"TO DIAGNOSE DEMENTIA EARLY"
The Sint Maarten Alzheimer Foundation invites the communities of Colebay, Cul de Sac, Dutch Quarter, Lower Princess Quarter, Belvedere, Sucker Garden, Over the Bank and Philipsburg to make use of the possibility to have their memory tested FREE of charge on Saturday coming February 25 from 8.00 am – 3.00 pm. Medical students of the American University of the Caribbean will volunteer for the Sint Maarten Alzheimer Foundation posting at seven supermarkets in these areas.
The Sint Maarten Alzheimer’s Foundation has as main objectives to :
· raise the awareness of the disease called "Alzheimer" and / or other related dementia,
· offer support to persons who suffer from the disease of "Alzheimer" and / or related dementia and to their caretakers.
Early diagnosis and treatment has benefits according to last year’s World Alzheimer’s Report of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI). The report is completely dedicated to "The benefits of early diagnosis and intervention". Memory Tests can help to identify who needs further testing and diagnosis.
FREE MEMORY TESTING
St.Maarten Alzheimer’s Foundation To Hold Free Memory Tests This Saturday
The Sint Maarten Alzheimer’s Foundation (SMAF) is providing FREE MEMORY TESTS.
· Offering and administering these FREE MEMORY TESTS will raise the awareness and the interest of the community to get more information from the Alzheimer foundation. Any question you might have feel free to ask the volunteer. We want to inform and serve you!
· Offering FREE MEMORY TEST in the community districts makes it also easier to support the people in the community in detecting the need for support for persons and family members affected by the disease of Alzheimer’s or a different kind of dementia. Just ask the volunteer to write your phone number so that we from the Alzheimer Foundation can call you and make an appointment to see how we can be of help to you.
· Scoring the MEMORY TEST gives a pre-screening of the memory and brain condition, which results can lead to referral to the home physician.
IN COOPERATION WITH AUC’S COMMUNITY ACTION DAY
This year on February 25th, students of the American University avail themselves to assist the Alzheimer Foundation as volunteers providing FREE MEMORY TESTING in the communities of Colebay, Cul de Sac, Dutch Quarter, Lower Princess Quarter, Belvedere, Sucker Garden, Over the Bank and Philipsburg. The students will post from 8 am – 3 pm in pairs of two at seven supermarkets in the communities.
· The students will be identified as volunteers from the Alzheimer foundation and of the AUC
· The student SMAF-volunteers will provide information leaflets from the Alzheimer Foundation
· The student SMAF-volunteers will provide free memory tests.
· The student SMAF-volunteers will assist with the scoring the same day upon return to the AUC campus
· The SMAF-board members will communicate the test results to the persons for follow up.
An amount of 30 medical students from AUC got instructions on Wednesday February 22, 2012 from the Secretary of the Sint Maarten Alzheimer’s Foundation on how to administer the memory tests. A very historic day because it was the 2nd birthday of the Sint Maarten Alzheimer’s Foundation. These AUC students have volunteered to assist the Alzheimer Foundation and the community in the different neighbor-hoods on Saturday coming February 25 from 8.00 am – 3.00 pm.
Student coordinators for the student volunteers for SMAF are Kayla Kelly and Kate Kuzmicheva, whereas drs Raymond Jessurun, Secretary of the Sint Maarten Alzheimer’s Foundation will be coordinating the whole event.
Do not miss this opportunity to have your memory tested for FREE.
LOCATIONS FOR FREE MEMORY TESTING:
Cole Bay
1 – Le Gran Marche – Union Road
2 – Afoo Daily Extra – Welfare Road
Cul de Sac
3. – Le Gran Marche – Bush Road
4. – Cake House – LB Scot Road
Philipsburg
5 – Afoo Supermarket – Cannegieter Road
Madame Estate
6. – Afoo Fresh Market – Illidge Road
Dutch Quarter
7. – Afoo Food Club – George Clement de Weever Road