Alzheimer's
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Facilitator for the initial meet-
ings will be Gaynelle Straughan,
MSW staff developmenl/inservice
education with Methodist Manor
House in Seaford.
Straughan, who resides in
Bethel, has a long history of work-
ing with Alzheimer families and is
also vice president of the state
chapter's Board of Directors. For
more information on the new sup-
port group and on others in the
state, call (800) 219-7666.
At the same meeting, the need
to develop a Sussex County Advi-
sory board as an adjunct to the
state Board of Directors was
addressed. Through current chap-
ter demographics and census pro-
jections for Sussex County, ser-
vices to Alzheimer and dementia
patients/families in that area need
expansion.
Sussex County is projected to
have a major increase impending
in the number of elderly persons
retiring to the area. Currently, it is
estimated that there are over
10,000 Alzheimer patients in
Delaware with over 1/3 residing
in Sussex County.
The new advisory board and
the Delaware Chapter office will
conduct an awareness and needs
survey throughout Sussex to
determine the level of services
that are needed for those coping
with Alzheimer's disease.
As service needs are identified,
programs and services will be
expanded to meet those rising
needs. The advisory board will
also work together to seek a solid
funding base in the communities
to facilitate this high level expan-
sion. It is a goal of the chapter to
work toward establishing a satel-
lite office in Sussex County to
provide greater support to local
families.
On Wednesday, March 6, the
advisory board task group will
meet at Millsboro Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center, 231 South
Washington St., (Hwy. 24 and
1 13) in Millsboro at 10 a.m.
Community leaders, business per-
sons, healthcare professionals,
clergy and caregivers/family
members throughout Sussex
County are encouraged to attend
this planning meeting for the advi-
sory board.
For further information on the
Sussex County Advisory Board of
the Alzheimer's Association, call
Andrea Carr, executive director,
at (800) 219-7666 or Dennis Bak-
er, Sr., administrator of Millsboro
Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
at 934-7300.
Alzheimer's Disease is a chron-
ic debilitating neurological disor-
der that robs its victims of their
ability to think, reason and judge,
and live independently.
Anyone can develop
Alzheimer's Disease or one of the
many related dementias - even an
American President.
The course of the disease can
run form a two to 20 year dura-
tion. Because of this broad time
span, caregiver exhaustion and
stress becomes a prime side effect
of Alzheimer's.
The people who suffer the most
aren't always the ones who have
the disease. To date, there is no
successful treatment and no cure.
Though the current picture is
grim, the future is bright as each
month and each year scientists get
one step closer to solving the puz-
zle in the maze of Alzheimer's
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Carper presentation
Gov. Thomas Carper joined
representatives from the
Delaware State Police and
the Office of Highway Safety
at the Burton Village Com-
munity Center on Thursday,
Feb. 15 to participate in a
child safety seat distribution
program. The program,
which is part of a nationwide
effort, has provided 150 child
safety seats free of charge to
low income families through-
out Delaware. Maria San-
taine, age 2 of Bridgeville, is
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ents from Lucas Develop-
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West Rehoboth were on hand
to accept their safety seats
and to receive proper
instruction on installation.
through ongoing research and
intervention programs.
In November of 1995, Ronald
and Nancy Reagan announce the
formation of the Ronald and Nan-
cy Reagan Institute for
Alzheimer's Research formed in
coordination with the National
Alzheimer's Association.
This ne research institute will
channel millions of dollars to
biotech and research facilities in
the hopes of finding an effective
treatment, delaying the onset of
Alzheimer's to a point where few
' would live long enough to have
the disease and work toward a
future cure.
The Alzheimer's Association is
the national voluntary health
agency dedicated to research for
the prevention, cure and treatment
of Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders, and to providing sup-
port and assistance to afflicted
patients and their families. The
mission of the Delaware Chapter
is to ease the burden and advocate
the needs of Delaware's patients,
caregivers and families while sup-
porting the association's efforts
and keeping the community
abreast of progress.
For more information on
Alzheimer's Disease and related
dementias, call the Delaware
Chapter at (800) 219-7666.
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