| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| dementia | 11/7/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My husband had a massive stroke in Jan 08, resulting in left side paralysis and progressive ...
A: to register complaints against Nursing Home or Hospitals in Maine, you can call the complaint ...
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| dementia | 11/6/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My husband had a massive stroke in Jan 08, resulting in left side paralysis and progressive ...
A: If he has been treated the way you describe, it's a good thing he's out of that place! He deserves ...
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| Not sleeping in the nursing home | 11/6/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: My Mother began showing short-term memory loss and confusion about 7 years ago. She was diagnosed ...
A: Julia, my 1st thoughts as I started reading were: she might have a urinary tract infection. While I ...
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| Early Onset Alzheimer's CRYING | 11/6/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My father is going to be 82 next May, his wife (my Stepmother) is only 63 and has been dealing with ...
A: you need the support of a neurologist or psychiatrist who have a specialty in dementias. It sounds ...
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| dementia | 11/5/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My husband had a massive stroke in Jan 08, resulting in left side paralysis and progressive ...
A: is the reason they are rejecting him because he is physically combatative ? I ask because if he is ...
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| What to do now? | 11/3/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My Mother (78) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2005. Since then she's had stints put in her heart ...
A: at what point do you go for comfort measures to keep her out of pain and distress, and just strive ...
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| Levels of Alzheimer's | 11/2/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: Are there standards used to judge how bad the Alzheimer's is in a person? Amazing how bad off ...
A: below my signature I've pasted the most commonly used set of "stages". Your Dad sounds like he is in ...
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| walking & walking with head down | 11/1/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mother was diagnosed with dementia/Alzheimer in approx 2005.She recently stopped walking ,it was ...
A: eating problems are also a common problem. By this stage, she will have lost a lot of her sense of ...
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| My ex husband | 10/31/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: I have been divorced for almost nine years from the father of my two children who are 10 and 12. ...
A: Rhonda, First of all you are NOT cold hearted!! If you ask me his siblings are the coldhearted ...
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| Possible Stroke/Alzhiemers | 10/30/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: My mother-in-law will be 96 next month. In the last 6 - 9 months she has progressivley gone down ...
A: Linda, have you checked her urine? 99.5% of the time when we see dementia patients turn that ...
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| Medical Health Insurance for Alzheimer's patients | 10/26/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: My mother lives in FL and was diagnosed with AD last year. I have been unhappy with her health ...
A: Your question is very interesting and i'm not exactly sure what you mean by "coverage for ...
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| My father has Dementia | 10/26/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: My father has had Dementia for the past fifteen years. This past week I have a hard time getting him ...
A: the problem is the disease. As people go through the disease, they go through stages just like we ...
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| agitation | 10/26/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: I have been caring for a 94-year old Grandmother with Alzheimers for over two years now, but she had ...
A: the UTI alone can be enough to really plunge a person into a spiral mentally. I'm not sure what the ...
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| Weightloss | 10/25/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: What concerns me, is the fact that she is losing weight very fast. She cant eat by herself anymore, ...
A: sounds like you do have some very valid concerns. If she has hunger and will eat, and is losing ...
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| Weightloss | 10/24/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: What concerns me, is the fact that she is losing weight very fast. She cant eat by herself anymore, ...
A: It's very common for a person with late stage Alzheimers to begin to lose weight steadily. As you ...
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| Diagnosis | 10/20/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My 83 year old father has a cognitive disorder, but I have yet to get a real diagnosis as to what it ...
A: The term "dementia" is not a diagnosis, as I know you realize. It is a term like "fever". It ...
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| Early stage Alzheimer's | 10/19/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: My 75 yr old mother has been experiencing short term memory problems for a couple years. She is now ...
A: I am very glad your mother has made the decision on her own to move to an Assisted Living. That ...
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| general anesthesia and surgery for hip fracture | 10/17/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: I need help, my mother fell, had hip surgery had 3 screws inserted into hip, at a time still not ...
A: you are right it will affect her dementia, but you don't have much choice! You can't leave her in ...
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| Down's Syndrome and AD | 10/17/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: I wrote once before and greatly appreciated the response to my question. I questioned the grimacing ...
A: I'm glad she's feeling more content - you must be relieved. It doubles the heartbreak when the ...
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| Long hours sleeping | 10/16/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My dad is 85, has moderate Alzheimer's and dementia. At home he would sleep 20-22 hours each day. ...
A: Many people with progressive neurological damage will experience excessive sleepiness and lethargy - ...
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| Long hours sleeping | 10/16/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: My dad is 85, has moderate Alzheimer's and dementia. At home he would sleep 20-22 hours each day. ...
A: we are not sure why some dementia patients sleep like your father and why some don't sleep at all! ...
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| Sleeping long hours | 10/16/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: My dad is 85, has moderate Alzheimer's and dementia. At home he would sleep 20-22 hours each day. ...
A: Most individuals in the later stages of Alzheimer's disease do tend to sleep a lot. It is not ...
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| alzheimer | 10/15/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: my mom has progressive supra nuclear palls, she complains about nervousness, agitation and her head ...
A: the dementia that can come from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)is different than the dementia ...
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| digestion | 10/12/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My sister has early-onset Alzheimer's. She is only 59 but is already almost non-verbal (except for ...
A: Your poor sister!! Constipation is a common problem for people with Alzheimer's disease. It's most ...
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| Mother | 10/12/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: My mother is 77 years old. She fell and broke her hip in August. The doctor's sent her to rehab but ...
A: I am so very sorry about your mother. It sounds like this has been a significant decline for her ...
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| Mom's rages | 10/9/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mother has LBD and is quite agitated when I call her. I don't know how to calm her. How has ...
A: although they can't use things like conventional neuroleptics (the antipsychotics like haloperidol), ...
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| Mother in Stage 7 | 10/5/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: Mary, We moved my mother into an Alzheimer's nursing home at the beginning of August. At first she ...
A: any time there is a precipitous decline like this, something has happened other than the progress of ...
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| End Stage Dementia | 10/4/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mom is 85 years old and suffering from dementia (multi infarct). She was hospitalized in May 2009 ...
A: its very hard to know how long she can continue like this. However, as you know, even people who are ...
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| facilities that accept level 7 ad | 10/1/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: Once again, we have been told that my father needs to be placed somewhere else because the ...
A: I am so sorry about your father! That is so undignified for him and for your family, but a common ...
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| Stage 7 Care | 9/28/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: My father had a heart attack in 1999, and was diagnosed with demetia at that time. He was 75. Dad is ...
A: In the state of Virginia where I live, someone in your father's condition would qualify for Hospice. ...
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| UTI in an 81 year old | 9/28/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mother is 81 and suffers from AD, as well as Hep C, Type 2 diabites and is in a wheelchair. My ...
A: yes, absolutely, she could have been sick for a couple of weeks - and missing them in the early ...
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| hullucinations | 9/26/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: Does a person in stage 6 experience hallucinations? My Mother seems to be having them and it's ...
A: Doni, sorry for the delay, I was out of town. If your mom is experiencing hallucinations, the real ...
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| Communication subjects | 9/24/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mother is 98 in a nursing home and first diagnosed by a herpetologist with Alzhiemer's dementia ...
A: Hi Matthew, sounds like your mother has been blessed with a long and relatively healthy life. I ...
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| Timing | 9/23/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My daughter is wanting to move her Stage 6c Mom from her present location in Oklahoma to New Mexico. ...
A: I'd say...within the next 12 months...? Fairly certain she will be into Stage 7 - and I'm sure that ...
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| Alzheimer's | 9/22/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mom is 81 years old. She has had Alzheimer's since February 2006, we think she had the beginning ...
A: you don't mention where you live so it's hard for me to know what kind of program she is in at the ...
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| they can find whats wrong | 9/22/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: I am the caregiver for a 81 year old friend, I am also the poa. he has been in and out of the ...
A: I am sure this is a very challenging time. I am so glad your friend has you to help him! The key ...
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| Alzheimer's | 9/22/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mom is 81 years old. She has had Alzheimer's since February 2006, we think she had the beginning ...
A: A lot of people in later dementia develop the kind of stiffness you describe. It's part of her ...
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| late stage alzheimers | 9/21/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: I recently learned that my aunt is in a nursing home with late stage Alzheimer's. My cousin was ...
A: eek, somehow my answer ended up in a reject message. This was an accident, not sure how it happened ...
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| Travel long flight with Alzheimer Patient | 9/21/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: My mother in law is at advance stage of Alzheimer. She does not recognize the family lot of times ...
A: I believe you are going to find travel with your mother in law very difficult for both of you. ...
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| alzeihmer person with loose stools | 9/20/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: My 91 year old father has dementia. I believe he is in stage 6 or 7. One of the problems I have now ...
A: Sally, it is not common. Has he been checked by his doctor? It could be anything from a virus to a ...
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