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Jay's Visit Today, With Marilyn and Shirley

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 3 May 24

Two of Jay's sister's are living in nursing homes. Marilyn is living 65 miles from Decatur, Alabama in Tuscaloosa. And Jay is driving there to visit this afternoon. She is one of his younger sisters at 60, she's suffering from the...

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Short story: Meanness of spirit costs the world so much loss, of good people

emptychair @innertalks (23745) • Australia 3 Feb 24

John Cordiva had worked for the same large Government-backed transport company for over 50 years. In his last ten years there, he was now a customer service worker, having been a tram driver, and an inspector before, for...

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Short Story: The old Priest who got Alzheimer's

emptychair @innertalks (23745) • Australia 17 Aug 21

Bishop Jermiah Kendla, was already retired as a priest, and he had been retired in an old folk's home for retired priests, with other priests there too. As he reached 80 years of age, he had gotten Alzheimer's disease, and...

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Cant find her Again!

Charlene Sally Collins @OreoBrownie (3755) • Commerce, Georgia 11 Mar 21

Can't find her again I can't find her. My email pal. I don't know if something is wrong or not a lot of things have changed in our lives, so there is no way that I can know. I hate not being able to know what my family of...

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Nursing home life with Alzheimer's disease

Charlene Sally Collins @OreoBrownie (3755) • Commerce, Georgia 28 Feb 21

Many of you know I live in a nursing home setting. It is a lot better than being at home, really. This is the second time I'm trying to enter a post. I wrote it all on the Mylot post page and promptly lost it and I could never...

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"Alzheimer's disease and caregiver stress"

Papa Tony @PapaTony (18) 11 May 18

Being a "caregiver," of any kind, is a difficult job for anyone to have to undertake, and the stress that goes along with it can sometimes be incredibly, overwhelming. "I am a caregiver," and I can tell you that there are days I...

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A heart-warming singalong

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 27 May 17

We came across a marvellous YouTube clip the other day and have been watching it on and off since. It is one of those clips which has gone viral and maybe many of you have already seen it. It is of a mother and son singing hymns...

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Could Donald Trump Be in the Early Stages of Dementia?

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 31 Jul 16

The other day an article popped up on my Facebook feed that said that Donald Trump could be in the early stages of dementia. Regardless of what else I think about him, I initially dismissed that particular criticism ... until I...

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Alzheimer's Disease....and the Food

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 25 Jul 16

This disease generally occurs in elderly people. This is characterized by loss of memory, increased confusion, apathy and often by deep depression. The foods that are recommended for this disease are: eating plenty of potatoes,...

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Do's and Don’t's when Communicating with People with Alzheimer's Disease

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Apr 16

With many of us having aged parents in our midst, communication can become increasingly difficult. This is especially true if an elderly person has Alzheimers. However there are some strategies which help. Be sure you have the...

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Glen Campbell Comes Home From Treatment Facility

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 15 Sep 15

Glen Campbell did it all in his career. He was a Beach Boy and a session guitarist. He had a career in country and pop music, beginning with his cover of John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind" (that song won four Grammys...

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Treatment of Stroke Tucson

Pima Neurology @pimaneurology (37) • Tucson, Arizona 2 Mar 15

Stroke Prevention: Person should Stop smoking, Get regular exercise, Eat fish two-to-three times a week, Lose weight and have your doctor to check blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugars regularly.

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Multiple Sclerosis in Tucson

Pima Neurology @pimaneurology (37) • Tucson, Arizona 28 Jan 15

Multiple sclerosis is one of the most common neurological conditions among young adults. Early MS symptoms include weakness, tingling, numbness, and blurred vision.

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Nerve conduction study (EMG) | Pima Neurology

Pima Neurology @pimaneurology (37) • Tucson, Arizona 20 Jan 15

The nerve conduction study (EMG)is the test taken to check the damage to the nervous system at the clinic center located North West corner of N Oracle and Magee Rd.

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Electroencephalogram (EEG) in Tucson

Pima Neurology @pimaneurology (37) • Tucson, Arizona 5 Jan 15

Electroencephalography is the spontaneous electrical activity of the brain over a short period of time. It is a valuable tool for diagnosis and research.

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Nerve conduction study (EMG)

Pima Neurology @pimaneurology (37) • Tucson, Arizona 15 Dec 14

The nerve pain is the neurological symptoms of infectious disorders and other viral infections, multiple sclerosis and other immune disorders.

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Vitamin B Complex Neurologist

Pima Neurology @pimaneurology (37) • Tucson, Arizona 25 Aug 14

vitamin B Complex ensures that it never develops deficiency disorder with its neurological problems. http://pimaneurology.com/

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Since alzheimer's disease is the result of two things : plaque build up between

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 25 Apr 10

Since alzheimer's disease is the result of too much plaque build up between neuron cells in the brain and the inability from cells being able to communicate with each other properly; and people with alzheimers almost all...

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Has any of your loved ones been diagnosed or effected by alzheimers disease?

dloveli @dloveli (4366) • United States 31 Aug 09

My grandmother has been diagnosed with alzheimers disease. Doctors think it started about 3 years ago when she began to forget things. She became really nervous. Constantly biting her nails to the point of bleeding. THen she began...

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Significant thing to do, when you know that eventually, you will have Alzheimers

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16568) • Philippines 13 Oct 08

Alzheimers is a condition in which the neurons are damaged causing memory loss. If the doctor tells you that eventually you will have it, how would you prepare for this condition? What would you do to lessen the...

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