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12 Mar

Yes, and…

Last week I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Lisa Genova at my lecture series. Dr. Genova is a neurologist and the author of “Still Alice”, a book about Alzheimer’s from the perspective of a person with Alzheimer’s. It was made into a movie, which garnered actor Julianne Moore an...

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27 Jan

Caring for Caregivers – A Personal Story

In our lives, we either are, have been or will be a caregiver. And it is a loving, challenging, fulfilling, exhausting, priceless, financially costly, emotionally and physically draining role – sometimes, all in one day. I watched my mother as a caregiver. Virtually overnight – as it so often happens –...

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07 Dec

He’s awfully darn cute, but is he worth it?

A recent article in the NY Times describes the use of a robot named Zora at an elder care hospital in France. I had the privilege of meeting one of these robots in a Silicon Valley innovation center a couple of years ago. As you can see from the delight...

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