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Alzheimer's puts stresses on caregivers, but these strategies can help | alzheimer, parent, puts - Sedalia Democrat

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MEMORY TALK: Linda Fisher Alzheimer's Speaker

Linda is a longtime Alzheimer's Association volunteer and advocate. She is an author and the editor of Alzheimer's Anthology of Unconditional Love. She speaks from her personal experience as a primary caregiver for her husband who lived with early onset dementia for ten years. She will speak to your group or organization about Alzheimer's or writing life stories. She will tailor her presentation for your group. Visit her website at http://www.lsfisher.com/ or email Linda at earlyonset@hotmail.com.

You may click on the cover image or the following link to purchase the book online for $10.00 plus postage at my E-Store

Early Onset Blog: Essays from an Online Journal is a collection of essays written by L. S. Fisher, author and editor of Alzheimer's Anthology of Unconditional Love.

The essays are a print version of her 2008 posts to this Blog Site. They are being published for the benefit of those without Internet access or who just prefer to curl up with a book rather than browsing online. If you enjoy Linda's blog posts you might want to purchase the book for a friend or family member.

Fisher began her online journal to share her experiences with families affected by early onset dementia. Her essays provide insight into family life often from a humorous viewpoint. She writes from her experiences as a longtime Alzheimer's Association volunteer and advocate and ten years as a primary caregiver for her husband, Jim.

The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation

http://www.alzinfo.org/

I have participated in a link exchange with the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation. They have this blog http://earlyonset.blogspot.com/ listed in their Alzheimer's blogs.

Lindsay Nason wrote about my Early Onset Blog: "I want to thank you for sharing your powerful experience and your creative suggestions with others. . . . Your blog offers a unique and personal insight into this disease, which can be such a comfort to other members of the Alzheimer's community."

Thank you, Lindsay, for your kind words and for including the Early Onset Blog on your website.

Linda Fisher Calendar

2011 Presentations:

November 18, 2011, Linda Fisher will present "Communication: Hear Their Voices" at the Southwest Missouri Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Conference in Joplin. www.alz.org/swmo

September 2011 - Quality Caregiving - Dementia Specific Training, Bothwell Hospice

Previous Events:

January - March 2010: Work with students in an upcoming SFCC class to help them better understand Alzheimer's and caregivers

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Previous Presentations:

What the Alzheimer's Association Offers

October 15, Professionals in Aging, Sylvia G. Thompson

Lifelines for Women (Therapeutic Writing and Life Stories)

February 29, 2009, Presented with Cate Dodson at Romancing the Past Bed and Breakfast in Fulton, MO

Alzheimer’s Voices of Experience

April 13, 2009 Morgan County Library, Versailles MO

NARFE and Sunrise Optimists

May 27, 2008, P.E.O. Sedalia Chapter November 10, 2008, BPW Warrensburg Chapter

April 13, 2009, Versailles Library

Alzheimer’s Can Happen at Any Age

June 12, 2008, The Sedalia Alzheimer's Support Group

August 14, 2008, Keynote, Alzheimer's Educational Symposium -- Fort Smith AR.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Survive and Thrive

June 21, 2008, "Take Time for Tea" - Alzheimer's Association Mid Missouri Chapter

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Stress

June 12, 2008, The Sedalia Alzheimer's Support Group

Alzheimer’s Communication: Hear their Voices

August 21, 2008, Professionals in Aging

Quality Alzheimer's Care-Dementia Specific Training

May 28, 2010, Tiffany In-Home Services

September 14, 2009, Bothwell Hospice

Writing as Therapy: Rocks and Pebbles

January 22, 2010, Fifty-Five Plus, Missouri United Methodist Church, Columbia, MO

June 21, 2008, "Take Time for Tea" - Alzheimer's Association Mid Missouri Chapter

June 30, 2008, Senior Adult Writing Group, Sedalia MO.

August 14, 2008, Alzheimer's Educational Symposium, Fort Smith AR.

September 14, 2008, Muddy Creek Writers, Sedalia MO.

November 17, 2007, Sedalia Senior Adult Writing Group

2009 Newsworthy Events

September 19, 2009, Memory Talk a corporate sponsor of the Sedalia Memory Walk. Distributed 100 copies of Early Onset Blog: Essays from an Online Journal to walkers.

October 3, 2009, L. S. Fisher served on a blogging panel at the Longview Literary Festival. Four bloggers served on the panel, each with different perspectives. It was a great discussion!

March 23-25, 2009, Washington, DC. L. S. Fisher participated in the Alzheimer's Association Public Policy Forum and visited legislators on Capitol Hill.