My client is on Aricept and Namenda (the latter twice a day). In
addition to this, she's been drinking a cup of "Think O2" tea, that has
ginko biloba in it.

I've been giving it to her with her meds twice a day consistently for a
little over a month now.

For the last two weeks, she's started to do some new things:

She's washing the dishes now, something she couldn't do before.

She's been making her bed every day.

She comes to me to show me that she has brushed her teeth or taken a
shower by herself; again, things she hasn't been doing on her own.

She even got the blow dryer out and dried her hair by herself, and then
unplugged it and tried to put it away again; though she was unsuccessful
in that, it's still amazing to me that she even thought to get it out
and blow dry her own hair.

There are still other areas where she has extreme problems, such as with
remembering dates, days of the week and cooking, but she is really
trying hard to improve; it's noticeable by not only myself and the other
caregiver, but also by ADS and MSSP, and when her family comes up I am
sure they will notice too.

She was so upset at the idea that we were going to the daycare program
on Thursday, she said, "Oh, it's not YOU, it's that PLACE. It's STUPID."

Hello, where did this sudden burst of clarity come from?

The MSSP (or is it MMSP? I forget) lady told me it was the ginko
combined with the meds and that there was some German study that proved
that regular, consistent use of ginko can actually reverse some cases of
Alzheimers.

Because I am exhausted as well as sore (I have a wrist problem), I am
not able at the moment to surf for the research.

Does anyone know if this study from Germany holds any water?

Thanks in advance,

Feather