HAS YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMENDED ANYTHING FOR THIS? MY 82 YR.OLD FATHER HAS BEEN DIAGONOSED WITH THIS, AND IT IS RATHER ADVANCED STAGE. HE HAS TROUBLE WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN DAILY LIVING. I, MYSELF HAVE NOTICED MY SHORT TERM MEMORY HAS GOTTEN QUITE BAD. PLEASE KEEP POSTING YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN HELPFUL. THANK YOU, DIANE
Hi, Diane! I am taking Aricept and Cymbalta. The Cymbalta is for improving my ability to focus on something for a longer time and for depression--which I hate to admit that I do have. I guess it's not surprising that one would have some depression when diagnosed with dementia! LOL I do hope that your father has more good days than bad. With luck, I could have five or more years at my current level...I have a 93 year old father who is no worse off than I when it comes to short term memory. I am always amazed at his outlook on life. I wish you and your father the very best. Thanks for reading my blogs. I enjoy writing them, but love receiving comments even more. God bless you!
Leah
hello everyone,
I wanted to introduce these memory activities that I developed specifically for those with Alzheimer's, Dementia and their families.
"Your activities are beneficial because they engage the persons with their emotional and recognition memory, but then rely upon "here and now" problem-solving skills." Mitchell Slutzky, Ph.D., Clinical Geropsychologist, NY
The Memory Jogging Puzzles and Memory Exercise Cards have real life themes by Norman Rockwell - The Saturday Evening Post. The clients love his work, some remember Rockwell and the Post. They enable caregivers and families a way to engage their loved ones in conversation.
These puzzles and cards meet the needs as an activity by:
_age appropriate
_making it easy to engage the person in conversation
_fun and interesting
_easy to do
For more valuable information visit: www.memoryjoggingpuzzles.com
takeCare. karen
Need a bit of advice, Leah...Seems as if we are in a tunnel, very dark, trying to figure out this mild cognitive impairment with short term memory.
She is young, 53, and there is so much we do not know..The paper work is enough to keep a person busy all day.
Our daughter has problems sometimes of not remembering something just heard, and other times no problem. she has a calendar and lists all those things she is to do each day along with furutre dqates...however, if she does not remember to open the book, she does not know what to do...
We tried getting her phone to alarm to remind her to open her calendar, but that did not work... She was not always with her purse, driving etc and etc. I am wondering, what is your take on this perhaps working as a reminder, always with her as a pendant so she will hear it, and not loose her watch that she depends on as it that tells the day and date.
Thanks for letting me write you.
One suggestion I have, Our daughter had trouble remembering where her car was parked in the big shopping centers, with no indentification as to areas or locations.
There is a gadget called a back tracker...actually designed for hikers and it is great.
A couple of pushes and yo are set. Click when you get out of your car, click to set, put in purse, return to parking carea, click again and I'll be darned if it doesn't direct you to your car by a series of arrows. It is great.
Thanks Leah,
Grant
Hi, Grant! Your daughter sounds so much like me. I'm only 61...been dealing with this for a few years now. I, too, can't remember something at this moment and somehow it floats into my mind a week later... It's like my synapses have suddenly fired up!!! Who knows? No consistency whatsoever. My husband has the same dilemma you do...what will help us remember? I got an alarm watch/pendant for taking my meds...it would have probably worked if I could hear it. Now that I have hearing aids, I could probably hear it...but don't need it as much anymore. My meds schedule has changed to morning and evening...nothing in the middle of the day. It also helped remind me to eat... I usually remember in the middle of the day to eat something...probably not enough...but the alarm watch wouldn't help in that case, anyway.
I suggest you try anything and everything to help your daughter. Enlist her ideas, too.
I like your idea about helping me find the car...better than mine, which was to put a flower on the antenna---but there IS no antenna!
My best to you all. Hope to hear from you again!
Leah
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Leah this is great news. You have been sharing with us for a bit now that you wished you had a solution that could help you to remember daily chores and activities. Hooray! You found one. I will keep my fingers crossed that this works.
So I wonder if this would work for my husband's "honey-do list"?
Readers/Members: Anyone got any cool gadgets or tricks that can help folks get through the day with a bit more ease? Let us know - the more info we have, the better.
All the best, sue
Hi, Sue. I've been using the pendant watch for three days and it is helping greatly. I'll be writing more about it in my next blog. As for your husband's "honey-do" list, good luck. I don't think even an alarm watch will help that... Dynamite, maybe....(LOL)