Took Mom for her first appt. with new doc this am. (For newbies her old doc
dismissed all problems as growing old.) New doc seems poised to treat
everything including high cholesterol and diabetes more aggressively.
(Hallelujah!)

The British press reports today that STAR TREK actor James Doohan is
suffering from Alzheimer's disease. According to Sky News, the 84 year-old
'Scotty' star has also battled Parkinson's, diabetes, and lung fibrosis.
"With Jimmy it's the loss of words," his wife Wende revealed. "He ...

Dear Sir,
I am a senior citizen. During the Clinton Administration I had an
extremely good and well paying job. I took numerous vacations and had
several vacations homes.

I've been setting up appointments for my father - my older sister is coming
to stay for a week, to give me a chance to take a vacation and actually go
someplace, and because we're counting on her experience as a wife and mother
to make her better at nagging Dad into doing these ...

We have an elderly man here in Minnesota with AD and diabetis(SP)who is
missing.He drove off in his car.For those of you who believe in the
power of prayer PLEASE pray for this mans safe return home.I just caught
the tail end of this so i don't have anymore info.

Another question i have is can the POA stop me from getting paid?Or
maybe hold it up for months?Barb
It grieves me to see our nation's (or any nation's) children turned into
killers before they have had the opportunity to study war and its

I have not posted in a long time but wish to remind primary caregivers of AD
patients who may have a family member hospitalized:  we will be available
this 4th of July holiday to provide a few hours of relief to the caregiver,
at no charge.  Unfortunately, this service is only ...

I'm new here; my MIL (who is still in her early 60s) has been deteriorating
slowly in the past three years (in-laws live in Georgia, hub and I are in
Michigan).  My FIL has never said the word "Alzheimer's" nor will discuss MIL's
condition, but while we were visiting two years ago, ...

Has anyone encountered any problems when moving to a distant state with a
moderate or advanced alz patient?  My wife and I plan to move several years
from now to a city that is 2,000 miles away.  We dont know what my mother's
condition will be then or if she will even be living.  We ...