TAIPEI (Jan 29) - The decomposing remains of a 66-ton sperm whale
exploded on a busy Taiwan street, showering nearby cars and shops with
blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours, local newspapers
said.

I have a relative (74 years old) who exhibits varying but generally
slight degrees of memory loss and confusion.  Several family members
share this opinion, and although any one incident seems innocent enough,
it's almost impossible to spend even a brief time with her without one

I am posting this for my 75+ year old friend whose husband has Alzheimers.
She told me that she gave him some OTC cold medication one day because he
had a bad cold. After taking it, he became normal again with memory and
conversation ability just like before the illness hit him. Her ...

I just looked out the window and it is raining to beat the band. We'll be
drenched in minutes if we go out in this. Maybe it will pass over in the
next 20 minutes....
karen

You have to see this page! I hope you have Active X set up on your computer.
This is a riot!
http://homepage.mac.com/webmasterkai/kaicurry/gwbush/dishonestdubya.html
karen

Hi,10 years ago we were told that aluminium was thought to be one of the
main causes of Alzheimer's. Since then more and more food products
that used to be packaged in plastic are now packaged in aluminium
foil. Even allowing for protective coatings, obviously aluminium is

Back in early-mid December, my father's new doctor recommended (on the
phone, to me, not directly to my father), after finding nothing with the
head MRI to explain his memory problems, that he go to a neurologist.  Dad
was clearly not wanting to deal with it at the time, and with ...

I haven't been around this newsgroup much, only a few times, but it
really taught me a lot.  At any rate, my fil died at the beginning
of last week; it was a relief, to be honest with you.  He was already
long gone.  We had a nice memorial service where people talked about

Hello everyone.  So many reply posts.  I don't know where to start.  Started
a new thread as my last reply got bounced.
We found another AD home for him if need be.  Half the cost of the current
facility and our pastor recommended it.  Dad does have a long term insurance

I am a first time poster so forgive me if I mess up.  My wife is in her
tenth year of alzheimer's symptoms which started at age 48.  She tried
aricept for a few months with no improvement. She has tried risperdol ,
haldol and despokote for psycosis and agitation --  all with bad ...

Adelle, you wisely suggested consulting an elder care attorney to Ken. Any
tips on where/how to find a good one? I think I need to sit down with one
and get all the facts in my state before we have problems.
Songbird

I've only got one New Years resolution so far and that is to keep up
with my email. That is,to reply quicker to people even when I don't feel
like it-instead of putting it off and waiting until I do feel like it.
Sometimes I forget and sometimes I just get ashamed to answer an email

Hi Ken,
If you don't mind, please post a message with all your Dad's
medications and make comments on where the hallucinations/delusions
started, why he was prescribed Ativan, and a timeline...from when he

I just thought I'd update. I put him back on his anti-depressent. His
sleeping habits are back to normal, and his confusion rate has dropped
significantly. My lesson, dementia, and depression have many of the
same qualities, and when both are attacking the mind, it can be

Hi...my name is Mary, I am a caregiving daughter to a loving and feisty
(sometimes too feisty) 81 year old woman just diagnosed with early
(mild-to-moderate) vascular dementia, with the possibility of mixed dementia
(vascular plus Alz.).  She had a mild cognitive disorder and ...