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Richard W. Warfield Sr., a former Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. manager who sailed with the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II, died Tuesday of complications from dementia. He was 91. - Seniors need to get to the handiest Howard County 50+ Center by Nov. 6 to purchase tickets to the annual Thanksgiving celebration sponsored by the Department of Citizen Services' Office on Aging on Nov. 18 at the Ten Oaks Ballroom in Clarksville. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.
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- Accurate medical information should show patients, as simply and effortlessly as possible, what a test, procedure or drug actually means in terms of their own health objectives and their quality of life. What is needed is a simple, straightforward graphic that presents, on one page, a clear and objective picture of actual health benefits and risks associated with various medicines, tests and procedures.
- Mary Ellen Coady, 88, a homemaker and a former legal secretary, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Oct. 25 at Candle Light Cove in Easton.
- Helen Miles Dubel, 88, a retired real estate sales agent who performed in community theater groups and had her own yoga studio, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Oct. 25 at her home in the Glen Meadows Retirement Community.
- November marks National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Caregiver Month. The reality is that Alzheimer's disease (and related dementias) does or will affect us all in some way. It is an unavoidable reality.
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- Some experts recommend having the end-of-life care conversation at Thanksgiving, when families gather together. But today, as I drove through my area, with its gravestone-covered front yards, I began to think 'perhaps Halloween.'
- Daniel Bernard Lawrence, 67, a retired Social Security Administration disability specialist and a founder of the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, died of late state dementia-Alzheimer's disease Oct. 12 at the Genesis Loch Raven Nursing Care.
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- Bruce Goodman is passionate about finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease
- Stephen L. Deeble, a professional singer, musician and educator, died Oct. 17 of frontotemporal degeneration at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 66.
- Warren C. Hess, 94, a retired Air Force colonel and World War II veteran, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Oct. 23 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Howard County. .
- Herbert M. Shofer, the second generation owner of the venerable Shofer Furniture Co. in South Baltimore, died Oct. 9 of complications from dementia at Brightview assisted-living in Towson. He was 91.
- The Rev. Richard D. Thompson Sr., a retired United Methodist minister and certified public accountant, died Saturday of complications from vascular dementia at Sunrise Assisted Living in Frederick. He was 86.
- If Dawn Weeks had not been screened for breast cancer at the age of 46 she likely wouldn't have caught it in time to advocate for other women who will be or are affected by the disease.
- Pet therapists bring smiles to cancer patients at Carroll Hospital in Westminster
- The Alzheimer's Association is looking for participants to join the Walk to End Alzheimer's, a 2.5-mile walk set to raise funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research.
- Richard Jay Griffin, a retired University of Maryland Medical Center finance official, died Sept. 22 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at his home in Carson City, Nev. The former Catonsville resident was 76.
- As he seeks a seat to represent Ward 1 on the Laurel City Council in the Nov. 5 election, Jeffrey Mills says he wants to "give back" to the city that welcomed him six years ago as well as build new business along Main Street. Mills joins new challenger Carl DeWalt and incumbent council members H. Edward Ricks and Valerie Nichols.
- Romaine O. Taylor, a longtime Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood activist and beauty salon owner, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Paul E. Notter, a career Chessie System railroader and World War II veteran, of Alzheimer's disease. He was 96.
- To say "stuff happens" about a mass shooting is to suggest that mass shootings are somehow inevitable and unavoidable. But that is simply not true. This "stuff" doesn't happen everywhere -- not with the numbing frequency it does here.
- Maddie Smith wears several hats. She is a student in the magnet program for law and public policy at Towson High School. She is princess at Crescent Yacht Club in Middle River/Essex. She is a concierge at The Maples of Towson, an assisted living community. And, this year, thanks to her interest in Alzheimer's disease, she is Youth Ambassador in the Greater Baltimore Walk to End Alzheimer's later this month.
- Frederick W. Brune Jr., a retired Gilman School educator who had been a Marine Corps pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II, died. He was 93.
- Johns Hopkins University to join $100 million initiative to study the brain, will create neuroscience institute.
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- I like watching football games and cheering for the Ravens. But I have to say that remaining a football fan is becoming difficult, even a moral dilemma.
- McDaniel College's Alzheimer's Symposium will explore what we get wrong about dementia
- Older LGBT adults don't always have support as they age and Chase Brexton hopes to change that with a new program aimed at that demographic.
- As Howard County's annual Walk to End Alzheimer's approaches (Saturday, Sept. 26), the public's awareness of the increased incidence of the disease has heightened.
- As the Govans Ecumenical Development Corp., a faith-based, non-profit builder of affordable senior housing, gathered to pay tribute to its late founder, the Rev. Jack Sharp, GEDCO officials were also celebrating the organization's success and bright future, with two major projects on the books.
- Greg Havens has put in 32 years of federal service — three years on active duty in the Army and the rest as a flight test engineer. But the St. Mary's County man is not quite ready for full retirement.
- Dorothy Margolis, 91, a retired department store advertising executive who had been an official of the charitable organization based in Israel, died in her sleep of dementia complications Sept. 9 at a memory-care facility in Reno, Nev.
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- What could be one of the first treatments to delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease received a big boost from the National Institute on Aging, which is putting up $7.5 million to help fund the next round of trials for the drug being developed by Baltimore start-up AgeneBio and the Johns Hopkins University.
- Efforts to help victims of hydrocephalus, a disorder that affects more than a million Americans, deserve your support
- Ultrasound waves through the skull could help treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease
- John Mackey comes to mind for a number of reasons this week, not the least of which is that football made its official return here in Carroll. After 10 seasons in the NFL, he was elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame and later he took over as the president of the players' union. where he fought for player free agency and improved pension benefits. But it was in his later years where Mackey fought his greatest opponent when he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a disease he contracted
- Money raised will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association
- While the decision whether to place a feeding tube in a patient with advanced dementia can be influenced by cultural or religious values, each individual should choose whether they would want a feeding tube placed in the event of various health situations — including advanced dementia.
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