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Joseph

Joseph

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I am a retired postal worker coordinating care for my age 88 mom.
posted 11/07/2009, comments (2)

A Streetcar Named Delusion - When Dementia Takes You For A Ride

In the ten months that I have closely observed my 88 year old mother's mental health decline with "Unspecified Dementia", few things are more heartbreaking than seeing her live with increasing episodes of delusion.  The delusions can range from harmless goofy little things to very frightful, terrifying experiences.  These episodes can... Read moreChevron
Joseph

Joseph

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I am a retired postal worker coordinating care for my age 88 mom.
posted 11/05/2009, comments (4)

Later Stage Dementia - Some Common Ground For Communication

My 88 year old mother has "unspecified" dementia.  She presents all of the classic Alzheimer's disease dementia characteristics.  Since January 2009, she has slipped quickly from someone who was having occasional memory problems, but could carry on a relevant conversation, to someone who now speaks about her delusions as though they... Read moreChevron
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Leah

Leah

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has vascular dementia
posted 11/04/2009, comments (5)

Dementia: To Know or Not To Know, A Ponderance

A reader posed a most intriguing question to me giving me pause for thought:  Would I, if I had it to do over again, want to know my diagnosis of dementia?   I answered in fifty words or less...but the question begs for further exploration.   Each of us is different-that's a "duhhhh" statement if I ever heard one; but it's so... Read moreChevron
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Christine Kennard

Christine Kennard

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posted 11/02/2009, comment (1)

Caregiver Skills for Managing Fecal Incontinence in Middle and Late Stage Alzheimer's

Fecal incontinence affects many people who have Alzheimer's disease. It can occur at any stage of Alzheimer's disease, but is more common in middle stage and very common in late stage Alzheimer's. There are caregiving stratagies to improve and, in some cases, eliminate bowel incontinence. Here's How!   Exclude Diseases That Cause of Fecal... Read moreChevron
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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack

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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist
posted 11/01/2009, comment (1)

High Tech Systems Help Keep Track of People with AD

Wandering is a huge issue for many caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. The biggest problem may be that one never knows when the urge to wander will hit the person with the disease. Even if the care receiver has never wandered before, when will the first time be?   One thing about dementia is that it does not make the person with... Read moreChevron
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