Dear Friends,
This is my second day on the computer in a little more than a month,
so I fell way behind in reading messages.    First, my heartfelt
sympathy to those of you who have lost loved ones.  Seems like there

WALL STREET JOURNAL-MAY 17,1994
Since 1983, researchers have warned us to avoid supplements that contain iron
may be a primary cause of free radical induced degenerative disease.
In a study in the March 29,1994 issue of the Proceedings of the National

I have been sharing with you my efforts to get my Mom diagnosed and my
parents relocated.
Friday, my mom passed out cold. She has a history of cardiac problems. She
came to, but then was too weak to move off the bed for about six hours. I

That quote, plus "Dad's gone, just his body is there," and many others
ring home to all of us.  They're snarfed a well-written article
on Pick's disease in this morning's St Pete Times
<http://www.sptimes.com/2004/04/11/Floridian/What_s_the_matter_wit.shtml>

... when people actually shared interesting things about their lives on this
NG?
<sigh>
Songbird

And everyone will end up like the fellow in the nurseing home,no blood
pressure med,for 8 months.Thats sending someone to a death sentence.There is
a cause for everything.and most of the time this,poster is right.Any part of
body,breakdown,is due to some autoimmune process.I have ...

Here's an article to help complicate the issue of acetylcholinesterase
inhibitor use.  It seems to me that the jury is out and won't be
returning for some time.  If I still had the choice, my Dad would be
on AChEI's and memantine, without question.  

Here is another site that is interesting on Alzheimers and
antibiotics.
http://www.alzheimersupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/2084
Common Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer's

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20031008.walzh1008/BNStory/N
ational/

Does anyone have any experience with Exelon?  My mother, Ann, has been
on it for about 6 weeks, but only titrated up to a useful dose (6mg a
day in 3mg pills twice a day).  So far I haven't seen any improvement.
One problem is that the package says to take it with a full meal, but

Did anyone read a recently published study questioning the
effectiveness of Aricept if taken right before bed?
If you know of a link to this study, the link would be greatly
appreciated.

There has been articles,showing a strong decline in alzheimers patients.BUT
the antibiotics that,slow the process are expensive and insurance companies
dont give a darn,about the patients problems.Blame the good ole USA.

I'm new to this board.  What I've read here has been helpful and
interesting.  I'd like to first give some background about my family's
involvement with Alzheimer's, then our experience with Memantine and,
finally, some specific questions about your experiences with

    Chrons disease is obviously a reactive infection. It's being
treated in England but NOT America. Why, I don't have a clue. Could it
be all the money being made on immune-suppresants and other drugs of
that ilk? I can understand skepticism in all groups but this disease

My wife and I went to see Rosie last night at the NH.
Normally, we are there in the mornings but just thought
we would see what was going on in the evening. We
are of the belief that the residents receive better care