Hi     everyone, I have another question. My father spent the night with my
brother and sister in-law the other night, to give me a break. They said he
woke up the next mourning and did not know where he was or how he got there.
He also had two bathroom accidents. When he  came ...

A few years ago I read an excellent book written by a woman about her
struggles to care for her angry, demented father and frail mother.  There was
a lengthy list of resources in the back.  A friend of mine could now find
this book helpful, but I've forgotten the title.  Is it ...

Help the victims of Katrina and Rita!
We are a voluntary organisation based in Scandinavia who aims to help any
person or nation who is a subject of a natural disaster. Now we need your
help! Because our organisation SNDV (Scandinavian natural disasters

Hope that storm doesn't do too much harm, and that you and yours are all
safe.

Scroll down the page to the above headline. Sounds promising.
http://www.healthday.com

Dear Friends,
Don't be too hard on Mick......He is going to need more help, and soon.   I
remember how I chafed at the very idea that I might have to take care of
Ida.  I said "no way" and yet I ended up with her for almost 4 years.   It

My mother-in-law (101 years old) has such terrible violent type of
hallucinations.   Her short term memory seems to be pretty good.   She knows
there was a hurricane down south and can remember who has been to visit her
in the nursing home.

Providing care for caregivers
at http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050919-104153-4579r.htm

" Green tea 'cuts Alzheimer's risk'", BBC News, September 20, 2005,
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4261558.stm
An ingredient of green tea may help to protect the brain against the
ravages of Alzheimer's disease, research in the US suggests.

Started up somemore sourdough wholewheat bread today. It's risen once
and I have it in a warm oven now rising for the 2nd time. (Got 3 bread
pans when shopping the other day.) Breads been rising for about 2 1/2
hours now and I'm supposed to let it rise for at least 3 to 4 hours.

Have you used one? What kind? Experience?
This site mentions one to help prevent overeating & I know it would also be
for safety ie getting out something that wouldn't be instantly ready to eat
like meat, etc.

Hi everyone, I have a question . MY husband and I have had my father for over a year. He is in stage 2. Is it normal for them to lie about everything? When my father goes with my sister or brother, he comes back telling me they do not feed him, they take his money and so on. He ...

Sigh. We have a very dear neighbour and family friend who lives alone
in a big three storey home. She has known my husband since he was a
boy, and is like a surrogate mother to him. She has three adult sons
who live far away (i.e. Boston, Washington and Kentucky) each with

I realize this is long, but I tried to cover areas which might lead to
questions.
One area I have noticed a real lack of availability for in elder care
is respite care for families of people with AD. One thing I am

After reading through this list, I got to wondering about something.
With all the experience here dealing with caring for LOs, what is the
one bit of advice you would give to someone thinking of taking their LO
into their home or moving in with the LO in order to help them make a