Delay the Disease

By |2024-07-16T04:31:41-04:00April 11th, 2018|

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra area of our brains.  When a person develops Parkinson’s disease, they may begin to experience symptoms such as:

  • Tremors
  • Slowness

Compassionate Self Care

By |2024-07-16T04:31:41-04:00March 30th, 2018|

Self-care is vital to the health and well being of us all, but especially caregivers. On a recent Caregiver Crossing episode, we were joined by Jodi Patsiner, caregiver, friend and practitioner of

Girls Just Want to Have Fun!!!!

By |2024-07-16T04:31:57-04:00March 29th, 2018|

When you think of a beautiful, vibrant 27-year-old woman, you probably picture someone much like Alissa K.  Alissa is a fun-loving young woman who happens to be living her life with Down Syndrome.

The Changing Face of Caregiving

By |2024-07-16T04:32:12-04:00May 22nd, 2017|

For years the average caregiver has been a 40 something year old woman caring for an aging parent, but that is quickly changing. Studies are now finding that 4 out of 10

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