Posted 12/30/2008:
An article found on BBC News online reports that physically "acting out" dreams when asleep could be an early warning sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease.  People with certain sleep disorders lash out, or cry out during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep when normally our muscles are relaxed.  This is known symptom of some kinds of brain disease, including Parkinson's disease, and a rare form of dementia called Lewy body dementia.

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Posted 12/5/2008:
In this op-ed piece in The Charleston Gazette, Jane Marks highlights the financial struggles on one person with young-onset dementia and makes the case for the need to supporting the Coalition to End the Two-Year Wait for Medicare.

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Posted 11/25/08:
The Times of London Online reports on a wife's caregiving experiences with her husband who had young-onset dementia.  Helen Beaumont has written a book about her experiences, Losing Clive to Younger Onset Dementia.  She has also started a public charity in the UK called The Clive Project which is a local organization that cares for and supports younger people with dementia and their families and friends.

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Posted 11/18/08:
UCF students use Wii and yoga to help Alzheimer's patients.  Brain Fitness, a program at the University of Central Florida to help people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, uses contemporary and every-day activities to help participants keep their cognitive skills sharp.

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Posted 11/11/08: 
WKYC in Cleveland, OH has posted an article about a family dealing with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.  This family's story helps to build awareness about young-onset dementia.  It includes a list of symptoms of dementia compared to "What is normal" for each symptom, and reader comments with more stories.

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