I am just curious about the father of a friend of mine and his diagnose of
AD.
He was told he had this terrible disease 4 years ago, but I really haven't
seen any changes

I'm gearing up for a trip to the doctor for my father, with my sister , in a
couple of weeks, and I'm having a hard time putting into words concisely one
of my father's language quirks.
Basically, he will occasionally say a sentence that just doesn't seem to

My mother's doctor has recently prescribed Namenda to be added to the
Reminyl that she is already taking.  However, her insurance company
says that Namenda is not in their formulary so the cost to her will be
higher than she can handle on a fixed income.  Is there anything that

Can anyone explain how these two medications may interact with each
other? My father, who takes Aricept, was just prescribed prednisone
for a possibly life threatening condition. It being the weekend, his
physician is not readily available and I can't seem to find this

OK, so now they are moved in closer to me, and fortunately Mom does not seem
too disoriented by it.
Next step: We have a doctor's appointment on July 5 to get her set up with a
new doctor here in town. Her former doctor in Really Little Town, USA,

Hi everyone, This is my second post. I am currently caring for my
grandmother. She will be 85 in August.
Today we went to the store, to pick up a few things.  She got so upset
with me. We were buying batteries and when I asked her what size she

Yesterday, the Dowager began the third week in the introductory course
of Namenda.  Yesterday, the Dowager gave herself a bath for the first
time in nine months.  Today, the Dowager decided she needed clean
underwear for the first time in I-dunno-how-long.  Today, the Dowager

anyone had a LO that still uses/used one?
We are having ~issues~ around this -  but I'm leery about ~disappearing~ it
in case it leads to even worse messes

Where is the Parkinson's Disease newsgroup? I keep seeing references to
alt.support.parkinson but when my computer loads the newsgroups it is
simply not there. Has this newsgroup been dropped or is there another
site where it resides?

My mom had her test.I need to thicken liquids.We got Thick It.But she is
not fond of thick water.She will drink it but makes a face.They told me
to eliminate coffee as it has many toxins.Telling them they can not have
something is hard.She tells me she is a grown-up and will drink ...

further to a recent topic
Has anyone tried to move the body clock successfully of someone suffering
AD.  So that perhaps instead of going to bed at 8pm and waking at
3-4am.....moved it to 9-10pm to 5-6am?

Folks,
My wife's family is at the point where they are going to put their mom in a
care home next week.
The big question that my wife is struggling with is do they tell her what

Hi, I've posted once before. My 84 year old mother has vascular
dementia.  I will be taking her to day care Friday.  She has been to
this wonderful care facility three times before.  I asked her last time
if she enjoyed visiting with the other people (most are residents).  She

Whew! All the odds and ends and bits and pieces have been moved and stowed
in the folks' new home. So far I have found no breakage (pretty great with
my dad's amateur packing) and only a few essential things that have
disappeared into odd boxes and not discovered yet.

Could anyone inform me as to the difference between Alzheimers and Dementia?
Appreciate any input.