Make a mental note that the Alzheimer’s Association designates Sept. 21 as World Alzheimer’s Day. In fact, all of September is officially World Alzheimer’s Month, with a purple “END ALZ” theme to push for solutions to the problem.
Programs offered year-round by Tucson Medical Center’s Senior Services help those dealing with dementia-related challenges, including an active Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Project.
A special introductory session – “New to Memory Loss” – is offered periodically for those dealing with new memory-related diagnoses in themselves or their loved ones. This talk is open to the public and, for those who are eligible, the session leads into a six-week Self Management Course on Memory Loss.
“Thank you so much for having a class on memory loss,” wrote one woman whose husband had been struggling with memory issues. “During the class he kept saying, ‘That’s me, I do that, I say that.’ My husband right away said he would like to take the workshop. He went through two interviews and was accepted.
“It has helped him tremendously. He is a different person. He says he has learned what is happening to him and what is in the future. I have my old husband back. He still has memory loss, but he understands.”
The one-hour introductory session on memory loss, open to the public, is Thursday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. at the TMC Senior Services Classroom, El Dorado Health Campus, 1400 N. Wilmot. Then, for those who are eligible, a six-week Self Management Course on Memory Loss starts Thursday, Sept 27. The full course, with limited enrollment, requires a pre-registration interview and diagnosis of memory impairment.
For more information and registration on this session or other future offerings, contact TMC Senior Services, 324-1960.
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