Re: How do you tell if someone has Alzheimer's? my mom

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Shirley, I feel for you. My mom loves drama. She couldn't live without it. There is no way I could live with her. Sometimes I wonder whether my mom's dealing with dementia, or just playing the part. She acts helpless. I will pray for you and your situation. I dread the day when my mom can't live on her own. I hate care homes, and I know she can't live with me. Time for my brother to help out for once! LOL. (((hug))) Shirley wrote: I don't know if mom is acting or if she is having a real problem. It's the crying wolf syndrome catching up to her. But maybe not. Her printer wouldn't work. She found she put a cup inside where the ink goes. She's smart so she knows how to act like something is wrong. Does her neurologist check her for this? If so I will call her neuro since mom has an appointment later this month. It could be her meds. But her psychiatrist is a jerk. She won't go see someone else. So I'm thinking she may be acting and not want to get caught. I want to bust her or find the truth and get her

help. It's a Britney Spears episode....lolol She will not stop driving. I told dad last night he needs to disconnect her battery cables. I forgot what he said but basically is it was he didn't want to discuss it. So dad could hear I told mom she really needs to stop driving. She's going to hurt or kill someone and how will she feel then. I told her I wouldn't be able to take it. She has to think of others. She couldn't back her car in so I had to put on shoes and a coat when it was snowing and take care of her car. Dad was dressed for bed. I told her I wasn't telling her this to be mean but to make her see. Dad had different work hours today. He wasn't home at 1:30 so she starts crying thinking something is wrong. She didn't look at the calendar first to see his hours. She likes drama, she won't admit it. Ity made Fred

sick. She threw up and now I know why. Plus I find mom's meds on the floor. I tell her Fred could eat one and that wouldn't be good. Luckily Fred won't eat things if it has no taste or tastes bad which is most meds. But there could be one someday. I can't be her caretaker. I am actively looking for a homeless shelter...lol I will be looking for something. I'll become a streetwalker to make money. I don't care. I have to get out of here. I'm feeling better. I am not letting her bring me down again. I was sick as a kid and it was because of her, some of it was stress and depression. Thanks, Shirley "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the

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Shirley, I just sent a post and a link to the group, but

what you describe certainly does remind me of my mother.

My mother had late onset Alzheimer's--in her late 80s, and

at age 91, she ceremoneously donated her car to her favourite

grandson, and I drove her to the Santa Barbara DMV where

she ceremoniously and publicly turned in her driviver's license,

announcing: " Here. You can have this. I cannot use it because

at my age were there to be an accident, I should be blamed, solely

due to my age! " She slapped that license down on the counter

and marched out. She had never been a very good driver, but she

had never had a moving violation and never been in an accident--

of course, as it happened, she had not been driving for nearly four

years either! This was a very long time ago.

Love to you, Shirley,

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> I don't know if mom is acting or if she is having a real problem. It's the

> crying wolf syndrome catching up to her. But maybe not.

> Her printer wouldn't work. She found she put a cup inside where the ink

> goes. She's smart so she knows how to act like something is wrong. Does

> her neurologist check her for this? If so I will call her neuro since mom

> has an appointment later this month. It could be her meds. But her

> psychiatrist is a jerk. She won't go see someone else. So I'm thinking she

> may be acting and not want to get caught. I want to bust her or find the

> truth and get her help. It's a Britney Spears episode....lolol

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>

>

> She will not stop driving. I told dad last night he needs to disconnect her

> battery cables. I forgot what he said but basically is it was he didn't

> want to discuss it. So dad could hear I told mom she really needs to stop

> driving. She's going to hurt or kill someone and how will she feel then. I

> told her I wouldn't be able to take it. She has to think of others. She

> couldn't back her car in so I had to put on shoes and a coat when it was

> snowing and take care of her car. Dad was dressed for bed. I told her I

> wasn't telling her this to be mean but to make her see. Dad had different

> work hours today. He wasn't home at 1:30 so she starts crying thinking

> something is wrong. She didn't look at the calendar first to see his hours.

> She likes drama, she won't admit it. Ity made Fred sick. She threw up and

> now I know why. Plus I find mom's meds on the floor. I tell her Fred could

> eat one and that wouldn't be good. Luckily Fred won't eat things if it has

> no taste or tastes bad which is most meds. But there could be one someday.

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> I can't be her caretaker. I am actively looking for a homeless

> shelter...lol I will be looking for something. I'll become a streetwalker

> to make money. I don't care. I have to get out of here. I'm feeling

> better. I am not letting her bring me down again. I was sick as a kid and

> it was because of her, some of it was stress and depression.

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> Thanks,

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> Shirley

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> " You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love

> and affection. "

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> -Buddha

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My Dad has Alzheimer's Shirley. Ask any questions.

Anger can be really seen too.

love you, Kate

How do you tell if someone has Alzheimer's? my mom

I don't know if mom is acting or if she is having a real problem. It's the crying wolf syndrome catching up to her. But maybe not.

Her printer wouldn't work. She found she put a cup inside where the ink goes. She's smart so she knows how to act like something is wrong. Does her neurologist check her for this? If so I will call her neuro since mom has an appointment later this month. It could be her meds. But her psychiatrist is a jerk. She won't go see someone else. So I'm thinking she may be acting and not want to get caught. I want to bust her or find the truth and get her help. It's a Britney Spears episode....lolol

She will not stop driving. I told dad last night he needs to disconnect her battery cables. I forgot what he said but basically is it was he didn't want to discuss it. So dad could hear I told mom she really needs to stop driving. She's going to hurt or kill someone and how will she feel then. I told her I wouldn't be able to take it. She has to think of others. She couldn't back her car in so I had to put on shoes and a coat when it was snowing and take care of her car. Dad was dressed for bed. I told her I wasn't telling her this to be mean but to make her see. Dad had different work hours today. He wasn't home at 1:30 so she starts crying thinking something is wrong. She didn't look at the calendar first to see his hours. She likes drama, she won't admit it. Ity made Fred sick. She threw up and now I know why. Plus I find mom's meds on the floor. I tell her Fred could eat one and that wouldn't be good. Luckily Fred won't eat things if it has no taste or tastes bad which is most meds. But there could be one someday.

I can't be her caretaker. I am actively looking for a homeless shelter...lol I will be looking for something. I'll become a streetwalker to make money. I don't care. I have to get out of here. I'm feeling better. I am not letting her bring me down again. I was sick as a kid and it was because of her, some of it was stress and depression.

Thanks,

Shirley

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

-Buddha

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I haven't seen anger, thank goodness. Thanks Kate!Kate Rothschild wrote: My Dad has Alzheimer's Shirley. Ask any questions. Anger can be really seen too. love you, Kate How do you tell if someone has Alzheimer's? my mom I don't know if mom is acting or if she is having a real problem. It's the crying wolf syndrome catching up to her. But maybe not. Her printer wouldn't work. She found she put a cup inside where the ink goes. She's smart so she knows

how to act like something is wrong. Does her neurologist check her for this? If so I will call her neuro since mom has an appointment later this month. It could be her meds. But her psychiatrist is a jerk. She won't go see someone else. So I'm thinking she may be acting and not want to get caught. I want to bust her or find the truth and get her help. It's a Britney Spears episode....lolol She will not stop driving. I told dad last night he needs to disconnect her battery cables. I forgot what he said but basically is it was he didn't want to discuss it. So dad could hear I told mom she really needs to stop driving. She's going to hurt or kill someone and how will she feel then. I told her I wouldn't be able to take it. She has to think of others. She couldn't back her car in so I had to put on shoes and a

coat when it was snowing and take care of her car. Dad was dressed for bed. I told her I wasn't telling her this to be mean but to make her see. Dad had different work hours today. He wasn't home at 1:30 so she starts crying thinking something is wrong. She didn't look at the calendar first to see his hours. She likes drama, she won't admit it. Ity made Fred sick. She threw up and now I know why. Plus I find mom's meds on the floor. I tell her Fred could eat one and that wouldn't be good. Luckily Fred won't eat things if it has no taste or tastes bad which is most meds. But there could be one someday. I can't be her caretaker. I am actively looking for a homeless shelter...lol I will be looking for something. I'll become a streetwalker to make money. I don't care. I have to get out of here. I'm feeling

better. I am not letting her bring me down again. I was sick as a kid and it was because of her, some of it was stress and depression. Thanks, Shirley "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." -Buddha

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I have lived with my adopted mothers Alzheimer's for the last 23 years - it is a roller coaster - it triggered my sleep apnea

How do you tell if someone has Alzheimer's? my mom

I don't know if mom is acting or if she is having a real problem. It's the crying wolf syndrome catching up to her. But maybe not.

Her printer wouldn't work. She found she put a cup inside where the ink goes. She's smart ! so she knows how to act like something is wrong. Does her neurologist check her for this? If so I will call her neuro since mom has an appointment later this month. It could be her meds. But her psychiatrist is a jerk. She won't go see someone else. So I'm thinking she may be acting and not want to get caught. I want to bust her or find the truth and get her help. It's a Britney Spears episode....lolol

She will not stop driving. I told dad last night he needs to disconnect her battery cables. I forgot what he said but basically is it was he didn't want to discuss it. So dad could hear I told mom she really needs to stop driving. She's going to hurt or kill someone and how will she feel then. I told her I wouldn't be able to take it. She has to think of others. She couldn't back her car in so I had to put on shoes and a coat when it was snowing and take care of her car. Dad was dressed for bed. I told her I wasn't telling her this to be mean but to make her see. Dad had different work hours today. He wasn't home at 1:30 so she starts crying thinking something is wrong. She didn't look at the calendar first to see his hours. She likes drama, she won't admit it. Ity made Fred sick. She threw up and now I know why. Plus I find mom's meds on the floor. I tell her Fred could eat one and that wouldn't be good. Luckily Fred won't eat things if it has no taste or tastes bad which is most meds. But there could be one someday.

I can't be her caretaker. I am actively looking for a homeless shelter...lol I will be looking for something. I'll become a streetwalker to make money. I don't care. I have to get out of here. I'm feeli! ng better. I am not letting her bring me down again. I was sick as a kid and it was because of her, some of it was stress and depression.

Thanks,

Shirley

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

-Buddha

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I feel for you Anne! hugs, ShirleyAnne Whitworth wrote: I have lived with my adopted mothers Alzheimer's for the last 23 years - it is a roller coaster - it triggered my sleep apnea How do you tell if someone has Alzheimer's? my mom I don't know if mom is acting or if she is having a real

problem. It's the crying wolf syndrome catching up to her. But maybe not. Her printer wouldn't work. She found she put a cup inside where the ink goes. She's smart ! so she knows how to act like something is wrong. Does her neurologist check her for this? If so I will call her neuro since mom has an appointment later this month. It could be her meds. But her psychiatrist is a jerk. She won't go see someone else. So I'm thinking she may be acting and not want to get caught. I want to bust her or find the truth and get her help. It's a Britney Spears episode....lolol She will not stop driving. I told dad last night he needs to disconnect her battery cables. I forgot what he said but basically is it was he didn't want to discuss it. So dad could hear I told mom she really needs to

stop driving. She's going to hurt or kill someone and how will she feel then. I told her I wouldn't be able to take it. She has to think of others. She couldn't back her car in so I had to put on shoes and a coat when it was snowing and take care of her car. Dad was dressed for bed. I told her I wasn't telling her this to be mean but to make her see. Dad had different work hours today. He wasn't home at 1:30 so she starts crying thinking something is wrong. She didn't look at the calendar first to see his hours. She likes drama, she won't admit it. Ity made Fred sick. She threw up and now I know why. Plus I find mom's meds on the floor. I tell her Fred could eat one and that wouldn't be good. Luckily Fred won't eat things if it has no taste or tastes bad which is most meds. But there could be one someday. I can't

be her caretaker. I am actively looking for a homeless shelter...lol I will be looking for something. I'll become a streetwalker to make money. I don't care. I have to get out of here. I'm feeli! ng better. I am not letting her bring me down again. I was sick as a kid and it was because of her, some of it was stress and depression. Thanks, Shirley "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." -Buddha No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.15/1249 - Release Date: 1/29/2008 9:51 AM Shirley " You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. " -Buddha

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It is a roller coaster - I pray for detente and pick my fights - she is 83 and a hellion at times - I call her son when she gets dangerous - he bitches and steps in - he has her POA - so he has too

How do you tell if someone has Alzheimer's? my mom

I don't know if mom is acting or if she i! s having a real problem. It's the crying wolf syndrome catching up to her. But maybe not.

Her printer wouldn't work. She found she put a cup inside where the ink goes. She's smart ! so she knows how to act like something is wrong. Does her neurologist check her for this? If so I will call her neuro since mom has an appointment later this month. It could be her meds. But her psychiatrist is a jerk. She won't go see someone else. So I'm thinking she may be acting and not want to get caught. I want to bust her or find the truth and get her help. It's a Britney Spears episode....lolol

She will not stop driving. I told dad last night he needs to disconnect her battery cables. I forgot what he said but basically is it was he didn't want to discuss it. So dad could hear I told mom she really need! s to stop driving. She's going to hurt or kill someone and how will she feel then. I told her I wouldn't be able to take it. She has to think of others. She couldn't back her car in so I had to put on shoes and a coat when it was snowing and take care of her car. Dad was dressed for bed. I told her I wasn't telling her this to be mean but to make her see. Dad had different work hours today. He wasn't home at 1:30 so she starts crying thinking something is wrong. She didn't look at the calendar first to see his hours. She likes drama, she won't admit it. Ity made Fred sick. She threw up and now I know why. Plus I find mom's meds on the floor. I tell her Fred could eat one and that wouldn't be good. Luckily Fred won't eat things if it has no taste or tastes bad which is most meds. But there could be one someday.

I can't be her caretaker. I am actively looking for a homeless shelter...lol I will be looking for something. I'll become a streetwalker to make money. I don't care. I have to get out of here. I'm feeli! ng better. I am not letting her bring me down again. I was sick as a kid and it was because of her, some of it was stress and depression.

Thanks,

Shirley

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

-Buddha

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Shirley

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Hi Shirley,

In WA, home care providers and NAC's all have to complete 10 hours of

training every year in order to continue employment in the case of the

home care providers; or certification, in the case of NAC's. Last

year, one of the classes I took was on Alzheimers and Dementia.

Alzheimers is a type of dementia. But the only way to get a diagnosis

of this disease is after death. Most often, Alzheimers' affects

people over the age of 60. It is a progressive disease with stages.

The full progression can last for 3 to 20 years.

Since some dementias are caused by chemical imbalances, they can be

resolved with treatment.

Recently, I've read articles concerning early onset dementia which can

affect people in their 50s and younger.

If your father won't talk about this, maybe he's in denial. Maybe

contact family services. My mom had dementia, but it was never

determined whether she had Alzheimers. While she was alive, and

living in the nursing home, I would call her and she knew who I was.

She understood what I was talking about when I told her about what

happened with her house.

I spent many hours working in Lamplighter at a nursing home here in

town. Since I left that employment, I have learned that the facility

did away with its Lamplighter program. Too bad.

I do hope things can get resolved.

Donna in WA

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http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/making-diagnosis

On the other hand the newer PET scanners and EBCT

scanners as well as the newest MRI scanners can usually

detect the lesions prior to death as this articles explains.

When one's mother truly cannot remember who people

in her life are, or who she is, and confuses the neighbor's

small grandchild for her own adult child, this is most likely

Alzheimer's Disease. When my mother was diagnosed at

UCLA in Los Angeles, I accompanied her; one of the first

tests for short-term memory involved remembering four

words for three minutes; this was in the middle stage where

she thought that I was four, when I was 54; she cleverly

asked whether she might recite the last word first. That

turned out to be the only word she could remember. It

was downhill from there, and is always tragic for all involved.

Love,

n

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> Hi Shirley,

>

> In WA, home care providers and NAC's all have to complete 10 hours of

> training every year in order to continue employment in the case of the

> home care providers; or certification, in the case of NAC's. Last

> year, one of the classes I took was on Alzheimers and Dementia.

> Alzheimers is a type of dementia. But the only way to get a diagnosis

> of this disease is after death. Most often, Alzheimers' affects

> people over the age of 60. It is a progressive disease with stages.

> The full progression can last for 3 to 20 years.

>

> Since some dementias are caused by chemical imbalances, they can be

> resolved with treatment.

>

> Recently, I've read articles concerning early onset dementia which can

> affect people in their 50s and younger.

>

> If your father won't talk about this, maybe he's in denial. Maybe

> contact family services. My mom had dementia, but it was never

> determined whether she had Alzheimers. While she was alive, and

> living in the nursing home, I would call her and she knew who I was.

> She understood what I was talking about when I told her about what

> happened with her house.

>

> I spent many hours working in Lamplighter at a nursing home here in

> town. Since I left that employment, I have learned that the facility

> did away with its Lamplighter program. Too bad.

>

> I do hope things can get resolved.

>

> Donna in WA

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi n,

I sometimes can't remember my kids names. Well,

that's not quite true. I remember their names but

sometimes call them by the wrong name. Many times, it

would come out sounding something like " Ni-Ant-Mar " .

My kids are , , and Marcus. They seem

to get a kick out of my issues with word retrieval.

In my last message, I should have added, that my

conversations with my mom were all over the telephone.

She was in Ohio and I'm up here in WA. My sister and

her family live in Ohio and once they hit I-75, it's

almost a straight shot to Fairborn. With in person

meetings, like when my brother died, mom would call my

sister, Shirley which was my mom's sister's name. She

would also get confused with the names of my sister's

husband and her kids. Except for my sister's oldest

son. For a reason that remains unexplained she never

missed his name.

Donna

--- n Rojas wrote:

>

http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/making-diagnosis

> On the other hand the newer PET scanners and EBCT

> scanners as well as the newest MRI scanners can

> usually

> detect the lesions prior to death as this articles

> explains.

> When one's mother truly cannot remember who people

> in her life are, or who she is, and confuses the

> neighbor's

> small grandchild for her own adult child, this is

> most likely

> Alzheimer's Disease. When my mother was diagnosed

> at

> UCLA in Los Angeles, I accompanied her; one of the

> first

> tests for short-term memory involved remembering

> four

> words for three minutes; this was in the middle

> stage where

> she thought that I was four, when I was 54; she

> cleverly

> asked whether she might recite the last word first.

> That

> turned out to be the only word she could remember.

> It

> was downhill from there, and is always tragic for

> all involved.

> Love,

> n

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Donna, I do not know anyone with MS who does not have trouble

with persons' names, whether that is caused by the MS or not--

as I know plenty of people with the same problem who do not

have MS!

My mother never forgot her favourite brother's name, nor my

father's name until the last week--she lived to 103--when she

began referring to him as " my husband, " and it was evident

that she no longer new that he had been gone for a few years.

My own father (he did have MS, but no psychiatric condition)

to the name thing was to always address me as " Hey, Kid! "

This worked as I am six years younger than the next brother

up, so everyone knew who he meant. Very late in life, as

he approached death, we noticed that he referred to the Los

Angeles Times as " The Detroit Free Press, " but he seemed

to grasp the content. Besides, well or ill, we are all wired

just a bit differently.

My favourite anecdote about this and many, many of you

may have already read this, is the time my eldest sister

called me up to ask me how to pronounce Gruyere Cheese.

We had grown up in Detroit, learned Canadian French, spoke

Parisian French, and had relatives in many countries including

the UK and of course, the United States. The family was multi-

lingual and my sister was a professor of English at UCB, which

made this even more ridiculous. I should merely have referred

her to a dictionary or the University Library, but I fell for it, as

usual.

So, I spoke " Gruyere " to her in Canadian French, Parisian

French, British English and standard U.S.A. English. To

which this charming (and she actually was) bi-polar person

said to me, having asked ME the question: " So, just how

do YOU know so much about all this? " I informed her that

I had an incoming call from my doctor and we disconnected.

(a harmless untruth, I think). About an hour later she called

me back in hysterics, sobbing into the phone and saying,

" I could not stand it if YOU were angry with ME! " Really?

I took a deep breath and assured her that I could think of

absolutely NO reason why we should be angry at one another,

that I loved her, but that I had to get back to cooking, and

would send her an e-mail, which I did.

She forgot the entire incident and when I saw her about

two months later, she asked me the same question about

the Gruyere, and this time I told her that I had always won

dered about that, too! (This worked.)

I takes real will-power for me to forgo explaining some

thing when someone asks me a question. I am really

working on that one. There may be hope.

You feel free to post to us about this anytime, and I, for

one, shall be happy to share with you my vast and possible

misinformation, often based on a wide background of profound

ignorance! (I cannot remember who first said that one.),

Love to you, Donna and to each in your family, and to each

of you coping with dementia in any form in a family member.

n, the utterly confused, who once actually signed a post:

" Love, your fiend,

Martian " and that is the truth!

>

>

>

>

> Hi n,

>

> I sometimes can't remember my kids names. Well,

> that's not quite true. I remember their names but

> sometimes call them by the wrong name. Many times, it

> would come out sounding something like " Ni-Ant-Mar " .

> My kids are , , and Marcus. They seem

> to get a kick out of my issues with word retrieval.

>

> In my last message, I should have added, that my

> conversations with my mom were all over the telephone.

> She was in Ohio and I'm up here in WA. My sister and

> her family live in Ohio and once they hit I-75, it's

> almost a straight shot to Fairborn. With in person

> meetings, like when my brother died, mom would call my

> sister, Shirley which was my mom's sister's name. She

> would also get confused with the names of my sister's

> husband and her kids. Except for my sister's oldest

> son. For a reason that remains unexplained she never

> missed his name.

> Donna

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When I was at the nursing home I got elected to handle the Alzheimer patients - being a psych major and a social worker - with my adopted mother - there were times Lila B. - I just threw up my hands - all I could say was My Lady Mother - and I was speechless - when she got furious at the aides she stomped off and went looking for me - at first I even had to go in on weekends to calm her down - I would talk her down and walk her to her room and do a guided visualization with her and she would go to sleep.

Then when this Gulf War started - one of our residents was a retired engineer who was convinced that her was a Squadron Commander and I was his Exec. Fridays I did the errands - go to Sam's, Staples, and do major shopping for the residents and drag in around 3 ish - stumble to my office off the front door and call maintenance to haul in the "stuff".

I barely got in the front door and "Andy" meet me in a tear. He just got orders and was his plane pre flighted - he was flying in an hour to Iraq. I had to think fast and lie big time. I apologized for not bringing him the "twix" - he had orders to teach the younger guys the tactics to fly and Jimmy was working on his bird as we speak on the flight line to have it ready for night ops - 5 minutes of rambling on my part and sending him to his room to suit up for jet flight.

I stumbled into my boss's office who had seen everything and she was giggling - I glared at her and threatened her and then I broke out laughing.

I could handle it at work - often - many times a day - but I can't do it at home.

A family member who had dealt with Berswanger's all of her life with her mother and her grandmother's last days - saw me with her mother and asked me how I did it - I had to think a minute - all I could say was the truth - I don't have a history with her - I can't do this in my personal life. Since I knew her she understood

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http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/making-diagnosisOn the other hand the newer PET scanners and EBCTscanners as well as the newest MRI scanners can usuallydetect the lesions prior to death as this articles explains.When one's mother truly cannot remember who peoplein her life are, or who she is, and confuses the neighbor'ssmall grandchild for her own adult child, this is most likelyAlzheimer's Disease. When my mother was diagnosed atUCLA in Los Angeles, I accompanied her; one of the firsttests for short-term memory involved remembering fourwords for three minutes; this was in the middle stage whereshe thought that I was four, when I was 54; she cleverlyasked whether she might recite the last word first. Thatturned out to be the only word she could remember. Itwas downhill from there, and is always tragic for all involved.Love,nOn Feb 1, 2008 10:30 PM, Donna <djnova50> wrote:>>>>> Hi Shirley,>> In WA, home care providers and NAC's all have to complete 10 hours of> training every year in order to continue employment in the case of the> home care providers; or certification, in the case of NAC's. Last> year, one of the classes I took was on Alzheimers and Dementia.> Alzheimers is a type of dementia. But the only way to get a diagnosis> of this disease is after death. Most often, Alzheimers' affects> people over the age of 60. It is a progressive disease with stages.> The full progression can last for 3 to 20 years.>> Since some dementias are caused by chemical imbalances, they can be> resolved with treatment.>> Recently, I've read articles concerning early onset dementia which can> affect people in their 50s and younger.>> If your father won't talk about this, maybe he's in denial. Maybe> contact family services. My mom had dementia, but it was never> determined whether she had Alzheimers. While she was alive, and> living in the nursing home, I would call her and she knew who I was.> She understood what I was talking about when I told her about what> happened with her house.>> I spent many hours working in Lamplighter at a nursing home here in> town. Since I left that employment, I have learned that the facility> did away with its Lamplighter program. Too bad.>> I do hope things can get resolved.>> Donna in WA>>

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My heart sister Ellen has 4 sons - when I have a bad word day and mis name the boys - even when I am talking to one of them - I always say and what is your brother up to - that makes them laugh - then they say - with him it could be anything!

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Hi n, I sometimes can't remember my kids names. Well,that's not quite true. I remember their names butsometimes call them by the wrong name. Many times, itwould come out sounding something like "Ni-Ant-Mar". My kids are , , and Marcus. They seemto get a kick out of my issues with word retrieval.In my last message, I should have added, that myconversations with my mom were all over the telephone.She was in Ohio and I'm up here in WA. My sister andher family live in Ohio and once they hit I-75, it'salmost a straight shot to Fairborn. With in personmeetings, like when my brother died, mom would call mysister, Shirley which was my mom's sister's name. Shewould also get confused with the names of my sister'shusband and her kids. Except for my sister's oldestson. For a reason that remains unexplained she nevermissed his name. Donna--- n Rojas <Rojas5915Gmail> wrote:>http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/making-diagnosis> On the other hand the newer PET scanners and EBCT> scanners as well as the newest MRI scanners can> usually> detect the lesions prior to death as this articles> explains.> When one's mother truly cannot remember who people> in her life are, or who she is, and confuses the> neighbor's> small grandchild for her own adult child, this is> most likely> Alzheimer's Disease. When my mother was diagnosed> at> UCLA in Los Angeles, I accompanied her; one of the> first> tests for short-term memory involved remembering> four> words for three minutes; this was in the middle> stage where> she thought that I was four, when I was 54; she> cleverly> asked whether she might recite the last word first. > That> turned out to be the only word she could remember. > It> was downhill from there, and is always tragic for> all involved.> Love,> n<HTML><A HREF="http://pets.care2.com/i?p=628786495">Join Care2.com's Race for Pets!</A></HTML>__________________________________________________________Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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