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Thank you Sherry. I did get good sleep and I didn't set an alarm. I got about 10 hours of sound sleep and it's is a good thing as Dad passed this evening. Because I was well rested I was able to deal with the tasks that had to be handled. Hugs to

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I've noticed that several people have information about themselves after their name like who they are the caregiver for and when they were diagnosed, etc. How do you do that? Thanks, Leah

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, is he receiving an IV of fluid? It is difficult to understand how he still has good urine output. How long has it been? I can't imagine someone going five days without fluid, much less longer. It seems to me that fever would be overwhelming. I

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Leah is right. That's exactly what I did with Sherman. I'd tell him how much I love him and that I would miss him terribly, but that I would be OK knowing that we will be together for eternity, and would ask him to come for me when I am ready to lea

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Now Honey, if I can't think of MCI how can I tell you how I did something three years ago? At the bottom of my return letter I have spell check, and Signature. I opened it, and filled it in. But, I don't know how to get it in the right place with

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Hi June, Thanks for your response. Dad was originally taking 4mg of Lorazepam so we've slowly been cutting back to around 1.5mg-2mg a day. It does help, but like you said I do think once it wears off, he is worse. And yes, our doctor says the Loraze

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- welcome to the board! That warning is on all atypical antipsychotics. And JUST RECENTLY been added to the traditional antypsychotics... when it should have been listed as a warning for ages... Seroquel and Clozaril are the 2 atypical antipsychot

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Hello, I have been hanging around reading and reading for a couple weeks now. I am 61 and my mother is 81. She was diagnosed with LBD first of this month after 12 years with a Parkinson diagnosis but no progression. We thought she was doing well u

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It's on the list of " bad drugs " for LBDers; however my mom takes 0.5 mg when her agitation escalates and it helps her; she usually calms down and then takes a nap and is fine afterward. His, Sherry [url]www.owly.net[/url] daughter of , (mis?)dia

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I am more than happy to share my experience with brain donation in the hope that more will follow. I lost a very good friend when we were both 25 to brain cancer. I'm 46 now. I'm sure she would have done the same had she known it was possibl

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Yes, there was a tube put in his nose to his throat for taking his medications. The nurse said he was not liking it put in his nose to his throat. I did not look in his mouth before the nurse did this, do you think that damage could have been done

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PS Dorene (or anyone else who wants to prepare,) You can also put " Hospice " in your general " search " and find lots of information. Although none of us want to think of it, I spent lots of my time wondering if Mom was going to die. Had I

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Leah, this is the hardest part. Going through all this, and waiting. I sure am sorry. Love you, Imogene In a message dated 11/29/2008 5:51:57 PM Central Standard Time, jonaslaj@... writes: Well, it's hard to define a good report. It may sound t

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Our yellow Rose I am sorry I don't know your name. I have a very hard time with names. Always have. Don is taking Zoloft as an antidepressant. But, it also calms him down so that he isn't as aggressive. He can become pretty belligerent at times. O

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Doris, good to hear you finally got your mother into a nh of choice, and closer to you! Your winter seems to be starting early so less driving distance in itself is a definite plus. I hear what you share about feeling more at home where your mom is

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Imogene, So happy you have a good memory to tuck away. Sounds like a delightful time. Hugs, Donna R Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than m

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Well, dang, thanks any way! Hugs, Pammie In a message dated 12/11/2008 11:45:11 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email]LBDcaregivers [/email] writes: Unfortunately I only have one doctor listed in OK - and not OK City, but Tulsa... And a doctor who ne

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Yellow Rose, I don't know exactly what you mean by delusions. Do you mean thinking things are not what they are. Is it hallucinations? Hallucinations are left alone if they are not bad. Seeing animals, and people are alright if none are attacking

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Ron... We're told to love everyone, but that doesn't include loving their behavior. We are allowed to see people the way they are, the way they present themselves to the world, and I came to the conclusion a long time ago that if that's the way

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Thank you Sherry. I did get good sleep and I didn't set an alarm. I got about 10 hours of sound sleep and it's is a good thing as Dad passed this evening. Because I was well rested I was able to deal with the tasks that had to be handled. Hugs to

Re: update in British Columbia June 27 2008

I've noticed that several people have information about themselves after their name like who they are the caregiver for and when they were diagnosed, etc. How do you do that? Thanks, Leah

, is he receiving an IV of fluid? It is difficult to understand how he still has good urine output. How long has it been? I can't imagine someone going five days without fluid, much less longer. It seems to me that fever would be overwhelming. I

Re: adrenal information

Leah is right. That's exactly what I did with Sherman. I'd tell him how much I love him and that I would miss him terribly, but that I would be OK knowing that we will be together for eternity, and would ask him to come for me when I am ready to lea

Now Honey, if I can't think of MCI how can I tell you how I did something three years ago? At the bottom of my return letter I have spell check, and Signature. I opened it, and filled it in. But, I don't know how to get it in the right place with

weather update

RE: mammograms reply for Liz. , Ann

Hi June, Thanks for your response. Dad was originally taking 4mg of Lorazepam so we've slowly been cutting back to around 1.5mg-2mg a day. It does help, but like you said I do think once it wears off, he is worse. And yes, our doctor says the Loraze

- welcome to the board! That warning is on all atypical antipsychotics. And JUST RECENTLY been added to the traditional antypsychotics... when it should have been listed as a warning for ages... Seroquel and Clozaril are the 2 atypical antipsychot

Hello, I have been hanging around reading and reading for a couple weeks now. I am 61 and my mother is 81. She was diagnosed with LBD first of this month after 12 years with a Parkinson diagnosis but no progression. We thought she was doing well u

It's on the list of " bad drugs " for LBDers; however my mom takes 0.5 mg when her agitation escalates and it helps her; she usually calms down and then takes a nap and is fine afterward. His, Sherry [url]www.owly.net[/url] daughter of , (mis?)dia

I am more than happy to share my experience with brain donation in the hope that more will follow. I lost a very good friend when we were both 25 to brain cancer. I'm 46 now. I'm sure she would have done the same had she known it was possibl

Re: Digest Number 3599

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Yes, there was a tube put in his nose to his throat for taking his medications. The nurse said he was not liking it put in his nose to his throat. I did not look in his mouth before the nurse did this, do you think that damage could have been done

PS Dorene (or anyone else who wants to prepare,) You can also put " Hospice " in your general " search " and find lots of information. Although none of us want to think of it, I spent lots of my time wondering if Mom was going to die. Had I

Leah, this is the hardest part. Going through all this, and waiting. I sure am sorry. Love you, Imogene In a message dated 11/29/2008 5:51:57 PM Central Standard Time, jonaslaj@... writes: Well, it's hard to define a good report. It may sound t

Our yellow Rose I am sorry I don't know your name. I have a very hard time with names. Always have. Don is taking Zoloft as an antidepressant. But, it also calms him down so that he isn't as aggressive. He can become pretty belligerent at times. O

Doris, good to hear you finally got your mother into a nh of choice, and closer to you! Your winter seems to be starting early so less driving distance in itself is a definite plus. I hear what you share about feeling more at home where your mom is

Imogene, So happy you have a good memory to tuck away. Sounds like a delightful time. Hugs, Donna R Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than m

Well, dang, thanks any way! Hugs, Pammie In a message dated 12/11/2008 11:45:11 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email]LBDcaregivers [/email] writes: Unfortunately I only have one doctor listed in OK - and not OK City, but Tulsa... And a doctor who ne

Yellow Rose, I don't know exactly what you mean by delusions. Do you mean thinking things are not what they are. Is it hallucinations? Hallucinations are left alone if they are not bad. Seeing animals, and people are alright if none are attacking

Ron... We're told to love everyone, but that doesn't include loving their behavior. We are allowed to see people the way they are, the way they present themselves to the world, and I came to the conclusion a long time ago that if that's the way

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