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Reserve your space for these Free Educational Programs by calling
Marlene at 847-742-2255.
Click here to view the flyer for the July programs.
Monthly Alzheimer’s
and Dementia Family Support Group
3rd Tuesday of every month @ 10 am
Summer meeting dates are:July 20th and August 10th
Oak
Crest Residence, in affiliation with the Greater Illinois Alzheimer’s
Association, offers a support group for family members of persons
with memory loss from Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Individuals with memory loss are invited to socialize with our
members while their family is attending the support group.
During June, July and August we will be viewing and
discussing
The Alzheimer’s Project: a
4-part documentary series changing
the way America thinks about
Alzheimer’s
disease.
July 2010
July 13th 10:00 a.m.
“Momentum in Science, Part
1”
Part 1 of this program details the current explosion of knowledge
from imaging the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s to understanding
the roles that genetics and lifestyle might play.
July 27th 10:00 a.m.
“Momentum in Science, Part 2”
Part 2 of this program details the tremendous progress being
made in the effort to develop drugs to treat or even prevent Alzheimer’s
disease.
August 2010
August 3rd 10:00 a.m.
“Caregivers”
This documentary is a collection of five family portraits
that illustrate caring for those in different stages of Alzheimer’s
disease.
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