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AStudentToLearn

posted 08/04/2007, comments (0)

Grandma inspired me to write a novel

Hi, if you have read my profile than you know about my grandmother a bit. I need some help from any daughter caregiving for their mother. It is very hard for me to ask questions, but I want to know about what it is like to have a parent with this disease. If there is anyone living with Alzheimer's Disease, I would... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/20/2007, comment (1)

Scared of memory loss

I am a 41 year old woman and I have noticed a recent increase in memory loss. I also sometimes have trouble finding words and will say a different word and immediately self correct myself. I am not sure if I am just being paranoid, if this is normal aging for someone entering their 40's or what. Any advice would be... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/09/2007, comments (0)

Caregivers Contributions To Understanding Alzheimers

I am a cytologist of thirtyfive years experience. I have always recognized alzheimers as a peripheral vascular disease. Seven years ago in honor of Moreen Reagan and all the work that she done to find funds and support fo alzheimers patients, I wrote a paper entitled, Understanding Alzheimers The Simple Way: The Role Exercise and... Read more Chevron

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Carol Steinberg

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posted 05/22/2007, comments (0)

Alzheimer's Quilt to Remember Display

Editor's Note: OurAlzheimer's.com is pleased to announce that Eric J. Hall, CEO of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America will join the community, writing weekly SharePosts, in June 2007. Here is an important update about an event in the Dallas area this weekend. A powerful and emotional display of quilt panels that remember or... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/11/2007, comments (3)

writing a novel about dementia

I'm working on a novel in which the main character is suffering from early dementia, probably closest to Pick's disease. This is inspired by two aunts of mine who both had early dementia-- never diagnosed just which one. I loved them both and want to honor what they went through as well as their loved ones. I did not live... Read more Chevron

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