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There is a light helmet that helps with Alzheimer’s but I cannot find out how to get one.?
Written on 1 Dec, 2010 at 4:41 in Alzheimer's | viewed times | 0 Comments
Terry Pratchet has promoted a light helmet that helps with Alzheimer’s but I cannot find out how to get one, I have posted a request on his forum, no response. The Alzheimer’s society knows nothing about it. Could someone help... (Continue reading)
How are Alzheimer’s and Dementia Different?
Written on 26 Nov, 2010 at 11:41 in Alzheimer's | viewed times | 0 Comments
I have a job interview at a Alzheimer’s place for assistant living as a receptionist type of person. I don’t know what to expect at all. I went to their website, and read up. Please if anyone can give some... (Continue reading)
Heavy Smoking during midlife may raise risk of Alzheimer's Disease..
Written on 19 Nov, 2010 at 2:41 in Dementia | viewed times | 0 Comments
October 26, 2010 – The study is the first to examine the long-term consequences of heavy smoking on Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, says the study’s principal investigator, Rachel Whitmer, a research scientist with Kaiser Permanente ... (Continue reading)
WHat’s the difference between Schizophreia & Alzheimer’s disease?
Written on 16 Nov, 2010 at 1:41 in Alzheimer's | viewed times | 0 Comments
My grandmother hears voices coming in through wall sockets telling her the most awful things ever, she sees people that are not there & in the past when she was younger(she’s now 72) she had OCD like symptoms such as... (Continue reading)
Does anybody know anyone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia?
Written on 16 Nov, 2010 at 0:41 in Alzheimer's | viewed times | 0 Comments
My grandmother was just diagnosed with alzheimer’s. We had thought for a while that she had it, by certain things she would do or not do and she is depressed often. She was put on Aricept (I think it is... (Continue reading)
Shadowing | Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Written on 15 Nov, 2010 at 18:41 in Alzheimer's | viewed times | 0 Comments
Shadowing is the act of an Alzheimer’s or dementia victim attempting to keep his or her caregiver in sight at all times. In caring for my father, there were times when I didn’t even have to turn around. I could feel... (Continue reading)
Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease – Facts and Information
Written on 13 Nov, 2010 at 13:41 in Alzheimer's | viewed times | 0 Comments
By Thomas C. WeissPublished: 2010-03-14 Alzheimer’s disease usually starts with symptoms that are subtle and therefore poorly recognized, such as memory failure. Defining EOADAlzheimer’s disease ... (Continue reading)
Alzheimer disease and family issues?
Written on 12 Nov, 2010 at 20:41 in Alzheimer's | viewed times | 0 Comments
I need your personal opinions please. My grandfather has stage four Alzheimer’s disease, he weighs 230lbs and is 6 foot tall. He physically can barley do anything anymore except curse. He is dead weight. we have to physically lift him... (Continue reading)
Is there a safe place for Dementia & Alzheimer’s patients that can watch them for a week?
Written on 1 Nov, 2010 at 5:41 in Alzheimer's | viewed times | 0 Comments
My mother has Dementia and early Alzheimer’s and I have been watching here for more than a year and would like to take a week to go on a cruise but have no idea what to do hit her any... (Continue reading)
The Politicization of Medical Research Funding » Secondhand Smoke …
Written on 31 Oct, 2010 at 4:41 in Dementia | viewed times | 0 Comments
I favor government funding of medical research. But that comes with a price–those with political power tend to gain more support than those without–even if the needs of the politically unconnected are more pressing than that of those with clout. I... (Continue reading)