Alzheimer's

[Guest guest]

Dear China,

You can ask your neurologist to do a PET scan of your brain. They can slice

it and dice it any way imaginable and see everything in your brain. According

to the results, I do not have Alzheimer's, but according to this article, it

starts long before it begins to show up as mental impairment.

I don't know of anyone on either side of my family who contracted the disease.

I think as long as you can reason as you do, it has nothing to do with

forgetfulness. Some people are always forgetful. I have a couple of sons who

forget everything, but they are intelligent when it comes to reason and logic.

One forgot to show up for jury duty and he was brought to court by deputies in

handcuffs.

My brother in law was an honor student in law school, but we called him the

absent minded professor. He forgot about mundane things, but he had a

photographic memory and could talk to you about anything. He was fine until he

begin to notice that he was really losing his memory and getting lost, so he

kept copious notes that were very helpful to his medical team. He had lymphoma

that had spread to his brain.

He never hugged me until the day before he died. I went to visit him and his

arms went up to give me a hug as soon as he saw me walk in the room. I think

that was his way of telling me goodbye. Always called me " Aunt Lottie " , because

he had so many children and he heard the name so much. Even his nieces and

nephews still call me that. It's a terrible thing when you are cognizant of

when you are losing your mind. I think when you have dementia, you are not

always aware that you are losing your mind. That's what Dr. Zavie thinks, so I

am going to go along with that thought, because when Zavie speaks, everyone

listens. LOL

Blessings, dear China, you are a.o.k.,

Lottie