If you are out looking at the holiday lights, go by 3628 Locksley Drive, Mountain Brook, 35223. Dan Crane and family have put on a fantastic light show. Every year he accepts donations and this year ACA will benefit from his light show!
Check out the new podcast from Lifecare Solutions and Christy Baynes, Aging Uncensored. Including 2 interview with David Geldmacher, MD:
As 2024 comes to an end, NIA invites you to explore some of the most popular caregiving topics from this year:
Support Group Meetings:
- ACA’s support group with Miller & Vance, Tuesday, December 10, 11 – noon CT. Call (205) 871-7970 or mpiggott@alzca.org. Join us on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85247427423
- CJFS CARES, Mondays at 3 pm, contact Pam Leonard, pam@cjfsbham.org.
- St Lukes Episcopal Church on Tuesdays at 10:15. Contact Betsy Smith (smith35213@gmail.com) or Janis Cole (janiscarole3@aol.com).
- West Alabama Area Agency on Aging, Caregiver Support Group, Tuesdays, contact Nikki Poe, nikki.poe@westal.org.
- M4A’s Caregiver Support Group, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 10 – 11:30 am, Montevallo. Contact Robyn James, rjames@m4a.org.
- The Oaks on Parkwood, 4th Tuesday’s, 10:00 am, Contact: Karen Glover, karenrglover@gmail.com.
- CJFS CARES, Tuesdays, 7:00 pm, contact Pam Leonard, pam@cjfsbham.org.
- United Way Area Agency on Aging of Jefferson County, 3rd Tuesday of each month 11:30-12:30, contact Valarie Lawson, vlawson@uwaaa.org
- Pell City, 2nd Tuesday, 2:30 pm. Contact Julie Slagle, jslagle@lakesidehospice.org
- Eastaboga, 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 pm. Contact Julie Slagle jslagle@lakesidehospice.org
- Trussville, 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 pm. Contact Julie Slagle jslagle@lakesidehospice.org
- M4A virtual support group, 3rd Wednesdays 2:00 – 3:00 pm. Contact Chalane Mims, cmims@m4a.org.
- Trinity United Methodist Church, every Thursday at 2:30 pm, contact Ernie at 205-370-0032 or email ewillis@trinitybirmimgham.com.
- Asbury United Methodist Church 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 1:00, contact Maggie Dunaway at mdunaway@asburyonline.org.
- AFTD support group, second Tuesday of the month. Amber Guy: 251-281-5344.
- Discovery United Methodist Church, Hoover, 2nd and 4th Thursdays 10:30-noon. Peggy Harrison: pharrison@discoveryumc.org.
- St. Mark’s UMC, Vestavia Hills, Fridays at 1 pm. Contact Donna Baird: (205)717-9880.
December Webinars from Alabama Lifespan Respite: https://alabamarespite.org/events2/
Alzheimer’s News:
The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a new scientific statement on the link between heart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation (AF), and coronary heart disease (CHD) and the increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia. The statement includes an extensive research review and offers compelling evidence of the inextricable link between heart health and brain health, which investigators said underscores the benefit of early intervention. The cumulative evidence “confirms that the trajectories of cardiac health and brain health are inextricably intertwined through modifiable and nonmodifiable factors,” the authors wrote. Investigators say the findings reinforce the message that addressing cardiovascular health early in life may deter the onset or progression of cognitive impairment later on. AHA Statement Ties Three Common CVDs to Cognitive Decline |
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Dementia Action Alliance Advisory Board member, Monica Downer, is both living with dementia herself and a family care partner for her mother who is living with dementia. Monica’s perspectives from both sides of the care partnership dynamic are insightful and moving. Watch the 6 minute video below to hear from Monica, a true Dementia Warrior! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puGoHQEw6TA
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