Top Alzheimer's/Caregiving Sites - April 2001
|
Mary's Place http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mari5113/index.html 1st Place - April 2001 Mary Lockhart has early-onset Alzheimer's. Before she was diagnosed, she had managed a licensed day care for infants for fifteen years. She misses the babies she cared for, but she has three little dogs which she enjoys, as well as having an acquarium, and feeding birds and squirrels. She is doing a wonderful job telling her story on her home page, Mary's Place, where she shares her daily journal, family photos, memories from her childhood, links to other sites, and a chats for other patients like herself. Mary says "This is a very lonely disease. If I can help one person with my page it will all be worth it." Through the Internet, Mary has found friends, and she is indeed helping others, being very active in several chats. It is a joy to watch Mary's page develop, as she adds new and very creative pages, incorporating beautiful backgrounds, graphics, and java. I couldn't help but notice an entry in her guestbook, from her daughter I think, about Mary having a way of turning lemons into lemonade, and I think that's a wonderful way to deal with the Alzheimer's journey, as well as caregiving and any of the losses that life brings us. Alzheimer's Disease at About.com http://alzheimers.about.com/health/alzheimers/ by Beth Creason 2nd Place - April 2001 This site features news about Alzheimer's and informative articles about symptoms and stages, diagnosis and treatment, activities, sundowning, wandering, and other behaviors, early-onset AD, other dementias, and much more. There is also an Alzheimer's glossary, a drug index, and a list of the top ten nursing homes for each state of the U.S. Also included are links to personal pages by both caregivers and patients. There is opportunity for interaction in forums and a chat, and subscribers are kept up to date regularly through the "Alzheimer's from the Heart" and "Alzheimer's Weekend Edition" newsletters. There is so much here to explore, and Beth Creason is doing a wonderful job keeping this site up to date and all of us better informed about Alzheimer's. My Journey by Chip Gerber 3rd Place - April 2001 Webmaster: Marsha Penington https://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/chip.html 2nd Place - January 2001 Chip is 55, and he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1997. He worked for over 25 years as a licensed social worker. His daily journal is online, accented by the always beautiful designs of Webmaster Marsha Penington of Alzheimer's Outreach. Chip's journal is unique in that it is not just an account of what he does every day, but it is a collection of his thoughts, feelings, and reflections on his journey with Alzheimer's. He expresses his appreciation of and delight in ordinary things, including his senses of smell, sight, and touch as he cherishes nature and the changing seasons. Chip gives us a beautiful way to look at life, in spite of our losses, as Alzheimer's patients, caregivers, or anyone-- as each of us eventually will suffer some losses in life. Beautifully written, Chip's "My Journey" is a wonderful site to visit, helping us realize and count our blessings and to be thankful for all we have. ElderCare Online Rich O'Boyle http://www.ec-online.net/ 4th Place - April 2001 With a weekly email newsletter, The Eldercare Beacon, the Eldercare Forum message board, scheduled chats hosted by other caregivers, professionals and guest moderators, and tons of information on the site, ElderCare Online is truly a beacon for caregivers. Impressive awards and reviews received by this site include: Alzheimer's Site of the Week at About.com, featured on CNN/Time, in Time Magazine, and in Smart Money. If you haven't already, you'll want to subscribe to the very informative Eldercare Beacon newsletter to keep up to date on all that is going on at ElderCare Online and so you won't miss out on some of the best articles you can read about issues involved in Alzheimer's and caregiving.
Background Copyright © 2001 Brenda S. Parris
|