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    Tips for Retaining Independence

    As we have discussed many times, Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder.   Over time skills and abilities decline.  What someone with Alzheimer’s can do one week is not necessarily what he or she can do the next week.  So we all must acknowledge that a time will come when the patient with Alzheimer’s... Read moreChevron
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    Cooking with Dementia (aka: Hamburger Helper Blues)

    I am a little frustrated right now with cooking.  I have finally begun to have enough energy to do a little cooking.  Most of the time, I prepare dishes from memory, like cooking a roast, chicken, or hamburgers/hotdogs, making mashed potatoes, cooking rice, making chili or soup, and heating up canned vegetables.  These are what... Read moreChevron
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    Leaping Along with Dementia

    I have been very busy with my upcoming 36th family reunion.  My reunion committee is comprised of 2nd generation planners of the event.  We met at my house to finalize plans for this year.  In addition to me having to develop the agenda, I also type out the notes.  This year, I have used the computer to send out all... Read moreChevron
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    Dream Dilemma

    It was an interesting night.  I slept well for a few hours and then I began to have the strangest dreams…but they weren’t action dreams…they were like vignettes.  At one point a big word appeared before me:  NOXZEMA.    There were no people.  Nothing but a big word!  During other... Read moreChevron
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    Patiently Awaiting the Results of Clinical Trials for the Next Generation Alzheimer’s Disease Drugs

    The International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease (ICAD) will be held in Chicago on July 26-31.  Generally regarded as the premiere forum for the discussion of new treatments for AD, this conference will bring together more than 5,000 international Alzheimer’s disease experts from 60 countries to discuss topics ranging... Read moreChevron
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