It's interesting that you should mention that. One woman who takes in
children that were born addicted to cocaine and alcohol, and/or
abuse-related developmental abnormalities, has reported a decreased
"burn out" from caregiving.
But, no, I don't intend for my post primarily to attract volunteers
from the ranks of caregivers, but from a victim of the disease itself.
Although I do not sell anything for the treatment of illness, I would
be very interested to see if the same positive interactions arise when
used on an Alzheimer's patient as has when used on people with other
neuro/psych problems.
This is not the only method with which I am familiar, btw. I have
spent a lot of time researching the medical literature, the patent
office (80% of human technical knowledge is patented), and other
sources. I have two groups, one concerning the infrared device, and
one concerning mind machines and cognitive enhgancing drugs in
general.
The below group, the message archives are not mostly relevant to
Alzheimer's disease, but there is much of interest in the files and
links sections:
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/neurotechnology
My infrared group:
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/magnetikon
A group about mind machines:
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/mind-l
A group concerning "smart pills" or nootropic drugs:
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/smartdrugs
The members of any of the above groups will be helpful and willing to
answer any of your questions about cognitive enhancement. Some are
doctors, some are not. There are many alternatives, such as piracetam
(nootropic), biofeedback and neurofeedback, light-sound machines,
cranioelectrical stimulation (very low level), etc, all of which have
the possibility of having a positive impact on the illness which is
the topic of this group.
James