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February 2014

Variété 2014 : Auction Sneak Peek

Library Resources

February 2014 Calendar

Study Sheds Light on Link Between Pesticides, Parkinson’s

Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters

Brain Connections Strengthen As Kids Sleep, Study Suggests

Neuro Connections

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Tiffany & Co. Shopping Weekend in nyC for TWoTiffany & Co. Shopping Weekend in NYC for Two! Spend two nights at the luxurious Plaza Hotel in Manhattan overlooking Central Park including a full-breakfast at the Plaza’s restaurant and $1000 Shopping Gift Card to Tiffany & Co, their Flagstaff Store on 5th Avenue!

elTon john Signed guiTarWe have a guitar signed by Elton John! This guitar is full-sized, electric and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

dazzle doodleSDazzle Doodles, famous for the cute puppies with teddy bear faces that are guaranteed to melt your heart. Their Goldendoodles (golden retriever and poodle mix) are reared based on the following formula: LOVE2 + OPEN RANGE = INFINITE HAPPINESS. There’s a reason they’re quickly becoming the most sought after companion around.

orThodonTiaScott Ostler, DDS, MSD, has generously donated a full set of orthodontia for the 10th year in a row! For any age!

fronT SiTe diamond memberShip for TWoAttend any Front Site Weapon Training Class for FREE for the rest of your life! Front Site is located in Pahrump, Nevada, 40 miles from Las Vegas.

2014 CounTry muSiC aWardS in naShville, TenneSSeeYehaw! Attend the 2014 Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. See your favorite country music stars at the 48th Annual Award show with two 300-Level tickets. Two night stay at the Marriott Union Station Hotel in Downtown Nashville included.

If you missed out last year, you will have another chance to bid on trips to Bali and Italy!

The mediTerranean dinner experienCeAn extravagant Mediterranean Dinner will be prepared by Chefs Eli and Heather Anastos in their home for 6 guests with wine pairings for each course by wine Sommelier’s Don and Melissa Hart.

Variété 2014 (cont’d) & Library Resources

Library additions

autismManaging Meltdowns, Deborah Lipsky & Will Richards

From Anxiety to Meltdowns, Deborah Lipsky

brain HeaLtHGrain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar, David Perlmutter, M.D.

Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings, Gary L. Wenk

buLLyingA Book of Bullies, Katherine Stanley

Caregiving/dementiaYour Love Never Fails DVD, Terra Nova Films

Beyond the Music: The Power of Music with People who are Living with Dementia DVD, Terra Nova Films

I Remember Better When I Paint DVD, Terra Nova Films

Positive Images of Aging DVD, Terra Nova Films

No Age Limit: Creativity and Aging DVD, Terra Nova Films

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I’ll Be There for You DVD, Terra Nova Films

The Unexpected Caregiver, Kari Berit

The Savvy Caregiver DVD 1-4, Healthcare Interactive

HeaLtHThe FAST Metabolism Eat More Food and Lose More Weight, Haylie Pomroy

The FAST Metabolism Diet Cookbook: Eat More Food and Lose Even More Weight, Haylie Pomroy

strokeStroke: Why it Happens and How To Prevent It DVD, Richard C. Senelick, M.D.

Understanding Stroke DVD, Information Television Network

signingSigning Times Series 1: Volume 1- 13, Rachel Coleman DVD

spinaL disordersSpinal Disorders for Beginners: The Oswestry Spine Primer, Stephen Eisenstein, PhD, FRCS

— A specIAl thank you to our generous sponsors for thIs event —

Wine, Dinner & festivities Included. cocktail Attire.Table for 8: $600 | IndIvIdual: $75

knrC iS here To help navigaTe The journey of ThoSe affeCTed by neurologiCal diSorderS. This year’s Variété theme, Life is a Journey, pays tribute to each person’s experience as they learn to navigate their way through their chronic illness. KNRC helps by providing education and support along the way. One way we do this is by raising funds at our annual auction. There are so many ways that you can help! Buy a table and gather your friends. We are also still accepting one-of-a-kind pieces, unique and artsy items, jewelry, wine, experiences that create a memory, or anything else that would generate spirited bidding on March 7th! Here are some auction item highlights so far.

Stan Spohr

Variété 2014 : Auction Items

For information about attending, donating an auction item, or sponsorship opportunities, Call knrC aT (509) 943-8455

Thursday, February 6, 20141 to 3 p.m., repeated 6 to 8 p.m.

Bethel Church600 Shockley Road, Richland, WA

Presented without charge and open to the public

For information or to register, call (509) 943-8455 or visit www.kadlec.org/knrc

This workshop is co-sponsored by

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Brain Connections Strengthen As Kids Sleep

brain Connections strengthen as kids sleep, study suggestsImplications of inadequate shuteye still aren’t clear

HealthDay News — As young children sleep, the connections between the right and left sides of their brains strengthen, according to a small new study.

Researchers measured the brain activity of eight children while they slept at ages 2, 3 and 5 years. They found that connections in the brain generally became stronger during sleep as the children aged.

The strength of the connections between the left and right sides of the brain increase as much as 20 percent over a night’s sleep, according to the study, which was published online Nov. 12 in the journal Brain Sciences.

“There are strong indications that sleep and brain maturation are closely related, but at this time, it is not known how sleep leads to changes in brain structure,” study leader Salome Kurth, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder, said in a university news release.

How sleep disruption during childhood may affect brain development and behavior will be examined in future studies.

“I believe inadequate sleep in childhood may affect the maturation of the brain related to the emergence of developmental or mood disorders,” Kurth said.

It was already known that the brain changes drastically during early childhood. New connections are formed, others disappear and a fatty layer called “myelin” forms around nerve fibers in the brain. The growth of myelin strengthens the connections by speeding up the transfer of information, according to background information included in the news release.

Maturation of nerve fibers improves children’s skills in areas such as language, attention and impulse control. But it hasn’t been clear what role sleep plays in the development of such brain connections.

Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters

Bethel Church600 Shockley Road

Richland, WA

Presented without charge and oPen to the Public.

For information or to register, call (509) 943-8455 or visit www.kadlec.org/knrc

part 1friday, june 7, 20131:00 to 5:00 p.m.

DEMENTIA EDUCATION PRESENTED BY THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION

living with alzheimer’s for middle-stage caregivers

caring for middle-stage dementia

Topics include:•Communication•PersonalCare•Behaviors•Wandering•CareOptions

Bethel Church600 Shockley Road Richland, WA 99352

part 2friday, june 28, 2013

1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

PRESENTEDINTWOSESSIONS

Freeandopentothepublic

For more information and to register, please call (509) 943-8455 or visit www.kadlec.org/knrc

THIS WORKSHOP IS CO-SPONSORED BYFeBruary 6, 2014 1 pm – 3 pm 6 pm – 8 pmor

Know the 10 SignsEarly Detection Matters

A workshop presented by the Alzheimer’s Association

New Support Group oN the horizoN...

Sun Terrace in Prosser, WA, has expressed the desire to host a support group at their facility for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Tammy Ramos, RN, will be the support group leader. We want to make it as accessible as possible and want your input! Please let us know if you would like to attend the group, and what weekdays/times work best for you. Once we know what works best for the majority of those interested, we will schedule the group. We hope to start it in March. Please call KNRC at (509) 943-8455.

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Study Links Pesticides, Parkinson’s

study sheds Light on Link between pesticides, parkinson’sGene mutation combined with exposure to chemicals used in farming may trigger degenerative disease

HealthDay News — Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease linked to pesticides.

The gene mutation causes nerve cells that produce a substance called “dopamine” to lose their protection from pesticide damage. The body uses dopamine to send messages to the part of the brain that controls movement and coordination.

Parkinson’s disease — which causes movement problems such as stiffness, tremors and slurred speech — occurs when nerve cells in the brain don’t produce enough dopamine.

The study is the first “to show that a genetic mutation combined with exposure to pesticides creates a ‘double-hit’ scenario,” by disabling specific pathways, which then leads to nerve-cell death, study senior author Dr. Stuart Lipton, professor and director of Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute’s Center for Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research, said in an institute news release.

Prior to this research, the suspected link between pesticides and Parkinson’s disease was based mainly on animal research and studies that found an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease among farmers, rural populations and others exposed to agricultural chemicals.

The study was published online Nov. 27 in the journal Cell.

While these findings clearly show the relationship between a gene mutation, the environment, and the damage done to dopamine-producing nerve cells, other mutations and pathways could be important influences as well, the researchers noted.

The investigators plan further research to learn more about how genes and environmental factors interact to contribute to Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

“In the future, we anticipate using the knowledge of mutations that predispose an individual to these diseases in order to predict who should avoid a particular environmental exposure. Moreover, we will be able to screen for patients who may benefit from a specific therapy that can prevent, treat or possibly cure these diseases,” Lipton said.

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aLZHeimer’s/ dementia Caregivers

THURSDAY, FEB 20 @ 5:30-7:00 pm Light meal served Location: Callaway Gardens 5505 West Skagit Court, Kennewick RSVP is requested - 509.783.5433

amyotropHiC LateraL sCLerosis (aLs)

WEDNESDAY, FEB 26 @ 6 pm | Location: KNRC

art eXpressions

WEDNESDAY, FEB 12 @ 10 am | Location: KNRC Please RSVP by calling 943-8455 for this group as there is only space and supplies for eight attendees.

Caregivers

TUESDAY, FEB 18 @ 1 pm | Location: KNRC

CAREGIVERS (FOR MEN ONLY) MONDAY, FEB 24 @ 12:30 pm Light meal served Location: Callaway Gardens 5505 West Skagit Court, Kennewick RSVP is requested - 509-783-5433

CHroniC Fatigue immune deFiCienCy syndrome/FibromyaLgia

TUESDAY, FEB 11 @ 2 pm | Location: KNRC

CHroniC pain

FRIDAY, FEB 21 @ 1 pm | Location: KNRC

knoW tHe 10 signs

THURSDAY Feb 6 @ 1 pm or 6 pm Location: Bethel Church (See page 7 for details).

mindFuLness

EVERY FRIDAY, 2:30 pm | Location: KNRC In February, we will do practices from Erin Olivo’s “Free Yourself from Anxiety”. We will also do guided meditations focusing on gratitude, lovingkindness and forgiveness from Jack Kornfield.

mtHFr support group

THURSDAY, FEB 13 @ 1:30 pm | Location: KNRC Note that the MTHFR Support Group has changed to 1:30 (instead of 1:00). As space is limited, you need to call 509-943-8455 to reserve your spot.

muLtipLe sCLerosis

TUESDAY, FEB 4 @ 2 pm | Location: KNRC

parkinson’s

MONDAY, FEB 17 @ 1:30 pm | Location: KNRC

post poLio

SATURDAY, FEB 8 @ 1:00 pm | Location: Richland Public Library

spinaL disorders

This group will meet again in March

stroke

WEDNESDAY, FEB 19 @ 2 pm | Location: KNRC Erika Marin, a speech therapist from Kadlec, will talk about new treatments for stroke at this month’s meeting.

traumatiC brain inJury

WEDNESDAY, FEB 5 @ 3 pm | Location: KNRC

sponsored by

This is a FREE event. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required.

New research from the Human Genome Project on preventing loss of memory as you age. Many of you have heard Neil Rawlins, M.D., present on MTHFR. Come and hear this important information on how treating MTHFR deficiencies could help memory loss as we age.

40-70% of the population has the MTHFR genetic defect.

m a r c h ’ s f o c u s :

MEMORY LOSSNeil W. Rawlins, MD

Katie Karlson, MD

Richland REd lion 802 George Washington Way

Richland, Wa 99352

Friday, March 28, 20143:00 – 4:30pm

For more information, or to register for this event, visit kadlec.org/knrc or call (509) 943-8455.

www.kadlec.org/knrc

560 Gage Boulevard, Suite 106Richland, Washington 99352(509) 943-8455 phonewww.kadlec.org/knrc

neuro ConneCtions

2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORSJodi Melland, Chair Brian Hultgrenn, Vice Chair Steve Arneson, Treasurer Pam Knutson, Secretary Bob DeLorenzo Terry Marie Fleischman Don Hart Debra Lang-Jones, RN Yosen Lui, PhD Chris Rawlins, RN Kirk Ruehl, MDiv Michael Turner, MD

KADLEC OFFICERS

Rand Wortman Glenn Welch

STAFFKaren Hayes, MA, Executive Director Heidi Hill, MHA, Office Coordinator Sue Linn, Program Assistant Sue Pinard, Resource Librarian Cathy Manderbach, Office Assistant

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SUPPORT GROUP

There is a monthly Scleroderma Support Group in the Tri-Cities. Please visit www.kadlec.org/knrc or call Vicki at 509-627-5102 or Terry at 509-735-1905 for more information.

Please call 509-943-8455 if you would be interested in a support group for spouses of people living with aspergers.

SAVE THE DATES

June 3, 2014 3rd Annual Caregiving Conference with Kari Berit

august 12-13, 2014 10th Annual Southeastern Washington Autism Conference Keynote Speaker: Temple Grandin, PhD