Below is a listing of sites I use myself. These are some of the best on the Internet and I encourage you to visit them as well.
Just click on the underlined title to take you to that topic. Once there, click the button beside their name and their site will open in a new box/window. To close that window, just click the X at the very top of your monitor screen.
Other Resources...Medication Sites and Search Engines...Nursing Home Information..Virtual Lawyer...Other Excellent Places...International Sites... Useful sites in Nebraska...Books we recommend
CJD Voice
The Rush Manual for Caregivers; It's approximately 120 pages with 30 chapters
covering many of the problems associated with AD/dementia. There are several
ways to print it out...by simple text (which means no formatting) or by
several choices of Word (including for Mac's).
My
Wife Marilyn by Doug Keck.
This is a page of recollections. It's about life, and love and the changes that result from a disease called "Picks". Dougs page about his wife Marilyn is a warm loving glimpse of what Marilyn used to be like and an honest upfront profile of a husbands struggle to cope with this disease!
Incipient
Dementia A Victim's Perspective by Morris Friedell;
At age 58 Morris Friedell was diagnosed with frontal lobe atrophy...and so begins his journey... As he writes...I want, as long as possible, to maintain a quality of life which is characterized by dignity/integrity/responsibility, meaningful human connection, and individuality/creativity/a sense of humor.
National
Parkinsons Foundation. (Home of the People With Parkinsons Webring. Just
go to the bottom of the page and click on the PWP 'list sites' to take
you to an index of numerous family homepages.)
National
Stroke Association
The
Picks Disease Support Group
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Healthtouch:
This section enables you to find information about more than 7,000 prescription
and over-the-counter medications, including common uses of a drug, the
proper ways to use the medicine, possible side effects, and other helpful
information. (I personally like this one the best)
PharmInfoNet;
(Pharmaceutical Information Network) A vast amount of information concerning
drugs, diseases of the brain, etc.
InteliHealth:
Search using InteliHealth's U. S. Pharmacopeia database to view informative
pages on advice for the patient, what to know about your medication and
what to ask your doctor. Also includes patient education leaflets which
describe the use and side effects of this type of drug, and lists brand
names. Medicine charts show the dosage variations with pill photos. (From
John Hopkins)
National
Institue of Neurological Disorders & Strokes; (excellent search engine
for keeping up to date on the recent developments from the NINDS. There
are approximately 55 documents on Alzheimer's and other related dementias)
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Nursing
Home Information: This is one extraordinary site, and probably the most
comprehensive I've ever seen on nursing homes. It has an interactive map
to help you locate nursing facilities close to you, as well as offering
tips on finances, assessment needs and much more. This site goes out of
it's way to help you make all of the righ decisions.
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Internet
Mental Health (Articles, booklets etc., on Alz.)
MedicineNet
(quite extensive but a bit medical) Includes dictionary, Pharmacy info,
News, Health facts etc.
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Alzheimer's
Association NSW (Australia). This is a great site that offers nurmerous
informational documents about dementia. It's divided into 6 main areas
that covers everything a person from Australia would need when looking
for help.
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Nebraska
Health and Human Services Systems
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