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  moonlitmagikchild
(1507)

i think it was mayoclinic that i read it but i have had several concussions and they said that it ups the chance of developing it later on.. i haven't known anyone that has had both but do you guys?

Started by moonlitmagikchild (1507) • 1 response • Last response by moonlitmagikchild (1507) • 3 weeks ago
Tags:  concussion, alzheimers, health, mental, head injury
 
 

  saundyl
(1770)

I found this article about a German Nursing home "playing a trick" on their patients so they don't wander off. They have set up a replica of a bus stop out in front of the nursing home. Patients...

Started by saundyl (1770) • 5 responses • Last response by saundyl (1770) • 2 weeks ago
Tags:  alzheimers, alzheimer's, patients
 
 

  lilaclady
(14374)
 

Alzheimers is a big problem in the world today and I just saw a discussion with a doctor that reports seem to suggest that spicy food could very well be a prevention to Alzheimers. With the huge...

Started by lilaclady (14374) • 22 responses • Last response by The_Col_G (38) • 5 months ago
Tags:  alzheimers, food, spicy food, spicy, health
 
 

  daycarepal
(1133)

My mom is in the final stages of Alzheimers Disease. For those of you who have lost a parent to this awful disease, how did you get through the funeral and all the services without falling apart? I'm...

Started by daycarepal (1133) • 12 responses • Last response by carolscash (3129) • 9 months ago
Tags:  alzheimers, death, disease, mom, alzheimers mum
 
 

  cookofthehouse
(18)

My mom has Alzheimers and is being cared for in a nursing facility. She wouldn't be happy with me and my loud family and she is getting the best of care. Yet I worry that I am letting her down. I...

Started by cookofthehouse (18) • 2 responses • Last response by Janny67 (7) • 1 year ago
Tags:  who does it hurt more, elderly
 
 

  GardenGerty
(12455)

I have not. I have worked in care facilities where there were lots of residents with some form of dementia. It can be challenging, but very rewarding. These people live with their own reality, even...

Started by GardenGerty (12455) • 22 responses • Last response by webeishere (9032) • 1 year ago
Tags:  alzheimers, dementia, family, memory, alzheimers
 
 

  sabrinam
(711)

There are lots of advances in medicine that we hear about targeting a solution to Alzheimers, so for those of you that know about them do you think there will be a cure in the next 20 years?

Started by sabrinam (711) • 2 responses • Last response by Lillith (726) • 2 years ago
Tags:  cure disease, alzheimers disease, cure, cure for alzheimers
 
 

  cpamanda
(280)

My grandmother, who is one of my best friends, is having some real problems with her short term memory. In just a month the doctor can tell a difference in her with this test he gives patients. I am...

Started by cpamanda (280) • 2 responses • Last response by cpamanda (280) • 2 years ago
Tags:  alzheimers, dimensia, medicine, help, short term memory loss
 
 
 

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