MANSFIELD — The Black History Month Celebration Saturday featured interactive crafts and cultural celebrations from musicians, poets and dancers at the downtown library branch.
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10 healthy habits for your brain
As people pursue their New Year’s resolutions, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging everyone to commit to brain health in 2025. Research shows that healthy behaviors may reduce the risk of cognitive decline and help reduce the risk of dementia. A recent poll reported that retired Americans fear developing dementia more than any other condition. While […]
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Hope is ever present ahead of annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s
For local resident Cheryl Benway, the fight against Alzheimer’s is personal. In 2011, Benway’s mother passed away from Alzheimer’s at 72 years old, ten years after she was diagnosed at 62. “She was able to be in an assisted living facility. There were five Alzheimer’s patients with a caregiver, 24/7. It looked like a home. […]
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North End Farmers Market opens June 6 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD – The North End Farmers Market has announced its season opening on Thursday, June 6. Proudly hosted by the North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC), the market is Mansfield’s best and only farmers market, open to all and ready to bring the community together. Market Details Location: NECIC Urban Farm, 311 Bowman Street, MansfieldDates: […]
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Letter to the Editor: Understanding the impact on a family wreaked by Alzheimer’s
As a long-time Alzheimer’s Association advocate, I understand fully the impact that Alzheimer’s disease can have on a family. My grandmother was diagnosed in 2013 and her doctor basically said “good luck with that,” so I reached out to the Association and started using their free resources immediately. Since then, seven other members of my […]
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The connection between volunteering and brain health
Today, there are 220,000 Ohioans living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia – and by 2025, that number is expected to hit 250,000. Almost 500,000 Ohioans are providing care to people living with the disease in our communities across the state; 2/3 of these caregivers are women. We also know 1 in 3 seniors die from […]
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Mansfield’s Dr. Lee to speak at Alzheimer’s Assn. event
TOLEDO — Mansfield Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Lee will give a presentation on the early detection of Alzheimer’s and disease biomarkers at an Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Ohio Chapter program to be held at the Area Agency on Aging. The program is scheduled for Aug. 17 from 4 to 5:15 p.m. at the Area Agency on Aging District […]