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One Man’s Journey Through Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Rick Phelps’ new book is here! – “WHILE I STILL CAN” Rare is the opportunity to experience the nightmare of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease from the perspective of a patient. In this book, While I Still Can, Rick Phelps, the founder of “Memory People”, an online Alzheimer’s and [...]
”In the first public acknowledgment that legendary former University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal has been living with dementia for several years, his wife, Edith, told members of a state legislative committee Tuesday of the emotional and physical toll.” Austin, TX., statesman.com. “Every day since Darrell’s diagnosis of dementia, I deal with the stress of [...]
In the past, public figures who announced a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s fairly quickly moved out of the spotlight and into a private life with less publicity. There may have been brief appearances for a few months, but generally we never knew what happened to them other than occasional updates from the media; President Regan, Charlton [...]
It’s dificult to discuss “end of life” issues with your loved one who has Alzheimer’s or Dementia. Often, they don’t want to upset you and you don’t want to hurt them so the subject is simply avoided. My Mom had already spoken of situations that might arise during “end of life” before she became ill [...]
During several years of studying the differences between caregivers and non-caregivers in four locations, Dr. Lisa Fredman, a Boston University epidemiologist, and her colleagues found that while caregivers were indeed more stressed, they still had lower mortality rates than non-caregivers over eight years of follow-up. I was totally surprised when I read this article. It’s [...]
Five Clues That Your Loved Ones’ Unpredictable Emotional Outbursts Could be Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA) instead of Depression due to symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease As Alzheimer’s Awareness month in November approaches, caregivers are recognized for the critical role they play for loved ones with this disease. Caregivers wear many hats and may notice symptoms or behavior [...]
If you or a loved one suffers from Alzheimer’s, Early Onset Alzheimer’s, or another Dementia related disease, if you are an advocate, or want to know more about these diseases, we invite you to join us. At Memory People™, you will find care and support in a comfortable and safe environment where patients, caregivers, and [...]
Having Alzheimer’s or Dementia doesn’t have to mean an instant death sentence or forgetting everyone and everything familiar within a decade. Plenty of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or Dementia lead productive and happy lives for many years, even decades after diagnosis. On average, longevity of life after onset of Alzheimer’s is thought to be 20 [...]
Approx. 180,000 people with dementia are thought to be prescribed anti-psychotic drugs in the UK each year with 80% of those prescriptions seen as inappropriate by critics. I feel certain these numbers are duplicated in the US. When I asked Mom’s doctor for help with her Violent behavior, his first line of defense was anti-psychotic [...]
Pat Summitt, 59, spoke with Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins— who wrote a biography of Summitt and considers Summitt her best friend. Summitt learned of her diagnosis of Dementia (Early Onset Alzheimer’s) at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Jenkins wrote that Summitt almost punched the first doctor who told her. When a second advised [...]
