This column was inspired by a conversation between Kris Stewart and her daughter Patrice. Both women are ranchers in Paradise Valley, Nevada.
I thank all of the terrific individuals, groups, and businesses that support Alzheimer’s Awareness and ADF-Winnemucca. We move forward because of a community that cares in so many ways.
Trina lives in Eureka, Nevada. Her funny books are available wherever you buy books. Or email her at itybytrina@yahoo.com to buy signed copies.
Tom Claycomb is a hunting enthusiast that writes a bi-monthly column for Great Basin Sun.
Kris Stewart is a rancher in Paradise Valley, Nevada.
Many of us joke that it would be great to have a job where you could be wrong most of the time, and still considered to be good at what you do. We are often times referring to the local weather forecaster when we say this.
Dawn arrives at 4am this time of year in northern Idaho. This doesn’t present a problem for me as I typically arise early so that I have more time to enjoy the day. On my last day at our cabin, my eyes popped open to a glorious, peach-tinged sky.
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Trina lives in Eureka, Nevada. Her funny books are available wherever you buy books or email her at itybytrina@yahoo.com to buy signed copies. Really!
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Some new research indicates that Medicare will soon offer payment for early-stage Alzheimer’s drugs such as Lecanemab. Attacking the biology rather than symptoms, this offers a chance to slow the progression of the disease providing more time for living and planning. Some ask, “What good would an Alzheimer’s diagnosis do when there is no prevention, reversal, or cure?” I understand their perplexity, but I also know that each step in experimental treatments draws us closer to a cure.
Kris Stewart is a rancher from Paradise Valley, Nevada.
Accountability is a concept that is easy to support, especially in others. The water usually gets a little muddier when it comes to applying the same standards to ourselves and our loved ones.
Although I recognize it will never happen and in many ways this benefits me, you’d think I would be more knowledgeable in all aspects of Alzheimer’s disease. AD, however, is wily and manifests differently with each individual. Individual – that nails it. Even though clumping all people with dementia into a single group is handy, it is wrong and it serves no positive purpose in helping people thrive.
It’s good to have a friend, someone with whom you can get along and share experiences.