My blog voice has been silent for the past two weeks due to emergencies and tragedy within my family. I will write at a later date about dealing with my granddaughter's newly diagnosed anorexia nervosa. Within this sharepost, I want to share with you what it has been like to lose a brother and the effect my dementia had on dealing with that loss.
There were six children born to my parents. All of us lived...until May 26th , the day my brother, Glenn, succumbed to injuries he...
Both of my parents' death certificates cited the cause of death as organic brain disease, which basically means dementia. They each had... Read more »
Friday (March 28) marked the sixth month anniversary of my very last "conversation" with my mother. Earlier that week, Mom had begun to... Read more »
The two weeks that marked my mother's final decline proved to be anguishing, not only for family and friends, but also for the four-legged... Read more »
As I journey through the dementias I have experienced as a hands-on caregiver, I come to my uncle Wilkes. His wife was my mother’s older... Read more »
I love Facebook! Many people, I know, will not agree with me. My sister is one. However, I theorize that these people, these naysayers,... Read more »
Many health officials fail to cite dementia as a cause of death, a new study has found. Researchers examined the medical records and death... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is a form of dementia caused by a series of small strokes.Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MID; Dementia - vascular; Dementia - poststrokeSymptomsSymptoms may develop gradually or may progress after each small stroke.The symptoms of the... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MID; Dementia - vascular; Dementia - poststrokePreventionControl conditions that increase the risk of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis)... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MID; Dementia - vascular; Dementia - poststrokeTreatmentThere is no treatment to turn back damage to the brain caused by small strokes.An important... Read more »
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