My MIL who has vascular dementia (although her young internist says she has
AD) often talks quite animatedly in her sleep. Today, when I went in to give
her meds, she was just going on at length about the bridge game she was
involved in in her dreams. She was just laughing away like ...

Awhile back I was talking in here about my recent bout with poison ivy.
At first I didn't even think about that. I thought I had a bad heat
rash. Then the lady who stays with Mom said she thought it was poison
ivy. So I figured she just might be right. Other on other groups

Hello again, I need for someone to tell me if this has ever happened to
them. My father went to bed at 8pm he got up at 9:30pm and was up the rest
of the night. He went threw all his papers, all his drawers and closet. Then
he just walked from one room to another,asking me about ...

my MIL continues to deteriorate at an extremely rapid rate.... worse right
now even because she has a bit of a cold
this evening she fell asleep in her chair for a bit and then started
jerking... same repetitive movements every few minutes ... lasted about 20

In your experiences, when has it been determined to terminate driving
privileges for the patient?  Does the doctor make the decision?
In my opinion, my Dad still drives well enough that I do not believe that he
is a danger to himself or others, but his ability has diminished.  He ...

I try my best to make use of my spare time and some money to discover
and organize health information and medical research findings to help
and communicate with unknown friends, but some friends do not like my
posts. I do not want to bring any unhappiness to any friend in the

According ABC News: Test Could Help Patients Get Treatment Years Before
Symptoms Appear. Researchers at New York University said today they
have come up with a new test to predict who will develop Alzheimer's
disease, years before the first symptoms appear.

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Is LJ the same poster whose husband had EOAD--lived on a boat, she had
been a teacher ,,,he had been in the Service (I believe?)  
Florence

Has anyone else been wondering how many New Orleans Alzheimer's people have
been displaced by all of the events with Katrina?  My MIL is situated in a
better place than my house is for potential flooding so I can understand why
people may have thought the evac plan of AL facilities ...

Not much happened, granddads ok, not seen much of him as my car is off the
road but saw him last week, no signs of getting worse.
Been to Germany again, Anetts parents invited me last month for the 25th wed
anv.

Have any of you experienced a parent your taking care of trying to
cause you to break up with someone you're seeing? My mom is trying
everything she can to break us up because she doesn't want me to see
anyone. She has gone as far as calling the police and lying to them so

The doctors have taken John of work due to "cognitive loss" and have pulled
his drivers license. Next they are going to test him for mad cow disease.
The neurologist said he doesn't want to officially say it is Alz yet because
of John's age (56)

I have never ever had a problem with aggression with my husband.
Tonight I got a call from AL.  I heard he was going to pop one of the
aides today.  Last week I also heard he threatened 2 other patients. He
is a large & strong man.  Monday he will be seeing the DR.  I do not

I ask because last night my mom came down to my room at around 1AM and
she told me that my dad (who has alzheiers) wouldn't let her sleep...but
that happens every night...I asked why is it different tonight? She said
he was acting different than most nights. Today was a bad day at