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Angela Lunde
Angela Lunde is a dementia education specialist in the education core of Mayo Clinic's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Abigail Van Buren Alzheimer's Disease Research Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Angela Lunde
The transfer of information about dementias, as well as understanding the need for participation in clinical trials, is an essential component of the education core.
Angela is a member of the Alzheimer's Association board of directors and co-chair of the annual Minnesota Dementia Conference. She is a member of the Dementia Behavior Assessment and Response Team (D-BART), a multidisciplinary outreach service assisting professional and family caregivers in understanding and managing difficult behaviors often present in dementia. She facilitates several support groups, including Memory Club, an early-stage education and support series, and more recently, helped to develop and now deliver Healthy Action to Benefit Independence and Thinking (HABIT), a 10-day cognitive rehab and wellness program for people with mild cognitive impairment.
Angela takes a personal interest in understanding the complex changes that take place within relationships and among families when dementia is present. She is particularly interested in providing innovative and accessible ways for people with dementia and their families to receive information and participate in valuable programs that promote well-being.
"Amid a devastating disease, there are tools, therapies, programs and ways to cope, and it is vital that families are connected to these resources," she says.
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May 19, 2009
Blog: TV series lifts curtain on Alzheimer's
By Angela Lunde
HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health lift a curtain on the lives of those impacted by Alzheimer's disease, as well as the most cutting edge advances from those who treat and study the disease, in a new documentary project.
The "Los Angeles Times" wrote that the 4-part HBO documentary is "an ambitious, disturbing, emotionally fraught and carefully optimistic film exploring virtually every angle of Alzheimer's disease that can be explored on television."
If you haven't already, I invite you to watch these films and offer your reaction, beginning with "The Memory Loss Tapes." After watching, consider sharing your thoughts. What affected you the most and why?
The series is available on HBO, HBO on Demand, or you can watch for free on your computer at www.hbo.com/alzheimer's, where many other resources are available.
Here's a brief summary of what the films are about:
"The Memory Loss Tapes" portray an up-close and personal look at seven individuals living with Alzheimer's. The captivating stories include a mother who adamantly struggles to maintain her simple lifestyle in the face of her memory loss; a woman in a nursing home who believes the image in the mirror is her best friend; and a father who steals the show with his vocal performance, but can no longer remember his family. The film focuses on issues of independence, communication, changes in intimacy and sexual behavior, caregiving and end of life choices.
The other films are:
"Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?" with Maria Shriver. The film captures what it means to be a child or grandchild of one who suffers with Alzheimer's disease.
"Momentum in Science" is a two-part state-of-the-science film taking you inside the laboratories and clinics of 24 leading scientists and physicians, revealing some of the most cutting-edge research advances.
"Caregivers" shines a light on the sacrifices and successes made by people experiencing their loved ones' gradual descent into dementia.
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