December 10th, 2007
As some of you know, in addition to writing my Quilting and Patchwork blog, I co-author Alzheimer’s Notes with Liz Lewis. I’m a former caregiver for my mom and aunt and now help with Alzheimer’s awareness through my writing and speaking. Liz is a nurse whose work involves the elderly.
Liz is organizing an All About […]
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September 17th, 2007
Are you involved in raising Alzheimer’s awareness? There are a number of quilting related projects, as well as many others, that have been raising funds and awareness to combat this disease.
Many people are focusing on National Alzhemer’s Day, this coming Friday, September 21, to do something special. You may find events taking place in your community, […]
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May 6th, 2007
The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative, under the direction of Ami Simms, has put together a book, Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece, about the quilts contributed for this auction fund raising projcet.
The color proofs have been okayed and now are back with the printer. A June release is anticipated, although it may be ready before.
The […]
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November 22nd, 2006
The Touch Quilt, at the Alzheimer’s Store (http://alzstore.com/ ) gave me ideas for quilts we can design for family members or friends stricken with this disease. If we don’t have time to make the quilt, we can always purchase one and then create more as needed.
However, they appear very easy to design and make with […]
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September 6th, 2006
To develop more awareness of Alzheimer’s and spread knowledge about this disease, quilters in Blount County, Tennessee are designing a memory quilt which will hand in the Blount county Museum. The Blount County Outreach Council, under the direction of Trula Jones, whose mother has Alzheimer’s, developed a plan to increase community awareness and help fight this […]
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