tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417858178588416830.post2718196116769897600..comments2024-03-19T09:45:12.928-04:00Comments on Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog: Tribute to a Nun with Alzheimer’s Dementia Frances Shani Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963810627889715839noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417858178588416830.post-76238646020578003712021-11-25T22:57:04.687-05:002021-11-25T22:57:04.687-05:00I became familiar with the Nun Study during the ti...I became familiar with the Nun Study during the time my friend Sister Mary had Alzheimer's dementia. The Nun Study included 678 Catholic sisters 75 to 107 years of age who were members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame congregation. Data collected included early and middle-life risk factors from the convent archives, annual cognitive and physical function evaluations during old age, and postmortem evaluations of the participants' brains. These case histories provided examples of how healthy aging and dementia relate to the degree of pathology present in the brain and the level of resistance. Another nun named Sister Mary is an outstanding example of the Nun Study. She had high cognitive test scores before her death at 101 years of age, and she maintained this high status despite having abundant, classic lesions of Alzheimer's disease.Frances Shani Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13963810627889715839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417858178588416830.post-91637819703329398432015-03-04T15:37:27.806-05:002015-03-04T15:37:27.806-05:00Beautifully written!Beautifully written!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417858178588416830.post-24053513945828902042015-02-28T00:52:57.766-05:002015-02-28T00:52:57.766-05:00Very nice. I'm sure you did warm here heart!Very nice. I'm sure you did warm here heart! Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760455470956062864noreply@blogger.com