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    posted 06/23/2008, comments (6)

    Clueless About the Extent of My Memory Loss: Dementia and Day-to-Day Life

    The summer is in full swing here in Maryland and I hardly seem to notice it.  This week, I am visiting my daughter and granddaughter near Charlottesville, Virginia.  I have been keeping my granddaughter company and taking her to her counselor, dietician, and physician appointments.  Her anorexia continues to plague her. ... Read moreChevron
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    posted 06/12/2008, comments (7)

    Sleep Apnea Connected to Memory Loss

    After the past traumatic three weeks, I am happy to say that I am returning to the LAND OF THE LIVING.  Though I continue to worry about my granddaughter's anorexia, I have put her into God's hands... and, though I continue to mourn the loss of my brother, I know I must move forward through the grieving process.  With all that... Read moreChevron
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    Dementia is Like Swiss Cheese

    I think that sometimes it is better to not know a diagnosis...  It seems that once a diagnosis is made, your fate seems doomed.  It is easy to get into the mode that the end is inevitable... it is easy to want to just stop living... to let the end come... the fear of the "inevitiable" is caustic.    I am sorry to be so... Read moreChevron
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