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You've all been a great support for me as we walk my Mom through what may be
early-stage AD and try to get my Dad to understand what is happening.
The latest is that she is having a pacemaker put in Monday morning. She
passed out April 9, and they did not call a doctor. When they ...

Folks,
I haven't had a chance to even read the posts recently, let alone really
participate.  I'm sorry if this subject has been recently discussed, but I
need some practical help.

To all in this group:
My mother (age 97...yes she is 97 to be 98 in July) has had dementia for the
last several years, and now the doctor feels it is alzheimers.  She has had
some myoclonic seizures (periodic jerking of her legs or arms) which she is

IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES DID NOT
PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL
COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OF OVER

My aunt has ad and when she's visiting and sees something she wants, she
just takes it. My mother always goes thru my aunts purse before she
leaves this house and retrieves many little things.
My aunt lives in a retirement home. She walks to Kroger's everyday and

Frank wrote:
My name is Frank. I am 54 years old. I kept forgetting things and losing
very important Items ; dates and times and things I must do; I
forgetting how to spell and so on...I bought a micro cassette tape

Hi friends,
Ida is not doing well in the Merry Walker and they have decided to put her
in a very low wheel chair with an alarm if she gets up.   This has the
benefit of allowing her to snooze in it if she wants.   She kept trying to

Hi  all;
I'm sure some of the 'regulars' remember me & Mom.
I walked away for awhile after the discussion about 'Nursing Homes' and the
bad reports in the news here in Canada.

It was very good to hear so many say I should remain.
We have all been through a special kind of life-journey here, and it is true
that we are a family of sorts.   I am just hoping I don't offend anyone here
with these tales of later stage issues.   Please be aware that it is not

Alzheimer's disease insight
by Risa Levovsky
Why is Alzheimer's disease described as a slowly progressive disorder of the
brain?

Hi, I'm a newbie to the group and have been going through the
Alzheimers stuff with my mom fo almost two years. I just put her in a
nursing home, and she hates it. She thinks she is in jail, she's
become very agitated and paranoid. She has "escaped" twice, once by

Just delurking with a query - how safe is a microwave oven for a
confused person still living on their own? My mum always has family
members or homehelps coming in to heat up all her meals in microwave
oven. (We have the electric cooker disabled at the meter!) I recently

On Children
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of
Children."
And he said: