Alzheimer's Disease Awareness T-Shirts and Gifts for Caregivers and Family
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Learning To Live With Alzheimer's Disease
Ways To Raise Alzheimer's Awareness
Simple suggestions for getting involved with the fight against dementia.
- Donate money to your favorite Alzheimer's research facility or the Alzheimer's Association.
- Add an awareness sticker to your auto.
- Go visit a local Alzheimer's care facility; give everyone a big hug!
- Wear an Alzheimer's awareness t-shirt to work on dress down day.
- Write a letter to your Senator or representative, reminding them of the need for better services for Alzheimer's families living with this disease.
- Participate in a community Alzheimer's Awareness Day walk.
Learning To Live With Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Disease is tough... I know, I lived with it everyday. Seeing my Mom slowly deteriorate over the past few years was rough. She lived with us for most of the last five years and the toll it has taken on our whole family is immense. Last year we finally chose to place her in a local nursing home because the care she required had become more than our family could provide on its own. It was an agonizing decision and we were continually adjusting. In Feb. 2008, my mom lost her battle with Alzheimer's. We need research to combat the effects of this difficult condition, which affects everyone in the family, not just the patient. With children still at home (ages 19, 16 and 11) while I cared for Mother, it was a balancing act to meet everyone's needs. Even though the nursing home is 1 1/2 miles from our house, it was so very hard not to have Mother with us like we used to.That is why I started Memory Lane Alzheimer's Shoppe and Alzheimer's Awareness t-shirts, to help raise awareness and give support to family members & caregivers for Alzheimer's patients. You will find t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, tote bags, even teddy bears, all with designs that relate to memory loss, caregiver support, awareness and research. Check out some of our designs below.
Here is my story. If you have a story you'd like to share, please add it to the comments section. Want to suggest a great blog, lens or website with Alzheimer's info? Let me know, and I'll add it here.
Thanks for visiting... I hope you'll find some support in knowing you aren't alone in living with Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's Caregiver Poll
With America aging rapidly, many adults are finding that they have parents to care for while they are still raising their own children. Are you responsible for a parent with Alzheimer's? How are you handling it? Respond to our poll here:
Great Alzheimer's Awareness Stuff on CafePress
A portion of all profits is donated to the Alzheimer's Association of America.
Fight Alzheimer's Now License Plate Frame
Purple for Alzheimer's awareness highlights this Fight Alzheimer's Disease license frame.
Price: 14.99 
Alzheimers Caregiver Women's Light T-Shirt
Caregiver appreciation t-shirt or family t shirt for those who help care for loved ones with Alzheimer's.
Price: 21.99
Hope Dove Tote Bag
Purple dove with HOPE message for Alzheimer's Disease sufferers and families.
Price: 17.99
MOM
Here's a picture of my mom, enjoying Christmas dinner in 2006. At the table we had English "crackers" that pop open with crowns inside them!
Mom had Alzheimer's, but she still enjoyed her meals! Here she's wearing a crown...
Links To My Favorite Alzheimer's Sites
- Alzheimer's Association
- Links and information on everything from warning signs and diagnosis, to research and treatments, to local chapters and the safe return program (for patients that wander.)
- The Memory Shoppe Alzheimer's T-shirts And Gifts
- Please visit our brand new Alzheimer's Memory Shoppe on Zazzle.com; shop for great looking Alzheimer's awareness tote bags, awareness t-shirts and gifts for caregivers or Alzheimer's Disease family members and patients. Alzheimer's Awareness Postage is also available.
- Design Your Own Alzheimer's Awareness T-shirts
Here's a great way to make chapter t-shirts for fundraising or special events - design it yourself with this sleek online tool that lets you add your own slogan and/or photo, with no need to have a computer program to do it. Just visit Make Your Own T-shirt and follow the directions. Great for families, caregivers, support groups and anyone who wants to make and wear an awareness shirt.- National Institute On Aging
- Alzheimer's Disease Fact List and links to Eldercare Locator and other helpful resources.
- Alzheimer's Foundation
- The Alzheimer's Foundation Of America offers a website full of basic info, helpful links and up to date research and caregiver tips.
- Alzheimer's Awareness Products
- This shopping site carries an extensive collection of bumper stickers, buttons, t-shirts, hats and more for Alzheimer's Awareness, plus apparel and gifts for many other awareness issues - breast cancer, diabetes, AIDS, osteoporosis and many other kinds of cancer. Ribbon shirts, survivor hope, support for caregivers etc.
- Memory Lane Alzheimer's Shoppe
Alzheimer's t-shirts, bumper stickers, teddy bears for patients and caregivers, etc. Raise awareness when you wear a button, shirt or hat.
**See our new Alzheimer's awareness designs and products, including maternity t-shirts for caregivers and family members, and lots of Alzheimer's buttons and license plate frames.- Dementia Program Cares For Caregivers
- This is an excellent, up to date article from The Seattle Times about local day care programs to help ease the burden of caregivers, and prevent earlier than necessary admissions into nursinghomes for Alzheimer's patients.
- Alzheimer's Safe Return Program
- Read here about the Alzheimer's Organization "Safe Return" Program. With an estimated 60% of Alzheimer's sufferers wandering away from their homes at one time or another, it is vital that all people with Alzheimer's disease be part of this program! Registration is required, and jewelry is provided at a minimal cost - don't let your loved one be without it!
- Dementia Guide
- This is a very helpful website for keeping track of dementia symptoms in your loved one. It also provides good info and is worth taking a look at. There is a 15 day free trial, which I am currently signed up for. Don't know what the charge is after that but I will report more in coming weeks.
- Will Work For The Elderly lens
- Check out this interesting squidoo lens about the importance of Elder Care and funding. Nice youtube video clip!
- How Alzheimer's Affects Daily Life video
- This video is well produced and poignant, showing several individuals who are living with Alzheimer's daily. It is pro-stem cell research.
- SENSE OF SMELL MAY SIGNAL ALZHEIMER'S
- Here's an interesting study on how the sense of smell may signal the onset of Alzheimer's Disease.
- Another Great Alzheimer's Lens
- Here's another great Alzheimer's lens with excellent offerings for caregivers. Lots of links to products that will make caregiving easier.
- Do You Have a Relative With Alzheimer's?
Do you have a relative with Alzheimer's?
The Face Of Alzheimer's
See first hand what it is like to live with Alzheimer's Disease.
More Awareness T-shirts On Cafe Press
Alzheimer's iHope Long Sleeve T-Shirt
Price: 29.99
Alzheimer's Hope Jr. Ringer T-Shirt
Price: 21.99
Alzheimer's Everybody's Business Women's T-Shirt
Price: 19.99
Alzheimer's Disease Greeting Cards (Pk of 10)
Price: 19.99
Fight Alzheimer's NOW Button
Price: 3.99
Great Stuff on Amazon About Alzheimer's Disease
Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease
Amazon Price: $9.72 (as of 07/10/2009)
Alzheimer's Disease: A Handbook for Caregivers, Family, and Friends
Amazon Price: $13.22 (as of 07/10/2009)
A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 07/10/2009)
Raise Awareness With Alzheimer's Support Buttons
Singles, 10 packs and 100 packs of Alzheimer's Disease slogan buttons.
10 Warning Signs Of Alzheimer's Disease
Checklist of Alzheimers warning signs for seniors from the Alzheimer's Association
1. Memory loss. Forgetting recently learned information is one of the most common early signs of dementia. A person begins to forget more often and is unable to recall the information later.
What's normal? Forgetting names or appointments occasionally.
2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks. People with dementia often find it hard to plan or complete everyday tasks. Individuals may lose track of the steps involved in preparing a meal, placing a telephone call or playing a game.
What's normal? Occasionally forgetting why you came into a room or what you planned to say.
3. Problems with language. People with Alzheimer's disease often forget simple words or substitute unusual words, making their speech or writing hard to understand. They may be unable to find the toothbrush, for example, and instead ask for "that thing for my mouth."
What's normal? Sometimes having trouble finding the right word.
4. Disorientation to time and place. People with Alzheimer's disease can become lost in their own neighborhood, forget where they are and how they got there, and not know how to get back home.
What's normal? Forgetting the day of the week or where you were going.
Purple Ribbon Alzheimer's Keychain keychain
Purple Ribbon Alzheimer's Keychain by memoryshoppe of Union Eight
Should I be concerned?
If you've noticed memory changes that are worrying you, call us
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5. Poor or decreased judgment. Those with Alzheimer's may dress inappropriately, wearing several layers on a warm day or little clothing in the cold. They may show poor judgment, like giving away large sums of money to telemarketers.
What's normal? Making a questionable or debatable decision from time to time.
6. Problems with abstract thinking. Someone with Alzheimer's disease may have unusual difficulty performing complex mental tasks, like forgetting what numbers are for and how they should be used.
What's normal? Finding it challenging to balance a checkbook.
7. Misplacing things. A person with Alzheimer's disease may put things in unusual places: an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl.
What's normal? Misplacing keys or a wallet temporarily.
8. Changes in mood or behavior. Someone with Alzheimer's disease may show rapid mood swings - from calm to tears to anger - for no apparent reason.
What's normal? Occasionally feeling sad or moody.
9. Changes in personality. The personalities of people with dementia can change dramatically. They may become extremely confused, suspicious, fearful or dependent on a family member.
What's normal? People's personalities do change somewhat with age.
10. Loss of initiative. A person with Alzheimer's disease may become very passive, sitting in front of the TV for hours, sleeping more than usual or not wanting to do usual activities.
What's normal? Sometimes feeling weary of work or social obligations.
More Alzheimer's Education Items
Keep up to date with these Alzheimer's books from Amazon.com
Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer's Disease: Third Edition
Amazon Price: $182.37 (as of 07/10/2009)
Allie Learns About Alzheimer's Disease: A Family Story about Love, Patience, & Acceptance ("Special Family and Friends" Series)
Amazon Price: $12.42 (as of 07/10/2009)
Movement With Meaning: A Multisensory Program for Individuals With Early-stage Alzheimer's Disease
Amazon Price: $25.51 (as of 07/10/2009)
Dementia With Dignity - Caring for people with Alzheimer's Disease (PAL)
Amazon Price: $69.95 (as of 07/10/2009)
Alzheimer Disease: The Changing View
Amazon Price: $103.23 (as of 07/10/2009)
How to Raise Awareness About Alzheimer's Disease
Shop for Alzheimer's t-shirts and support gifts to raise awareness.
Alzheimer's Caregivers On Twitter
Follow tweets about Alzheimer's caregiving.
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- AlzheimersLady
- Alzheimer's: Be a savvy caregiver http://bit.ly/HSEP6
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- SeniorsResource
- Alzheimer's: Be a savvy caregiver: This 12-hour (6-week) course trains family caregivers in how to assess th.. http://bit.ly/EQh0j
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- SeniorsResource
- A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease: Dementia, however, causes a progressive loss in all of these.. http://bit.ly/dcrwK
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- dinoperna
- A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease: Install childproof locks on cabinets, put cleaners and sharp.. http://bit.ly/17tS03
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- MurlineM
- Attending the Alzheimer's/Dementia and Caregiver Workshop by FGA, July 8, then to NAPGCM and CMSA Joint Meeting at Rhoda Goldman Plaza, SF
Alzheimer's And Other Awareness Designs
Personalize an Alzheimer's Gift or Tshirt at Awareness Ribbon Tees.
Losing A Parent To Alzheimer's Disease
Support for those of us left behind.
Here are links to some articles that offer support specifically for those losing a parent to Alzheimers Disease:
On Losing A Mother, On Losing Memories
Losing A Loved One To Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's License Plate Frame Gifts
Add an important Alzheimer's Disease message to your car.
Our Alzheimer's Shoppe On Zazzle
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Sylviane_Nuccio wrote...
Great lens on a not easy subject. Alzheimer disease and other diseases that a very close to it are one of the worth thing that can happen to someone. Great information and 5* to you!
Posted July 04, 2009
Home-healthcare wrote...
Hi Nina. Thank you for sharing about this dreaded and highly prevalent disease. Alzheimer's and Dementia are ravaging. I know from experience over the past 4-5 years. There's a lot that's encouraging on the preventive and early therapy fronts now - nutritionally based, such as Lewis Logan's lens on galantamine, and others. Mama is too advanced, but it's not too late for all of us.
For those caring for a loved one who is suffering, we need help, too - which is why I wrote my lens The Caregiver and Hubpage on Caregiver Burnout. I hope these resources will help.
Thanks for you kind comments on my lens, too. I'm a FAN of yours and give you 5* and favs!
~ Margaret
Posted March 14, 2008
LewisLogan wrote...
Thanks for the recommendations. They are especially useful as you have been in the trenches as a caregiver which makes you more than qualified to publish your thoughts.
Please click here to see how galantamine really changed my life to improve memory problems.
Posted March 12, 2008
by slotowngal
Hi! I hope you'll check out all my lenses... I really enjoyed putting them together. This lens is close to my heart, as I lost my Dad AND my mom...
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