Preparing for a neurologist appointment despite dementia

By Leah, Health Guide Monday, September 17, 2012

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Life with dementia continues to be a challenge. My dementia appears to be moving forward. I am experiencing bigger HOLES. My definition of a HOLE is a block of time which, in my conscious memory, does or did not exist. Earlier in my diagnosis, I only experienced small holes of...

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Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

9/18/12 10:02am

Leah, thanks for this wonderful post. It's amazing that it will fit right in with my next post so that I can link to it. You are a wonderful example of so many things, including living with dementia.

Please let us know if there's new medication that can help you!

Blessings,

Carol

Leah, Health Guide

9/18/12 1:06pm

Once again, my friend, you give your wonderful support! Thank you! It's so good to have someone who can "hear" what I am saying and not dismiss me, as though my words are not important. I have that trouble with my own siblings...but that's a story for another time...

Thank you again, Carol, and may God bless you!

Leah

angie

9/18/12 10:45am

Leah, you're story needs to get out there! So many people and especially caregivers need to know from your point of view, living and able to tell your thoughts and feelings is sooo important. Awesome post and God Bless you and your family. Your journey is going to be a tough one but you have an awesome attitude! Please keep us posted......

Leah, Health Guide

9/18/12 1:04pm

Great hearing from you, Angie. And thank you for your kind words. I am so very happy to have an outlet for my words, to share my journey, and maybe help others along the way.

God bless you!

Leah

David Le Sauvage

1/17/13 4:03pm

Are you aware of the exciting improvements in dementia that are being found when patients take ketone esters, or medium chain triglyceride oil? MCT oil is a nutritious oil that readily provides ketones after digestion. A number of people have been able to get their dementia under control.

Leah, Health Guide

1/17/13 4:10pm

That's interesting. I will look into it and also ask my neurologist. I am scheduled to have a brain eeg next week so, hopefully, I can him then. Thank you for commenting.

Leah

David Le Sauvage

1/17/13 4:43pm

For ketone esters, the research is at Oxford University by Dr. Kieran Clarke. She is head of its Cardiac Metabolism Research Group.

Others have tried coconut oil which contains MCT oil and anecdotally have reported major improvements. See this youtube video for information on both Dr. Clarke's research and the anecdotal evidence: youtube: v=ZZOR-Qd3QSg

All the best.

Preparing for a neurologist appointment despite dementia

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