Posted in Dementia, Memory Loss • Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, alzheimers vs. dementia, causes of dementia, Dementia, Symptoms
The terms dementia and Alzheimer’s are often used interchangeably. In fact, dementia is not Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s is not dementia, although, they are certainly related.
For example, let’s say you your stomach is bothering you. You can’t eat much and it’s difficult to drink. At first you shrug it off and hope you’ll lose a few pounds, but then you try to ignore it and finally attempt to soothe it with over the counter medicines, nothing works. You call your Dr. and make an appointment. A couple of days later, you find yourself in the Dr’s office. She asks you some questions, examines you and declares, “You have an acute pain in your stomach.” You think to yourself, “Uh….duh……tell me something I don’t already know.”
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Posted on March 25, 2008 by Loretta Parker Spivey • There are no comments, hop to it!
Posted in Alzheimer's Disease, Symptoms • Tags: confusion, journal, lack of judgment, Memory Loss, Symptoms
Research has shown that Alzheimer’s disease begins long before symptoms begin to manifest. Therefore, you need to act sooner rather than later if you suspect that your loved one may be Battling the Monster, Alzheimer’s disease.
Here are a few reasons that you should make an appointment: More →
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Posted on March 24, 2008 by Loretta Parker Spivey • There are 1 lonesome comment
Posted in Incontinence, Symptoms • Tags: , Alzheimer's Disease, caregiving, Incontinence, sandwich generation, Symptoms
Happy Monday!
Did you get some REST over the weekend? I hope you did, cuz Monday isn’t comin’ it is here. Which means, if you are in the sandwich generation, it’s time to deal with school, extra curricular activities and caregiving. If you are not in the sandwich, you are back to the workweek and still have lots to do.
I thought we’d spend the first part of this week talking about an uncomfortable, but almost inevetible part of Alzheimer’s caregiving. Incontinence.
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Posted on March 17, 2008 by Loretta Parker Spivey • There are 1 lonesome comment