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Finding the sweet moments in Alzheimer’s by Linda Austin My mother was in a nursing home the last three and a half years, suffering the later stages of Alzheimer’s. Her mind had become too dangerous to let her live alone, but she fought the disease—and me trying to help her—with such vehemence I had to [...]
Recently, I was searching Amazon for the new book by Gary Joseph LeBlanc “Managing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Behaviors: Common Sense Caregiving,” and was surprised to see how many new Alzheimer’s books have been released recently. I try to stay up to date with reading and reviewing new ones, but I think I’ve been slacking recently. [...]
“Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness – common sense caregiving” by Gary Joseph LeBlanc Generally, when I’m reviewing a book for this site it’s either an Instruction Manual for dealing with the Alzheimer’s patient from Diagnosis to Stage 6. Or, a Question and Answer dialog where you need only search the ‘contents page’ to find [...]
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 [...]
As Mother’s Day nears I find myself reminiscing about the final weeks and months of my mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s. Despite all that we’d been through during our lifetime of Alzheimer’s, this became one of my biggest fears. During this week of reminiscing about Mom–I’m including a repeat of a previous post discussing the fear [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Not regular, liquid insulin. Not insulin injections a person might take for Diabetes. But for years, Suzanne Craft has known that brain cells need insulin, Gina Kolata reported in the New York Times. Craft also recognized that conditions in which the body makes too little insulin or is resistant to the effects of insulin such [...]
An article from Reuters 7/17 by Julie Steenhuysen has spoke of studies attempting to do just such a thing. The studies, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Paris, are part of a widespread search for ways to detect Alzheimer’s before memory problems begin, when drugs and treatments have a better chance of making [...]
Some Medications available for the Alzheimer’s Patient and what do they do? Since Alzheimer’s disease is commonly a slow process, the disease affects people differently and therefore individuals respond to different treatments uniquely. Currently, there is no drug or treatment program that stops the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. However, for individuals who are in mild, [...]
