Digital dilemma at first signs of dementia in older adults
A physician describes how cognitive decline first shows as trouble with technology usage. Families face ethical choices about access to online accounts, with doctors noting shifts in how seniors interact with smartphones, computers, and banking sites. The piece cites Pew data on internet and smartphone use among adults 65 plus and offers guidance from Johns Hopkins, Rush University and Penn Medicine experts on assessing and supporting tech dependence in dementia.
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Robert Zorowitz
Zorowitz
New York City
Optum Inc
Pew Research Center
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Halima Amjad
Rush University
Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Chicago
Neelum Aggarwal
Aggarwal
Cynthia Clyburn
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia
Clyburn
Managing Digital Safety in Aging With Frontotemporal Dementia
Pew data show 2019 Internet use at 13 percent among adults 65 plus and 42 percent smartphone ownership in 2017, while elder-law attorney Sally Hulme details steps with her husband Arthur who has FTD. With permission she limits accounts, unsubs him from emails, curates Facebook access, and uses a parental control app to block late night activity.
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Catherine Seal
Kirtland & Seal
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sally Balch Hulme
Arthur
Historic events and notable birthdays span centuries
A timeline fragment lists anniversaries and births for notable figures such as Sigourney Weaver and Bruno Mars, plus pivotal dates from 1871 to 2004. Entries include the Great Chicago Fire, Lindbergh murder indictment, Ozzie and Harriet debut, Truman atomic policy, Larsen perfect game, Solidarity ban, Klinghoffer killing, Mars Pathfinder findings, port open decision, and the Taba Hilton bombing.
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Chicago
Peshtigo
Wisconsin
Michigan
Bruno Hauptmann
New Jersey
Charles
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Ozzie and Harriet
Ozzie and
Harriet Nelson
Harry S. Truman
Tiptonville
Tennessee
Don Larsen
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Poland
Solidarity
Achille Lauro
Leon Klinghoffer
Mars Pathfinder
Mars
George W. Bush
U.S
Taba Hilton
Egypt
Blood donations urged during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to give blood or platelets in October to support cancer patients. Many platelets go to cancer patients. type O donors and platelet donors are especially needed. Appointments via RedCrossBlood.org or the Blood Donor App. Oct 16–31 drives listed with locations in Allegan Hamilton and Holland.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
RedCrossBlood.org
Tango Card
Seereblood.org
American Red Cross Blood
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Freepik
Sigourney Weaver
Paul Hogan
Chevy Chase
Nick Cannon
Bruno Mars
Angus T. Jones
Common Council
Park Board
Kellen Memorial Park
City of
Holland
Martha D. Kollen
Black Lake
Sentinel Staff
Allegan County
American Legion
Eastern Ave
Allegan
Hamilton
Ottawa County
Dm Intersection Ministries
136Th Ave
Holland Hospital
Michigan Ave
Faith Christian Reformed Church
26Th St
Fifth Third Bank
E. Eighth St
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