Thursday, May 31, 2012

Sandy's Posts

Caregiver with dementia....comparable differences

I have been a caregiver to my son who has Learning differences and Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Many of his learning differences are comparable to my deficits. Auditory memory,short term memory and written language. I had researched and found anything and everything to help my child. I always tried to put myself in his shoes...now, I am walking... Read moreChevron

Living with Multi- Infarct dementia

My name is Sandy. I have Multi-Infarct Dementia, a form of vascular dementia. Small strokes have occured in my brain to cause brain cells to die resulting in moderate memory loss and cognitive difficulties. I was diagnosed in 2000 and did not know where to turn after leaving my neurologist's office. I began searching on the internet and aquired... Read moreChevron