We all have family with dementia here.   I thought I would share a
conversation I had with a cousin the other day.    She was telling me about
a cousin on her mother's side of the family who is in her 50's.   She was
recently diagnosed with Alz.  Since she had no children, and she ...

I was wondering..my 61yr old dad can no longer climb or descend the
stairs safely..our shower is on the second floor. Any Ideas about how to
get him showered and clean where the is no access to a shower room? my
mom and I try to brainstorm and come up with Ideas but we always end up

Just thought I would post what happened to my dad. He is pretty far gone,
scored 6 on the MME at the start of the trial, but very content and quiet.
Trial part 1 was 6 months double blind.
Trial part 2 started 3 weeks ago, he was on memantine.

I didn't get any posts on this NG yesterday and have none today.
Gwen

I don't know how it is for the rest of you but sometimes I get caught up in
who my mother is now and I forget who she was.   It's been so many years
since this awful disease was diagnosed in my mother.  Thirteen years and
counting.

Soooo .. since it is pretty much .. proven .. vegetable oil / lecithin
passes into the body when applied topically .. will this amount to
allowing the phosphate groups found in the vegetable oil / lecithin to
**bind to** any .. free floating ../ unutilized  minerals in the body

Accelerated Weight Loss May Signal Imminent Dementia Onset
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/AlzheimersDisease/tb/4081
Explain to interested patients that weight loss is a common feature of
advanced age, and that the findings of this study -- an association

This seems to be a supportive and kind group for care givers.
Is there a group or message board for those who have yet to receive the
diagnosis but think that it's coming when this testing is completed?
Another question:  do any of your parents have long term medical care?  I

My 91 year old father who has vascular dementia had dental surgery yesterday
to remove three abcessed teeth.  What follows is my sister's report on how
the day went.  I have been concerned anticipating this event.  In person to
person conversations as well as on the phone my ...

This is such a weird disease in that my mother who is approaching her 14th
year of dementia, can still use the phone.   Mom called the other day from
her assisted living apartment.   She wanted to know if I had sent someone to
trim her toenails.   I replied that yes, I had signed ...

TAMPA -- If you think that your daily cups of coffee only provide you
with alertness after you wake up or during the day, think again.
Long-term intake of caffeine, the major constituent in coffee and tea,
has been shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in mice that develop

By maintaining your physical fitness can be very effective in
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Thanks for the messages, i was in no fit state to reply last night due to
alcohol, but i didnt open the vodka....that would have done no good. I just
drank with my friend on out night out
I collected my friend, we ate, got ready and i took him into the city...we

I am part of a group helping to start a company focused on helping
caregivers.  I am looking for willing caregivers to help us by
answering a few survey type of questions on the phone for upto 10
minutes.