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- $Title{Alzheimer's Disease: Idendtifications Patch}
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- Identification Patch information packet resource resources}
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- Copyright (c) 1991-92,1993 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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- A Resource About Alzheimer's Disease: Identification Patch
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- Over 2 and 1/2 million people suffer with Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
- Because AD robs its victims of their memories and associative powers,
- wandering is a common problem for these people. All of a sudden the daily
- walk to the store is strange, nothing looks familiar. The AD victim is lost,
- and people who might help, are unaware of the patient's illness and confusion.
- Tragedy waits in the wings waiting to strike. When a wandering episode led to
- the death of Charlie Iannuzzo of Lowell, Massachusetts, in January 1987, his
- wife and Dr. Susan Black, a family physician and President of the
- Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians, developed the Alzheimer's
- Identification Patch, which can identify the afflicted patient, and obtain the
- life saving aid of a good samaritan who may be passing by. You may obtain an
- information packet that describes the patch in detail, as well as two other
- booklets "Caregiving at Home" and "When the Diagnosis is Alzheimer's", and an
- information sheet that tells the story of the patch's development. All in all
- it is a pretty impressive offering, and it is yours with out charge. Send
- your request, along with a stamped, self addressed business envelope to
- Greater Lowell Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 9028, Lowell, MA 01853. You
- may save a loved one's life.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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