Tag: dementia
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August 08, 2007 09:30 PM EDT --
My Dad is 79 and has dementia; I'm his youngest child and only daughter at age 48. I don't know when the dementia started, but I started noticing it about two years ago, it seems like ninety. . . .
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November 08, 2009 09:34 PM EST --
My MIL had another bad day with in turn made it bad for us. When she got up I thought the day was going good, I got her in the kitchen for coffee and then breakfast. She then washed off and I helped her . . .
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January 22, 2009 08:50 PM EST --
People often say that what you don't know will never hurt you.
She doesn't know what tomorrow will bring.
She can't remember what happened yesterday.
She tells . . .
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September 25, 2009 05:43 PM EDT --
Some of you know that my mother is dealing with dementia. It seems to be rapidly progressing, and we have been dealing with doctors, specialists, Protective Services, care workers, assisted living . . .
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October 15, 2009 11:04 AM EDT --
Well these past two days have been "stressful" to say the least. She will be sitting here in her recliner and be so quiet that it scares me a little and then she will start sort of ringing her hands . . .
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September 09, 2007 09:39 AM EDT --
Since my mother was hospitalized last Thursday (8/30), I’ve been in telephone contact with my sister or email contact with my niece almost every day.
For background information . . .
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October 30, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been missing from the gathering for the last week or so. Although I did plan to take a short break from the community, I really didn’t mean to . . .
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February 20, 2008 03:57 PM EST --
I used to work in a senior living community, which was recently renovated to include a special wing for people with Alzheimer's and dementia. Before moving to the new wing, the people with Alzheimer's . . .
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March 27, 2008 09:54 AM EDT --
Breaking News: Dementia Linked to Belly Fat
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Google "belly fat and dementia" this morning and you'll find hundreds of references. . . .
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June 10, 2008 11:12 AM EDT --
Something came up on one of the morning shows yesterday that intrigued me. I'd like to grow older like my Mom and several octogenarians here at Gather - . . .
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October 07, 2008 08:29 PM EDT --
Gather began as a social networking site that seemed to be deliberately welcoming of writers and those who wish to discuss life and the issues that matter in it in a thoughtful, deliberate and intelligent . . .
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November 03, 2009 10:03 AM EST --
If you know anyone who is a caregiver, friend, spouse or lover of someone with Dementia or Alzheimer's, you must read Rose Lamott's book, "Just a Word. Friends Encounter Alzheimer's". Yes, . . .
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November 07, 2009 08:16 PM EST --
Well, I haven't written anything in a few days because things had been so busy. My MIL got lower left lobe pneumonia and was to the point I was having to tell her each and every single thing to . . .
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January 05, 2007 06:10 PM EST --
"It's that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test."
Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's important to keep mentally . . .
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August 06, 2007 11:31 AM EDT --
Sunday morning activities almost always include a phone call to New York in an attempt to speak to my mother. The phone is answered by a paid companion whose presence allows mom to remain in her . . .
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August 10, 2007 01:21 AM EDT --
A report in the British Medical Journal indicated that elderly people who are given medicine to prevent heart disease don't live longer; they are more likely to die from cancer or dementia.
To me . . .
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August 19, 2007 07:38 PM EDT --
After several unsuccessful attempts earlier this morning, I was finally able to reach my mom shortly after lunch. The caregiver initially said that mom was sleeping, but called her to the phone when . . .
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September 01, 2007 09:35 AM EDT --
Yesterday morning my sister called to tell me that mom is in the hospital. Apparently mom got very weak and fell to her knees late Thursday night. Her caregiver became concerned and called . . .
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October 22, 2009 11:01 AM EDT --
It’s lonely out in space.
It’s hard to believe that I have come to this, but there it is in black and white.
I once was like them. I could understand, cogitate, create. . . .
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December 05, 2009 12:35 PM EST --
Don't know why. I felt I needed to post this here.
An excerpt from 'Just a Word'. I see terror on her face and it reminds me of my panic attacks. I stay close to her, letting her know she’s not . . .
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