"The Academy Award-winning US director Megan Mylan’s Taller Than the Trees follows the daily life of Masami Hayata, a Tokyo ad executive, who embodies the changes that Japan is undergoing. With his wife frequently out of town for her job as a flight attendant, Hayata takes on the role of domestic caregiver, attending to their … Continue reading Taller than the Trees: The Cost of Oya-koko or Filial Piety
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Prevalence of Dementia in the United States
"And if dementia is one of the most dreaded forms of decline associated with aging, it is also one of the most common. The condition affects about 14 percent of people over age 71. The prevalence of dementia increases with age, rising from about 5 percent among people in their 70s to 24 percent of … Continue reading Prevalence of Dementia in the United States
What to Do When Grandma Has Dementia by Larry Handy – Rivet Journal
"Impatient dates make impatient girlfriends who become impatient wives who become impatient mothers. If they can’t handle that Grandma has dementia, what makes you think they can handle if you ever get it? Or worse, if your child was born with autism or a missing limb or born blind?" —Handy, Larry. What to Do When … Continue reading What to Do When Grandma Has Dementia by Larry Handy – Rivet Journal
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