Alzheimer's - People Who Are Caregivers

Connie Moore

wife,mother,grandmother/greatgrandmother,college graduate

posted 09/30/2008, comment (1)

Medication

I have wondered if after being on the same alzheimers medication was it still helping my husband. It is! I found out the hard way, he's been taking Arecept for over two years now and just had to change doctor's. He had ran out of medicine two days before his appointment at the VA so I went to the pharmacist and ask for enough to get him through... Read more Chevron

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lyleswife

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posted 09/22/2008, comments (3)

A BIG THANK YOU and a couple questions

Having read Connie's post, I realized I hadn't thanked everybody who quickly posted replies to my questions. They were a big help. An update on my mother - she is installed in the house we built for her next door. She has been in it for 2 months and still has not adjusted. Some days she doesn't remember how to turn on the TV, some days... Read more Chevron

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Deerefly2U

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college grad, USMC officer, commercial fisherman, ranch owner

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posted 09/05/2008, comment (1)

Dementia and cancer ?

We all know someone with dementia - EODAT, AD, FTD, etc. - or we'd not be on here. But NO ONE I know with dementia also has cancer. How about you? Silly question , but why is it that people with dementia don't seem to get cancer as often ? Put another way, does any one you know that has cancer... Read more Chevron

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nanarosie

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posted 08/13/2008, comments (6)

nanarosie

I'm helping take care of my aunt at home and need to talk to someone who's going thru the same. She has dimentia.

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SHARONHAVASU

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hairdresser, cargiver for mom she died of cancer 9 years ago

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posted 08/01/2008, comments (3)

JUST BEGINING THE JOURNEY OF ALZHEIMER'S WITH DAD

MY DAD HAS ALSO BEEN SEEING KIDS, PEOPLE, DOGS, IN THE HOUSE AND OUT SIDE, FOR SEVERAL DAYS, NOW, HE GOT MAD AND WANTED ME TO CALL THE POLICE, THAT BOYS WERE IN THE BACK YARD, HE HAS DONE THIS FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS NOW, IT WENT ON ONE NIGHT FOR HOURS, I WENT OUT AND LOOKED AND DIDN'T SEE ANYONE, I TOLD HIM HE WAS SEEING THINGS AND HE GOT VERY... Read more Chevron

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