Respite
Care
relies on donations to support the program. Send your
tax deductible donation to:
Respite
Care
P.O. Box 402
Brunswick, Maine 04011
Alzheimer's Support Group
In
affiliation with the Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer's
Association, we offer support groups at the United Methodist
Church in Brunswick at the following times:
The first Tuesday of
every month from 9:30 to 11 am.
The third Tuesday of the
month at1:00 to 2:30 pm.
Care is available for a
loved one while you attend the group at no charge. Advance notice
for care is required by calling Nancy Herk-Bott at
729-8571.
New
Drug Approved For Treatment of Alzheimers
Memantine
is a drug approved in October 2003 by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of
moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. Forest
Laboratories will market the drug under the trade name
Namenda. Forest anticipates that Memantine will be
available in U.S. pharmacies by early 2004. For more
information contact your physician. For the
Alzheimer's Association fact sheet on this drug, visit
the web site at www.alz.org
or call 800.273.3900. You may also call Forest Lab
directly at 800.678.1605 and ask for Professional
Affairs Division. (excerpted from Alzheimer's
Association fact sheet)
Located
at the United Methodist Church at 320 Church Road, Brunswick, Maine
729-8571
New
Drug Approved For Treatment of Alzheimers