Alzheimer's - All People Who Are Interested In "Alzheimer"

Connie Moore

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posted 11/27/2009, comments (8)

It begins Again

It has begin again. I will be leaving for Oklahoma today. It is now my mother. My mother has taken the loss of Pop so hard. I have known for a while at the age of 80 Momma was having problems with her memory but I fear the loss of two son and a husband has pushed over the edge into not just some age dementia but something far worse. The grief I... Read more Chevron

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Joseph

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I am a retired postal worker coordinating care for my age 88 mom.

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posted 11/27/2009, comments (5)

Dementia - Finding Great Help

Upon reflecting on Thanksgiving, I realized that my efforts to care for my mother would have been inadequate without the highly skilled help of many professionals. My mother's HMO might be somewhat unremarkable overall, however I did my homework to find and choose a young doctor for my mother who had an exceptional educational... Read more Chevron

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Bill Hirdman

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posted 11/26/2009, comments (3)

THANKSGIVING

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND THEIR LOVED ONES! GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE

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Christine Kennard

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posted 11/24/2009, comments (3)

Kuru, A Very Rare Type of Dementia, Caused by Cannibalism

A recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine on research carried out by scientists at the Medical Research Council Prion Unit, shows that a strong genetic resistance to a disease called kuru (meaning trembling with fear) has occurred in a matter of decades as a direct response to it. Kuru is an extremely rare form of dementia... Read more Chevron

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Dorian Martin

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posted 11/23/2009, comment (1)

Kentucky Partnership Works with Churches to Educate, Support African-Americans with Dementia

Churches play an important part in so many communities. Therefore, I find it very interesting when medical professionals identify how they can work together with the faith community to help educate key congregations about Alzheimer’s. That’s what happening in the African-American Dementia Outreach Partnership (AADOP), a project... Read more Chevron

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