alzheimer s disease
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Jimmy Carter's Christianity explains his peace as he faces death. - At a luncheon at the Sports Legends Museum, former Orioles third baseman Robinson was introduced as one of seven inductees this year in the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame. Also announced were Tom McMillen, John Mackey, Kevin Glover, Bernard Williams Del Dressel and Jeff Pyles.
- Peter W. Culman, former managing director of Center Stage who steered the theater through early financial troubles, a devastating fire and hundreds of productions that made it one of the leading regional theaters in the nation, died Tuesday.
- Harrison Steck Brink Jr., 80, was an active Howard County resident, founder of the magazine, "What's Happening in Howard County" and accomplished artist.
- Gertrude C. Carper, a co-founder of a Baltimore County marina, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 94.
- Christina Renee Randall, 26, of Baltimore pleaded guilty to second-degree abuse of a vulnerable adult before Howard County Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. McCrone on Aug. 19.
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- Mary D. Daue, a former department stores sales associate and world traveler, died of complications of dementia. She was 95.
- Longtime Maryland trainer King Leatherbury will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame Friday.
- The planners of Wednesday's State of Aging in Maryland conference at McDaniel College thought they would receive a modest amount of interest in this first ever event of its kind at the college. It turned out the level interest in the topic of aging as a bit more than anticipated.
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- Lois Green Carr, an economic and social historian of old Maryland who was the principal historian of St. Mary's City, died of dementia complications. The former Eastport resident was 93.
- Carolyn E. "Betty" Vogel, a homemaker and former registered nurse, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 86.
- Dr. Howard W. Jones Jr., a Johns Hopkins physician who pioneered research into in vitro fertilization and oversaw the birth of the first "test tube" baby, died of respiratory failure Friday at Sentara Heart Hospital in Virginia, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. He was 104
- Thomas Gillam Whedbee Jr., 83, the retired president of the old Church Home and Hospital in East Baltimore, died of Alzheimer's disease complications at a family home in Calvert County.
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- Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker announced that the county has been designated one of six nationwide to pilot a Dementia Friendly America Initiative. This groundbreaking national effort represents a pledge to provide supportive options and foster the quality of life for those affected by dementia and their caregivers.
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- It is estimated that 1.6 million people live in nursing homes in the U.S. At least 40 percent of those individuals have dementia. These are some of the facts you will learn when you see "Alive Inside," a documentary about Dan Cohen, a social worker and volunteer who hopes to transform life for those aging and living with dementia, and a portrayal of those lives he has touched. What you will be surprised to learn is that those living in nursing homes having access to a simple $40 iPod are "coming
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- Sufferers of Parkinson's disease have two options to treat the progressive movement disorder: invasive brain surgery, or medication that can leave them with involuntary jerks or tics.
- There are many factors that cause excessive barking. But most of them can be solved with some work by pet owners.
- Alphonse "Al" Buccino, an esteemed mathematician who worked for the White House and served as a college dean, died July 6 after a brief illness at Union Memorial Hospital. The 84-year-old had dementia.
- Helen Lears Rogers, 87, a homemaker and animal lover, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Wednesday at the Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm.
- Whether you are a fan of legendary country singer, Glen Campbell, or have never heard of him, "I'll Be Me," a documentary based on and his personal journey after his diagnosis with Alzheimer's, is worth the time to enter into the world of dementia. The movie is striking and illustrates the fact that those suffering with this terrible disease are all struggling — whether you're a celebrity or not. Alzheimer's doesn't discriminate or play favorites.
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- Retirement community Broadmead is working with Johns Hopkins HealthCare doctors and scientists to develop two centers of excellence focused on dementia and health and wellness.
- St. Agnes becomes the second hospital in Maryland to open a geriatric emergency department, and one of dozens across the country treating seniors in their own departments, much like children have been segregated and treated for years.
- Emily Rody, "an unsung hero of the civil rights and women's movement," died June 29. She was 86.
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- Stephen A. Zahurak, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. chemical engineer and a World War II veteran, died Thursday at his daughter's Sparks home of complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 97.
- Thomas A. Lohm, a World War II veteran who later became chief administrative judge for Montgomery County District Court, died June 24 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at a home for seniors in Towson.
- Senior Provider Information Network's annual awards banquet, held at Carroll Lutheran Village in May, was occasion for honoring those 'who have made a difference in the lives of seniors in Carroll County'
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- Nancy L. Kramer, who was one of the founders and first director of Downtown Baltimore Child Care Inc., that is known for its progressive approach to early childhood education, died Wednesday at Sunrise Senior Living in Columbia of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 83.
- Eliminating trans fats in processed foods will save thousands of lives a year and save $140 billion in health care costs
- Barbara McGinnis Pheil, 77, who sang soprano and was a retired pre-school teacher, died of Alzheimer's disease complications June 16 at Arden Courts in Ruxton.
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- Author Sam Kean discusses his book "The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons" at the Ivy Bookshop
- John S. Carroll, former editor of The Baltimore Sun and the Los Angels Times who was one of the seminal figures in American journalism who believed no detail was too small when it came to producing a great newspaper," has died. He was 73.
- Longtime Gilman teacher and coach advised U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes and used Baltimore as a laboratory for learning.
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- North Carroll Cooperative Parish is offering a free program, Life & Basketball, to all middle and high school students as well as any rising fifth-graders who want to be better players and leaders both on and off the court
