Alzheimer S Disease

Maxine M. Caltrider 94, of Westmoreland, NH and formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, died peacefully, Saturday, March 3, 2007 at the Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland following a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Baltimore, MD, October 1, 1912, the daughter of Harry and Anne Elizabeth (Barnes) Merritt. She resided in Baltimore most of her life, moving to Westmoreland in 1997. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Sally Caltrider, grandchildren, James F. Caltrider, II and Annie Elizabeth Caltrider, all of West Chesterfield, NH, and many nieces and nephews.

Martha Rountree,87, co-creator and first moderator of the NBC News program "Meet the Press," died Monday at Sibley Hospital in Washington. She had suffered from Alzheimer's disease. In addition to originating and co-producing "Meet the Press," she was also the only woman moderator in the show's 52-year history.In 1945, she joined Lawrence Spivak in introducing "Meet the Press" as a radio show, and two years later the program aired on television for the first time.She went on the lecture circuit in 1953 when she sold her share of the show to Mr. Spivak after a coin toss.

The wealthy California stockbroker had never cared about art.Then, when he was 56, things inside him began to change.He would glimpse a color or a beam of light, and he would find himself suffused with pleasure. And there were times when a color or a light would seem almost unbearable, and he would feel unwell.For the first time in his life, he began to paint. His early attempts were nothing remarkable - elliptical patterns in purples and yellows. Still, he quit his job to concentrate on being an artist.

'Doonesbury' cartoon told the painful story of Alzheimer's 0) diseaseWe have lost another precious life to Alzheimer's disease. This time, it was Lacey Davenport, a beloved, fictional character from the "Doonesbury" comic strip. Unfortunately, Alzheimer's disease is not fiction. It's a very real and devastating disease that 4 million Americans and their families face today.The Alzheimer's Association of Central Maryland would like to thank Garry Trudeau for writing this important and poignant story line about Alzheimer's and The Sun for publishing it.By openly discussing wandering and other health and behavioral problems caused by Alzheimer's, they have helped educate people about the challenges that are faced daily by individuals ,, with the disease, their caregivers and families.

Dr. Mary Steichen Calderone,94, a physician who preached that children should be taught sex education beginning in kindergarten, died Saturday at the Kendal at Longwood nursing home in Kennett Square, Pa. She had suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the past decade.In 1964, Dr. Calderone was a founder of the Sex Information and Education Center of the United States, whose goal was to foster "responsible use of the sexual faculty."Critics called her a promoter of smut and perversion, and suggested her teaching would encourage young people to become sexually active.

Chancellor Gardens of Ellicott City, a $12 million assisted-living community, is scheduled to open this winter on Dorsey Hall Drive.The 84,000-square-foot facility, which is being developed by CareMatrix Corp. of Needham, Mass., will feature 110 apartments ranging in size from studio to two bedrooms.The majority of units will provide living assistance, including help with bathing, dressing, medication and dining and housekeeping. The remaining 16 units will be part of a care area for residents with Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders.

Arkady Shevchenko,67, a top diplomat from the former Soviet Union whose defection 20 years ago created an international sensation, died Feb. 28 in Bethesda from an apparent heart attack.He was undersecretary general of the United Nations in 1975, when he began working secretly for the CIA. Before taking his U.N. post, he was secretary in Moscow to former Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko.Considered the CIA's catch of the decade, Mr. Shevchenko defected in April 1978. When he announced he would not go home, former Soviet officials claimed he was being held under duress and tried to get him to return to Moscow.

My doctor is urging me to take hormones. She says that estrogen will help me through menopause, keep my bones strong and prevent heart disease. I don't like taking pills, but when she told me estrogen could also ward off Alzheimer's disease, she got my attention.My grandmother is in a nursing home and cannot remember who we are. It breaks my heart. If estrogen can prevent that, then I am ready.Are there any side effects? My doctor makes hormones sound very appealing, but she never talks about problems.

Ann Bishop, 66, a retired Miami television news anchor whose reporting career spanned four decades, died of cancer Friday. She was a reporter at WJZ-TV in Baltimore from 1965 to 1970, and over the next 25 years became the most recognized and trusted television news figure in South Florida as a reporter and co-anchor of the evening newscasts at WPLG-TV.Sara Remington, 13, the longest-surviving pediatric heart transplant recipient, died Tuesday of coronary disease in Houston. She received the heart of a 3-year-old accident victim on Nov. 1, 1984, at Texas Heart Institute.

Painkillers such as ibuprofen that are widely used for headaches and arthritis may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a degenerative, fatal disorder for which there is little treatment.The link has been reported before, but a study published in today's issue of the journal Neurology is the first to analyze a large number of patients over a long period of time. The study was conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins University and the National Institute on Aging.They found that people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for as little as two years had half the risk of Alzheimer's disease as those not taking the drugs.

Dementia is an illness characterized by significant impairment of one or more areas of higher cognitive functioning, such as memory or ability to calculate. Dr. Mel Daly, a geriatrician at Greater Baltimore Medical Center Greater Geriatrics Group, discusses symptoms and treatment for dementia. * About one in five people over age 80 have some form of dementia. Close relatives of people with early onset (before age 60) Alzheimer's disease have a greater chance of getting the disease. Those with genes from a group called ApoE are at increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

On Friday, April 10, 2009, MARY JANE (nee Davis) CARDUFF, devoted wife of William F. Carduff, died peacefully of complications due to Alzheimer's disease. She was also survived by daughters Sharon M. Caruso and her husband Dave; grandchildren Geoffrey, Courtney, Susan M. Cessna and her husband Brian; grandsons Branden and Matthew, Kathleen M. Cessna, and granddaughters Jennifer, Kimberly and Lindsay. Due to the fact that her body was donated to the Anatomy Board, there will be a memorial mass on Monday, April 13th, 11 A.M. at St. John's Neumann Church in Berlin, MD. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made on her behalf to the Alzheimer's Association.

NAACP chairman Bond won't seek new term BALTIMORE: Veteran civil rights activist Julian Bond will not seek another term as chairman of the NAACP's national board, saying the time is right to "let a new generation of leaders" take over the century-old organization. Bond, 68, has served as chairman since 1998. He announced yesterday that his current one-year chairman's term, which expires in February, will be his last, although he plans to remain on the board. "This is a time for renewal.

My parents, Virginia Ida and Pythias Alexander Jones, were wonderful people who died from Alzheimer's disease within 13 years of each other. My mother was diagnosed in 1974 when she was in her 50s. She was the type of person who remembered every birthday or anniversary, but one year she forgot my birthday. That was when I began to notice a change in her. I would talk to my mother every day, sometimes two and three times a day. We would talk about everything - from children and daily happenings to TV soap operas.

Glenn Ira Kirkland, a physicist who became an advocate for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and their families, and who later founded the Alzheimer's Disease Association of Maryland, died of heart and kidney failure Monday at Riderwood Village Retirement Community in Silver Spring. He was 89. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Mr. Kirkland was a 1937 graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from what is now Carnegie Mellon University.

Imre Kovacsi kept a nail through a deadbolt on a side door to his Glen Burnie home and a chain with a lock around the front door. He often padlocked a fence around the backyard. But the first line of defense was the lock on the door to his wife's room, which was reversed so she couldn't get out on her own. He was desperate to keep Kathy Kovacsi, only 57 but suffering from advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, from wandering out of the home. But on July 16, she somehow managed to slip out. Sometime between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., she apparently left through a side door with a loose latch and walked to a nearby fire station.

Budget shortchanges medical research The president's 2008 budget proposal continues a dangerous trend of underfunding medical and scientific research ("President's budget comes under fire," Feb. 3). It underestimates the vital hope such research offers families facing debilitating and fatal diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. It is absolutely critical to maintain a level of funding that ensures that scientists have the tools and resources to find treatments to delay, halt or reverse the progression of Alzheimer's and other life-threatening diseases.

Mary Matton was so touched by the traveling exhibit of 52 art quilts interpreting Alzheimer's disease that she decided she wanted to help. Besides, the project involved two of her favorite things, charity and quilting, she said. "I am always looking for a good cause to which I can donate quilts," said Matton, 61, of Davidsonville. "And I find Alzheimer's to be a very scary disease. It's scarier than cancer. You're here, but not mentally." Matton and about 20 other members of the Annapolis Quilting Guild are participating in the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative, a grass-roots effort begun in January 2006 to increase awareness and fund research to help find a cure for Alzheimer's.

On Friday December 28, 2007, DAVID A. SCHULTZ, age 70, died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. David served in the Maryland National Guard and retired from MTA after 28 years of service. He is survived by his wife Delores Schultz and children, Vicky Quesinberry and Kathleen Schultz, step-children, Michelle Bowman and Frank Reinhardt, 6 grandchildren, and brother, Edward Schultz Jr. He is predeceased by his sister Elizabeth Krug. A Memorial service will be held in his honor on Saturday January 12, 2008, 4P.M.

Alzheimer's disease, which causes memory loss and changes in thinking and behavior, affects more than 5 million Americans (and more than 24 million people worldwide), according to Alzheimer's Disease International. The disease also has a profound impact on the lives of those who live with and care for Alzheimer's patients. Although the disease is not yet curable, there are many treatments, including medications and support, that can aid patient and caregiver, says ConstantineLyketsos, chairman of the psychiatry department at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.