I mean, hey-- it's not like we don't already have enough to feel blue about,
right?
So, this song may be completely superfluous.
Caveat: If you're easily moved, or emotionally fragile, you may not want to

My father (80), who has multiple disabilities as a result of previous brain
surgery, is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's. On a good day, his
reality and ours overlap by about 5%.  He's started forgetting who my mother
is although that's only an occasional happening at present.

Lately a niece of mine wanted to know if I wanted her old computer and
printer as she and hubby just got a new one? I said yes :-) and Sunday
evening my youngest Sis and her husband brought it by.
Got it hooked up Sunday evening and have had a chance to fool around

I'm not sure whether anyone else has experienced this but my mother, who is
64 and who has severe Alzheimer's, has begun over the last few weeks to '
twitch'.  Quite often she has an involuntary muscle spasms where her whole
body jerks.

Crabby Old Woman
     What do you see, nurses?
      What do you see?
      What are you thinking

It is a lovely day here in NE Tx.  So why am  going back to snow--well
maybe snow will be finished, but bought my tickets to Newark, NJ for the
29th?
I just can't do this caregiving anymore. God  how bad I feel about this.

I have a mom who is diagnosed with beginning-to-moderate alzheimers.  She
takes Aricept and Namenda to help slow the process of alzheimers.  I need
help with dealing with my mom's mood changes.  For example, she may suggest
to go to town for something, then on the way gets angry ...

My mother has early/mid stage Alzheimer's and has been living
indepnedently.  The family was just considering having her move to
assisted livng.  Last week her symptoms seemed to progress so that by
friday, I knew she couldn't be left alone.  I took her to the ER on

I'm having to use Google to read the NG now and I don't see a post
since day before yesterday (Tuesday).  Guess all are busy at other
things.
Gwen

Just noticing the way criticism seems to affect this group.    It goes
quiet.
Usually caregivers are emotionally "frazzled" if not depressed and
exhausted, so at the first sign of squabbling, this group takes a little

Hearing is extremely important to our well being.  Helen Keller once
said that if she could have either sight or hearing, she would want to
hear, as she felt so isolated without it.  I believe it also masks a
lot of early dementia.  People get used to grandma sitting at gatherings

Mary,I am glad you posted the Stages of Alzheimers in the change thread.
Thank you for that. :-) [Wasn't sure whether to put what I wanted to
talk about there in that thread or start another one,so decided to start
another one. Tired,so don't know if that was best or not?] (ha)

She had some bad luck while cutting potatoes.  She tried to add the end of
her ring finger right hand to the potatoes!  She didn't go to ER but had a
nurse come by and gave her directions for taking care of it.  She is still a
little shaken over it so some prayers and good wishes ...

Thanks for all your helpful information and sharing your experiences.
Her doctor seemed so focused on adjusting her medications, that I got
the impression he really thought that was the problem.  Since my mom
was there I didn't feel comfortable asking about his prognosis for some