from Nagoya, more...0 points
A Song for Martin
In midlife, two soul mates finally meet and their more...0 points
Age Old Friends
Should an aging father move in with his daughter o more...0 points
Information DVDs and Books
Many of these have helped our family
The Forgetting - A Portrait of Alzheimer's
The question and answer session that follows this documentary more...0 points
The Alzheimer's Project
Alzheimer's is the second-most-feared illness in A more...0 points
Alzheimer's: The Answers You Need by Helen D. Davies, Mike Jensen
Many books about Alzheimer's disease assume that family more...0 points
ABC News Primetime Alzheimer's Dogs
How would you like a career where you are on the job more...0 points
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks
Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. more...0 points
Taking Care of An Alzheimers Caregiver: 13 minute MP3
Dementia Caregivers : Alzheimers Education Society
From Living with Alzheimer's
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon
T-Shirts : I miss my Mom -- We lost her to Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Awareness Shirts
Alzheimers' Safety Cards, Info Companion Cards
Mad Chick In The Fight Alzheimer's Disease by awarenesschicks
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SCREW Alzheimer's Disease 1 by awarenessgifts
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Alzheimer's Caregiver Womens T-shirt by memoryshoppe
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Alzheimer's Disease PURPLE RIBBON FOR MY DAD by giftsforawareness
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Alzheimers Caregiver Polo Shirt by memoryshoppe
More Alzheimers Embroidered Shirts
Alzheimers Caregiver Polo Shirt by memoryshoppe
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Halloween 1 Alzheimer's Disease Warrior by awarenessgifts
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Screw Alzheimer's Disease 2 by awarenessgifts
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Companion Alzheimers Info Card Template-sky by AHeartPlan
Browse other Alzheimers Business Cards
Alzheimer's Contact (lost) Card by deesbasenjis
Browse People Business Cards
Alzheimer's Caregiver Mug by memoryshoppe
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My Hero Is My Angel Alzheimer's Disease by awarenessgifts
Shop for a button at zazzle.com
The Brain Fitness Program
Alzheimers Classic Heart by fightcancertees
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The Brain Fitness Program is based on the brain's ability to change and adapt, even rewire itself. In the past two years, a team of scientists has developed computer-based stimulus sets that drive beneficial chemical, physical and functional changes in the brain. Dr. Michael Merzenich of the University of California and his colleagues share their scientifically-based set of brain exercises in this life-altering program.
Music, Memory & Alzheimer's Disease video
Dr. Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks talks about Alzheimer's and the power of music.
curated content from YouTube
Elderly Japanese Man Jumping on Trampoline
If you've met one person with Alzheimer's Disease...
If you've met one person with Alzheimer's Disease, you've met one person with Alzheimer's Disease.
-- Unknown
Live for the Record Tom Paxton CD
Live for the Record
'He's forgotten the names of trees'
This CD includes the poignant Names Of Trees
excerpt of the lyrics by Tom Paxton and Susan Graham White:
... There are days when he'll recall the forest in the fall,
When we can walk for hours together, and he's fine
There are precious days like that
when he can name them all;
The ash, the elm, the beech, the oak, the pine.
He's forgotten the names of trees ...
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Live albums don't usually stay in my rotation for too long, and only the best overtly political material stays fresh in my experience. So I'm surprised at how much I still like "Live For the Record" after nearly four years. As you know if you've been to a Tom Paxton concert in recent years, he starts off his concerts with what he calls "short shelf-life" songs - brief songs about current events that are, in his own words, "of diminishing interest to us all."
This disc opens with a clutch of such songs on mid-1990s people and events such as Lorena Bobbitt, Bob Packwood and the 104th Congress; they do sound dated now, but they're still good for a laugh. More seriously, "On the Road to Sribinica" is the most positively haunting of the few Bosnia songs I've heard; this alone is worth the price of the disc. From there, Paxton switches back and forth with remarkable ease from the serious to the sentimental to the hilarious, a skill which has always been his strongest point as a songwriter and performer.
His band is in fine form throughout the show; it's often hard to believe this was a live recording! There are great renditions of most of his classics ("The Last Thing on my Mind," "Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound," "Ramblin' Boy") as well as his trademark love songs ("Dance in the Kitchen," "You Are Love") and satire ("Modern Maturity" and an updating of "What Did You Learn in School?" that never fails to make my Republican friends angry!) -- Amazon
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For My Broken Heart
Reba McEntire CDFor My Broken Heart is Reba McEntire's most honest, emotional offering, and her most consistent effort. The album was Reba's first new album in a few years, after the tragic death of her band on a plane. The pain and remorse is evident in her voice, on the title track, which is one of her best songs from the 90's.
Elsewhere, the album offers other great songs which will forever be remembered. "Is There Life Out There" is another great song about a mother who is working a job, raising two kids and going to college. Its a spirited performance by Reba, who gives the song life.
Her cover of "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" is a great performance as well, as if the song was written for her to sing it. The album shows Reba's ability as a singer to convey different emotions and to get the message she wants to send out to the listener. Other highlights include "He's In Dallas", "If I Had Only Known" and "Buying Her Roses". A must have. Give it a listen. -- Amazon
The 36-Hour Day
Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias and Memory Loss in Later Life
The 36-Hour Day, fifth edition: The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
This is the book that our relative's doctors suggested. It was very helpful to us.
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It has been estimated that five percent of older people suffer from severe intellectual impairment. So these two eloquent and readable guides will be much in demand as the number of families facing the challenge of caring for a relative with some form of dementing illness continues to grow.
First published in 1981, The 36-Hour Day follows the format of the previous editions but has been thoroughly updated to incorporate new information on the latest research, several drugs that hold promise, and genetic aspects of Alzheimer's. The heart of the guide remains unchanged, focusing on helping families cope with this progressive and irreversible disease. Besides tips on how to care for the demented during the various stages of the disease (for example, place a picture of a toilet on the bathroom door), the text discusses the different kinds of help available and how to seek it. Financial and legal issues are well covered, while sections on nursing homes and other alternative living arrangements provide advice and practical suggestions.
Appendixes list recent books, videos, web sites, and U.S. and international organizations. Both titles are highly recommended: Rabins and Mace for the practical help and advice, Jones for her eloquent presentation of a comprehensive program that treats patients with dignity. Cleveland Clinic Fdn. (C) 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Sometimes we found, travel is inevitable and even sudden. Budgeting your money and your time helps. Whether it's you alone who's traveling or you find yourself traveling with your loved one...
Eramos Pocos (One Too Many) & Helmer & Son
Academy Award Nominated Short Films
A Collection of 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films
Academy Award Nominated Short Films including.....(Not Alzheimer's Themes, but these are a couple of very good short films with older characters)
Eramos Pocos (One Too Many) (Spain)
In this comedy, Joaquin, a husband and father, finds that his wife has left him. Joaquin seeks his son's help in bringing home his mother-in-law from the nursing home to do the housework. Beautifully portrayed with an interesting turn of events.
Helmer & Son (Denmark)
A son is called to the rest home where his recently admitted father has locked himself inside a closet. Distinguished by a good dialogue, the short provides an insight on the relationship of father and son.
An Elderly Chinese Man Walks Down a Tree-Lined Sidewalk
Hanging Up : Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau
Hanging Up
The film received mixed reviews but is a good look at family and how you may deal with an aging parent.
"Hanging Up deserves credit for combining issues of sisterhood and elderly parent care while relying on neuroses to carry its unconventional plot.
But you've also got to lament this botched "dramedy" from screenwriting sisters Nora and Delia Ephron (adapting the latter's novel) and director Diane Keaton, who lack a coherent plan for illuminating their trio of female siblings."
Three sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close - Amazon
Deleted sequence
Outake Gag Reel
HBO First Look: Getting Connected, the Making of Hanging Up
Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau, Delia Ephron and Nora Ephro
Neighbor Dan MP3 : Dave Maloney
One Day More : Dave Maloney Album
One Day More
Get the album
Take a listen and if you like, you can click, buy and download from Amazon
From the CD One Day More
Get the albumTake a listen and if you like, you can click, buy and download from Amazon
From the CD One Day More
Books for Caregivers
Caregiver Stress
Amazon Search : Caregivers' Help (or anything at all)
Coloured axial MRI of brain with Alzheimers Disease
Alzheimers disease, MRI scan from Science Photo Library (Currently Unavailable)- 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm)
- Alzheimers disease. Coloured axial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain of a 65- year-old patient with Alzheimers disease. The front of the brain is at top in this view from below.
The progression of this degenerative disease has caused atrophy in both halves of the brain, but especially at upper right and upper left (brown areas). The ventricles (centre, purple) have also been affected and are dilated from their normal size.
- Printed on professional grade Fuji Crystal Archive Photographic Paper for clear and sharp images. Paper size 254x203mm (approx). Printed image 24cm x 20cm.
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Alzheimers Movies on eBay : TV Week May 19-25, 1985. My pictures of this issue include the cover, which features MRS. PAUL NEWMA
Original Songs on YouTube
From His Window
Remind Me
Hang it on the facts
Long Goodbye
Lost and Found
Remind Me
Hang it on the facts
Long Goodbye
Lost and Found
curated content from YouTube
Too Many Memories MP3 : Tom Rush
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon
Elderly Couple Dancing, Woman's Red Skirt Swirling
Lament (A Celtic Dream) MP3 : Piano
Michele Mclaughlin
From the Album Relaxing Piano Artists for Alzheimer's Research
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon
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Eye Chart iPad Case
Music and Films/DVDs on eBay
The music in Hugh: A Look at Early Onset Alzheimers
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Portrait of an Elderly Musician from the Naxi Orchestra
You've Got a Friend MP3
Listen and if you like you can click and buy it on Amazon.
Improv Theater Helping People with Alzheimer's
Improv Theater Helping People with Alzheimer's
"Improv is all about being in the moment, which for someone with memory loss, that is a very safe place," [social worker Mary] O'Hara said. "Maybe thinking about the past and trying to remember makes the person a little anxious or even a bit sad because their memory is failing.
And maybe thinking about the future too much is also anxiety-provoking. So being in the moment is such a safe and a good place to be." -- excerpt
Social Workers Speak, August 2011
Memories Matter: Support Alzheimer's Disease Awareness
Elder Care : Elder Care Assistance
Alzheimer's and Cats
Safe Return: Medical ID Cards, Memory Impairment, Alzheimer's profilecard
Medical ID Cards, Memory Impairment, Alzheimer's by kalos_eidos
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Return Safe: Memory Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease ID Card. Carry Medical ID Cards in your wallet or purse with your name, your medical condition, contact information and medications. Text fields on card front can be customized to suit your needs. Use for reference or so emergency and healthcare workers can quickly learn pertinent information on your condition and medications in an emergency!"
Memory Themed Films on DVD
"Do you remember love?" Joanne Woodward
1985 CBS film about Alzheimer's Disease
Barbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to fall under the effects of Alzheimer's. The film documents her decline and the emotional turmoil it causes for her. It also shows how the changes impact her husband, George and their children. The film also looks at the process by which families can be educated and supported to deal with the impact of the disease, as well what is done for those afflicted.
- WOODWARD IN CBS FILM ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - New York Times 1985
- "Do you remember love?" Joanne Woodward's 1985 CBS film about Alzheimer's Disease
- Do You Remember Love [1985]: Joanne Woodward, Richard Kiley, Jeff Bleckner, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jim Meltzer, Jordan Charney, Marilyn Jones: Amazon.co.uk: Video
- Do You Remember Love [1985]: Joanne Woodward, Richard Kiley, Jeff Bleckner, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jim Meltzer, Jordan Charney, Marilyn Jones: Amazon.co.uk: Video
Alzheimer's: The Answers You Need
A book to answer questions for the person with the disease
Many books about Alzheimer's disease assume that family caregivers or professionals are reading them. Alzheimer's: The Answers You Need is the first book written expressly for the patient. The book assumes that people with AD are intelligent, sensitive and desperately seeking answers to questions about their condition. Moreover, the book does not overwhelm with information nor does it condescend in attempts to convey a point.
Each section of the book centers on a question about the disease and straightforward answers are provided. Some pages, interestingly enough, have more blank space than words printed on them -- but that's okay. The idea here is to be concise, smooth and clear in letting a person with a devastating disease know what lies ahead. The book is geared toward people in the early stages of AD, however, it provides sound information for those who are caregivers and professionals who want a better understanding of Alzheimer's disease. -- Amazon
Each section of the book centers on a question about the disease and straightforward answers are provided. Some pages, interestingly enough, have more blank space than words printed on them -- but that's okay. The idea here is to be concise, smooth and clear in letting a person with a devastating disease know what lies ahead. The book is geared toward people in the early stages of AD, however, it provides sound information for those who are caregivers and professionals who want a better understanding of Alzheimer's disease. -- Amazon
Alzheimer's: The Answers You Need
Amazon Price: $9.00 (as of 05/28/2012)
Let people know how you're doing
Please share other movies, books, songs, etc that have helped you through it
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msabihj
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- Great work.
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vallain Aug 14, 2011 @ 10:21 pm | delete
- Quite a thorough selection of materials on Alzheimer's. It should be quite helpful for anyone who's loved one suffers from this.
Blessed by a squid angel and featured on You've Been Blessed.
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Margo_Arrowsmith
Feb 23, 2011 @ 4:42 am | delete
- Years ago at the local university I saw a play Gloria, which was basically a one woman play about a woman with Alzheimer's her current, past and fantasy lives. There were also some scenes with her orderly, It was one of the most moving things I have ever seen. If you ever see it is around, definitely go to see it.
Angel Blessed lens
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Cajean
Dec 7, 2010 @ 12:45 pm | delete
- Hi, not sure why I didn't search for AD/Dementia Lenses sooner! I just read "Still Alice" by Lisa Genovo and tho' it's a novel, she certainly has done her research. It was refreshing hearing from the victim's viewpoint. I see my mom's behavior in it so much. Thanks for all your research and links, I'll be back a lot! Faved, fanned, & 'liked'. :-)
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imaginemdd
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- Thank you, what an honor on World Alzheimer's Day.
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