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Leah

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has vascular dementia

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posted 11/19/2009, comments (4)

Structuring My Day—In Spite of Dementia!

How important is structure in the day of someone living with dementia? It seems to be VERY important. But HOW does one create structure when one is retired and every day is different? That is my dilemma. Here are my suggestions: 1. Keep a calendar current. I actually have multiple calendars: ... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/04/2009, comments (6)

MIl with ad and me with ms

okay i have a Q hope someone can help me out please my mil has ad and i have ms the thing i would like to know is how to deal with someone with ad like trying to show them how to put on all there stuff right and she tells me why should i are anyone eles care how she outs on her stuff i try to tell her theres a right way and wrong way and she tells... Read more Chevron

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Regina

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daughter living with Mom.

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posted 03/25/2009, comments (4)

Loving Daughter

My Mother turned 80 years old on April 7, 2008 and I see a big difference in her. I am one of nine children and I don't know how my mother has kept her faith, hope, and love all these years. She has lost her son age 27 killed by a train, a son by suicide (2005) and Michael age 51 (2007) from cancer. She just changed so much. I don't know how much... Read more Chevron

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sojourner

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Recovered From

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posted 02/15/2009, comments (2)

with my late mother. Now, I'm diagnosed with it

Somehow, I or someone helping with the site, has had me introducing myself on posts (in medium-blue clickable text) as "beenthere" and goes on to state for me that I have recovered! Now, that would be miraculous - a cure for Alzheimer's Disease! But, my "beenthere" refers to the fat that I was my Alzheimer's-mother's caregiver, and she... Read more Chevron

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I'm gonna live 'til I die! I have places to go and things to do.

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posted 01/22/2009, comments (5)

Where Do I Begin?

I'll first introduce myself. I am a 68-year-old retired woman, the daughter of a mother whose cause of death was "Alzheimer's Disease" at age 83. With that knowledge, and knowing that I could be screened for the presence of Alzheimer's by means of a PET scan, I elected to become informed. That was three years ago, that I was... Read more Chevron

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