Our Forums are all about caregivers supporting each other. In this week’s highlights, members are sharing information on topics that concern us every day.

Caregiver syndrome is a new term coined by the medical establishment to identify the toll caring for a family member can take. For the first time, the emotional and physical effects that many caregivers are familiar with are collected under one umbrella. To learn more about the health effects of caring for a family member, read this post.

http://forums.agis.com/thread.jspa?threadID=185&tstart=0

You may have seen newspaper and internet articles in the past few years talking about the looming health crisis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as the Baby Boomers age. AD is a devasting disease that leaves it’s sufferers completely unable to care for themselves. Currently there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s a post that links to an article about a promising new study that may dramatically change the way AD is treated.

http://forums.agis.com/thread.jspa?threadID=193&tstart=0

Caregiving can be easier with the right tools. In our Products thread on the Forum, members and guests share tools that improve the lives of elders and their caregivers. In this post we discuss a cell phone designed for seniors.

http://forums.agis.com/thread.jspa?threadID=183&tstart=0

The AGIS Network Caregiver Forums are a great place to get support and ideas for helping your family member. Will you join us? http://forums.agis.com/index.jspa

Filed under: AGIS, Alzheimer's, Caregiving