I have been reading your posts and the part one of you wrote about a
swallowing assessment and problems with choking....well my husband has
had this problem for some time now. He also sneezes a lot before he
starts choking on food or drink. Is this a part of alzheimers? How do u

I am new to the group, and I am hoping someone may have had experience
with a similar situation, and can give us some advice. My mother-in-law
with moderately advanced AD has been slated for a colonoscopy. Her
blood work shows increasing anemia and her sister had colon cancer. So

Since these infections have been mentioned today, I thought I would share my
observations with Ida when she got one.
It seems to me that not just people with Az, but many older people lose
their sense of feeling thirsty, and tend not to drink enough liquids during

my dad is doing so much better since we have restrcted his visits from
mom...I talked to his sister (who is 75 and very much ok) tonight and
she told me they had a nice conversation.....oh lord if mom knew there
would be hell to pay...she is so jealous of anyone who loves my

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:26:09 GMT in alt.support.alzheimers,
"Lesanne" <larnimnot@rgv.rr.net> wrote:

Anthony,
You are still quite new to this group and already you are telling people how
to post and pissing off the 'regulars' by playing "net nanny" and hassling
people for picayune nonsense.

I hope nobody objects to such an off-topic question.
Australia's population, despite the large size of the continent, is some 20
million.
Western Australia, has only 2 million people but some 30-40% of the landmass.

I am new to this group, but have been lurking now and then since my
husband  was diagnosed last June.
I will soon be making a long  trip with my husband by car and I am
worried about it because when he is under stress things get much worse.

Thanks so much for your reply and advice on travelling with my husband.
This is a wonderful and needed group.
No one would think so until their own family member was diagnosed with
alzheimers and then a new world opens..........a vey sad one.

My wife and I have taken care of my 93 year old mother in our house
for 4 months. She broke her right hip 3 years ago, and after rehab
recovered enough to continue living on her own. She had mild confusion
at times, but nothing that stopped her from doing things, shopping,

......that you  to take care of a sick relative?? For real .......I am
serious...I know when you have kids there are laws but where is the laws
that says we have to take of elderly parents???....Anybody ever see the
moie Monnie Dearest??? LOL...I say let the chips fall where they

I want with all my heart to bring Mother to my home from a nursing home
where my sibling has admitted her too. They are totally against my
doing this!! I am a retired 62 yr old LPN and I have a very supportive
husband & children. How often do family members care for family members

I really like the article on this webpage!:-)
http://www.muggsmulcher.com/kstuff/a.s.a/articles/pam.htm
Like tonight Mom wanted to know where the baby was? A good while back I
didn't know how to handle that since there was no baby! But she thought

I am brand new to your group. Mother has senile dementia. is this group
inclusive of this dx.?  thanks, AJ

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