If you are a proponent of the early detection of Alzheimer's disease, check out the Alzheimer's Association's Early Detection Blog Series, where the organization's Early Stage Advisors share their personal experiences recognizing the signs of Alzheimer’s. Their real stories are powerful and motivate us to seek early detection in order to improve quality of life for everyone.

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If you missed The Alzheimer's Project -- the multi-part HBO special on Alzheimer's disease and caregiving, you can still watch it for free online. I highly recommend this excellent series that covers what is known about the disease and its devastating effects, how it affects caregivers and families, and what scientific discoveries are on the horizon.

Have you seen The Alzheimer's Project? If so, tell us about it by posting a comment. I'd love to hear your thoughts about the series.

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It's only about six weeks before scheduled Committee votes in the Senate, so the National Alliance for Caregiving wants your help. The organization has organized a national call-in day on Wednesday, May 13 to urge that financing for long-term care services and and related supportive resources be included in health care reform.

To call your Senators toll-free, dial 1-800-958-5374 and follow the voice prompts for your name and state. After speaking with one of your Senator's offices, ask to be directed to the office of your other Senator. Be sure to say that you are a constituent and that you are urging your Senators to support the inclusion of long-term care services and supports in health care reform. If you have a personal story about how long-term care services and related community programs have helped you or a family you know, even better.

Suggested reading:

• How to Choose a Long-Term Care Facility
• Government Assistance for Alzheimer's Care

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First of all, I want to apologize to everyone who reads this site for not posting in awhile. The last several weeks have been extremely busy as I made preparations to move across the country. Add to that some interesting challenges getting hooked up to the Internet again and it made it quite difficult to keep up with my About.com responsibilities. But I made the cross-country trek safe and sound and am getting back in the swing of things!

As always, Alzheimer's disease has been in the news quite a bit over the past several weeks. I'll be catching you up on the latest developments in the near future and adding new content every week. But before I start building momentum again, I have a question for you: What kinds of things do you want to read and learn about Alzheimer's disease? Are there specific questions to which you have not been able to find answers on this website? Please share your ideas and requests with me, and I'll do the best I can to gear my writing to your needs and concerns.

Thanks so much in advance for your great ideas.

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