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) Silver Alert Proves Successful
The program is designed to locate missing elderly people who have Dementia or Alzheimers.The Victoria Police Department received a call around 2:45 Sunday morning from a concerned family member reporting that an elderly woman diagnosed with Demenia who left her home late Saturday night had not returned.
Police filed the proper paper work with the state and a Silver Alert was issued for the Victoria resident. TXDot message boards and alerts went out all over the state of Texas. The woman was later found in Bayside, that's about 60 miles from Victoria, in between Corpus Christi and Refugio at a convenient store after a person saw the alert and notified Corpus Christi DPS. The Victoria Police Department says very rarely do they issue these alerts, but the safe return of the woman is a testament that the program does work. More>>
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) What the papers say
Several of the papers hail the discovery of certain genes that can increase the risk of someone developing Alzheimer's.The Mail says it could revolutionise understanding of the illness and cut the rate of new cases in the UK by about 100,000 a year.
The head of the Alzheimer's Society tells the Independent that, in this instance, the word "breakthrough" really does fit the bill.
Finally, the Irish News looks at a book about the showband star Larry Cunningham.
It recalls the time he shared the stage in Lifford with Jim Reeves who walked off because the piano wasn't up to scratch. To avoid trouble, Larry took over and did an hour of Jim Reeves songs. "Otherwise," he says, "they would have torn the place down."
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) How distance magnified toll of my mother's Alzheimer's
WHEN Monique Allen's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, it was extremely difficult for her to come to terms with.But the news was made all the more devastating by the fact that the pair lived hundreds of miles apart.
At the time of her diagnosis, 88-year-old Genevieve Gindre lived in her native France, while Monique lived at her family home in Evans Avenue, Allestree.
The distance left Monique feeling helpless and alone, while her brother and sisters, still living in France, were able to help.
After Genevieve's death, in June last year, those feelings of loneliness inspired Monique to volunteer with the Alzheimer's Society.
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) Walkers setting off on the first-ever Memory Walk at Wellington
The organisers from Bracknell and District Alzheimer's Society say they have already raised £700 from the stalls and are hoping for more than £2,000 more when the sponsorship cash comes in.Organiser Clare Heffill said: “It was absolutely fantastic.
“The numbers were great, the weather was great.
“The walk was started by Councillor Bob Wade, the mayor, and lots of people brought their dogs along for the walk, which was really nice."
The stalls included a tombola and a raffle, as well as magic and even a karaoke tent.
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) Community News
Memory Walk raises money to help fight Alzheimer's disease: More than $37,000 was raised to fund Alzheimer's care, support and research during the annual Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk on Sept. 12 at Frontier Culture Museum. More than 300 walkers from Staunton and Augusta County participated. Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, and WHSV-TV anchor Melanie Lofton served as honorary starters of the walk.The team raising the most money was Dream Weavers, who raised more than $6,000.
The event was sponsored by Augusta Health, Bentley Commons Senior Living, Coffman Funeral Home and "The New Dominion" and "Crossroads Business" magazines.
Nonprofits to provide volunteer opportunities during Club 60 meeting: Nonprofit organizations will provide lists of volunteer opportunities during a Club 60 meeting at 7 p.m. More>>