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Ian Kremer
@leadcoalition.bsky.social
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Executive Director at the LEAD Coalition (a diverse, national coalition working to overcome #Alzheimers disease and other forms of #dementia). @umichlaw.bsky.social and WashU alum.

You may have known me as @LEAD_Coalition on the bird site
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When you are caregiving for a loved one, making self care a priority can feel impossible. For your own wellbeing and that of the person you love, it is a practical necessity and a key to endurance.

#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #wellbeing #caregiving #selfcare #quote
"Caring for someone I love brings challenges. I take breaks from my responsibilities so can I can stay connected to loving feelings and not be overwhelmed by frustration and exhaustion."
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Losing Touch: Early in AD, Tau Tangles in the Spinal Cord Dull the Senses www.alzforum.org/news/researc...

#Alzheimers #dementia #neuroscience #science #NeuroSkyence
Out of Touch. Under healthy conditions (left), CCK neurons in the spinal cord become activated in response to incoming light touch signals. When tau accumulates (right), c-Maf becomes activated, which inhibits CCK neuron activity, reducing tactile sensitivity. [Courtesy of Zhu et al., 2025, Nature Neuroscience.]
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Love this! Thankfully, none of my family or friends use this "prove me wrong" nonsense, but the video is a lovely (and funny) way to learn how you can turn the tables.
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Do you love Barbra Streisand? If so, check out this fabulous starter pack from sister Marcie. If you don't love Barbra, please seek help... from sister Marcie and all the amazing people in her starter pack!
mlipsitt.bsky.social Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 18h
No secret, I treasure Barbra Streisand for her singing & 💙 politics. Privileged to have seen her in 1994 in concert w/my treasured Grandma Adele. A lifetime of fighting for All children & knowing I won’t live to see an America that’s recovered from MAGA! youtu.be/rUOG83yOV8k?... go.bsky.app/Eh6a7i8
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Please check out this excellent starter pack from sister Tricia!
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back. www.notus.org/health-scien...

#CDC #vaccines #DOGE #publichealth
CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Patience, compassion, and a healthy dose of perspective.

#Alzheimers #dementia #empathy
The person living with dementia is not giving you a hard time. The person living with dementia is having a hard time.
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Top 10 Early Signs of Dementia dementia.stjohnsliving.org/dementia-war...

#Alzheimers #dementia #health #wellness
infographic: "Top 10 Early Signs: Is It Dementia?"
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Too early for Xmas references? Not when it is a starter pack from our sister @mlipsitt.bsky.social!
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I'm a day late in sharing, but please don't hesitate to check out this terrific starter pack from sister @debbie156.bsky.social!
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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#ProudBlue #Pinks #ResistanceUnited Good morning, incredible friends. Your profound influence on people is greater than you can imagine. You truly make a difference, whether you realize it or not. #Jaye’sMorningLight
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Please check out this terrific starter pack from sister @cardwell4u.bsky.social!
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The deubiquitinase OTULIN regulates tau expression and RNA metabolism in neurons genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...

#Alzheimers #dementia #neuroscience #science #NeuroSkyence
Figure 5. The working model shows the known and novel functions of OTULIN. OTULIN regulates proteostasis, cell death, inflammation, and cell survival/development. The novel non-canonical function identified in this study demonstrates OTULIN role as a regulator of RNA metabolism/stability and gene expression, including tau.
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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I am thankful for all my Bluesky friends, the old and the new, who strive to replace ignorance with wisdom, stigma with inclusion, fear with love. I celebration of you and in hopes of growing your communities, I'll add each of my starter packs in this thread.

#Thanksgiving
"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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A woman with dementia adored her haircut. Her husband's letter to the stylist is everything.

#Alzheimers #dementia #kindness #Thanksgiving
text of a letter from a man, whose with is living with dementia, thanking the hair stylist for treating her so well
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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There is no such thing as too much Thanksgiving gratitude, so please check out this starter pack from our friend @docmurphydog.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Sharing this starter pack from a new friend @gjabberbox.bsky.social!
gjabberbox.bsky.social gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 2d
Some of my favorites!! Thank you for all that you do. 🤗🥰🥳🙏🏻💙
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November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Poetry to remind those who face relentless waves of dementia that love remains, endures and deepens.

#Alzheimers #dementia #grief #EndAlz #poetry #Thanksgiving
"Recall" by Daniel C. Potts, MD My mind is an hourglass of fading memories. Little sand remains. Yet tonight in my soul I walk a moonlit beach somewhere beneath A sky of southern stars. In their lower lights I find a little clam shell like the one you gave Me when pelicans flew low for us watchers of The surf, and you wrote "I love you" in tide wet Sand, then simply spoke my name like a blessing Over the turquoise horizon of my eyes.
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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As November nears an end, don't miss this starter pack from our great friend @dailykotzn.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Thank you, sister @sentenne.bsky.social, for this excellent Friendsgiving starter pack!
sentenne.bsky.social Jackie Sentenne Pettit @sentenne.bsky.social · 2d
This is the second pack.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Thank you, sister @mlipsitt.bsky.social, for keeping us focused every day on the most vulnerable among us.
mlipsitt.bsky.social Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 2d
Every American Child Deserves a Home, Food, Parents, a Globally Enviable Public Education, Civil Rights & an America not trying to destroy their present & future. Children ask for so little and deserve so much! If YOU Are NOT Voting for Children Block Me! youtu.be/gZU0qkPT6no?... go.bsky.app/H3QrjkU
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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If we all do one random act of kindness daily, we just might set the world in the right direction.

#kindness #happiness #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #Thanksgiving:
"If we all do one random act of kindness daily, we just might set the world in the right direction." ~ Martin Kornfeld
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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6 Meaningful Ways to Thank a Dementia Caregiver (That Actually Help) beingpatient.com/6-meaningful... by @beingpatient.bsky.social

#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #Thanksgiving
6 Meaningful Ways to Thank a Dementia Caregiver (That Actually Help)
Experts share evidence-based, practical ways to show appreciation and support for family members caring for someone living with dementia.
beingpatient.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Love this "Pure Gratitude" starter pack from sister @ltwlauren.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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This tremendous Thanksgiving starter pack from sister @dpfrazier22.bsky.social may bring you peace and it'll definitely bring you amazing advocates!
dpfrazier22.bsky.social DianneSpiritlight @dpfrazier22.bsky.social · 2d
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Celebrating a holiday
We will still remember that while we are with family we have our big blue family to remember and be thankful for 🦃🦃🦃🦃✨⭐️✨⭐️💙🌟💙🌟✨
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM