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Jacqueline Marcell

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posted 02/13/2008, comments (0)

Lock Up Medication if Loved One Has Dementia

When I arrived in San Francisco from Southern California to help my elderly parents (both with early Alzheimer's-not properly diagnosed until a year later), I found my father's medications all mixed up with my mother's in their weekly plastic pill containers. Since I had Durable Power of Attorney, their doctor's office was legally... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 02/04/2008, comments (12)

My Cup Is Half Full - But Who Cares?!

With the new year, I have begun to make changes in my life. I decided to have my first dinner party in years. Of course, I had to do things a lot differently than I did in the past. I used to throw family sized dinner parties-twenty people sometimes. I have had to pare down my list since my capabilities are more limited. This is one of those... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 01/31/2008, comment (1)

Don't Assume It's Alzheimer's Until You Have An Expert's Diagnosis

It must be Alzheimer's. I can't believe how often I hear people say their parent has Alzheimer's disease. When I sympathize and ask questions about how they got the diagnosis, it's often just assumed that the type of dementia that the patient is showing is Alzheimer's disease. Maybe that is the price we pay for increased... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 01/29/2008, comments (2)

Documenting Dementia in 2008

A new year has arrived, and I have decided to use my blog as a tool to help me gauge my condition throughout 2008. Hopefully, at the end of the year, I will find little decline. Currently, I must say that my short term memory is very poor. I don't recognize my vacuum cleaners. The other day, I "found" a missing dinner plate in... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 01/17/2008, comment (1)

Children's Books That Deal With Alzheimer's

I'll never forget my children's faces as they stared at their grandfather, who just days before was smart, sweet and funny. There was horror, pain and confusion in their young eyes as they watched their agitated grandfather insist I put his dentures in my purse and take them home. He thought the nurses were going to steal is teeth.... Read more Chevron

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