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| pneumonia | 11/20/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: I wrote to you a week ago about my 87 year old dad with Alzheimer's and his weight loss. He now has ...
A: I know this is a tough one for many people - and I do agree this is a much more difficult struggle ...
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| Parkinson's and alzheimer's disease cure? | 11/19/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: 1. is there a known cure for these diseases? 2. if there is no cure, or if there is a cure, are ...
A: 1. Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease are very different illnesses. There is no known cure ...
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| My mom's memory | 11/19/2009 | Paula Damgaard |
Q: What is wrong with my mom, is she getting dementia? she can't remember anything. for example-- We ...
A: unfortunately, she is not to young. But she could have something else going on as well. She needs ...
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| dementia in 80 year old woman | 11/19/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: How quickly can an 80 year old woman progress to a stage 7 dementia? I was at her 80th birthday ...
A: What you are describing is certainly not typical of a progressive dementia such as Alzheimer's, ...
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| pain and alzheimer's | 11/19/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: My 85 year old mother has Alzheimer's and she complains about hurting all over. Is this the disease ...
A: No, it is not uncommon for an Alzheimer's individual to complain of pain. This is a physical, ...
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| Awaken state | 11/18/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: This will be my 3rd note to you. I went to see my mother today to take the priest up for "last ...
A: my goodness, how absolutely touching and wonderful - I think these were moments you will remember ...
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| Alzheimer's and Partial Hip replacement | 11/18/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: I'm a student nurse and I want to know what post-op pain medications (Is it NSAIDs, acetaminophen or ...
A: No, i think it has to do with the brain detoriation that occurs and the less "matter" of which the ...
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| Alzheimer's and Partial Hip replacement | 11/17/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: I'm a student nurse and I want to know what post-op pain medications (Is it NSAIDs, acetaminophen or ...
A: That answer is generally left up to the Dr. who performed the hip replacement and also the Primary ...
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| Seizures | 11/17/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: I wrote on 11-10-09 to you and you were so helpful. Yesterday Mom started have siezures. So I'm ...
A: People with AD often develop seizures - they are many times more susceptible than a person without a ...
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| Timing for entering a personal care home | 11/17/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: I have placed my husband in a personal care home. He has been there for five weeks. He has had a ...
A: I know it is very hard to do, but hang in there. It is early days yet. It will take a while for him ...
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| Seeing water | 11/14/2009 | Michalene Peticca |
Q: MY Grandfather is 86 yrs of age and is in his last stages of Alzheimer's he still eats and drinks ...
A: This is an excellent question and thanks for writing me! As parts of the brain deteriorate with ...
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| weight loss with Alzheimer's | 11/12/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My 87 year old dad has had AD for 9 years. He does not recognize us most of the time, hardly any ...
A: Sadly, Cindy, the weight loss is very typical in later stage Alzheimer's. It's heart breaking to see ...
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| Final Days of Lewy Bodies disease | 11/11/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mother appears to be in the last stage of Lewy Bodies disease. She is 87 and wouldn't eat when I ...
A: Tenita, I know this is difficult, but there is no come back from where she is. This illness is a one ...
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| End of Life | 11/10/2009 | Mary Gordon |
Q: My mother has had AD for 9+ years. She has been in a nursing home for the last 5 and prior lived ...
A: My heart goes out to you. This part is so hard for those she will leave behind. My guess would be ...
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| husband | 11/10/2009 | Alanna Shaikh |
Q: i would like to know if changing my husbands anti depressant pills and changing the times he gets ...
A: I am sorry you are coping with this very difficult situation. Changing the time of day your husband ...
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| Traveling for Alzheimer's Patient | 11/9/2009 | Alanna Shaikh |
Q: My mother has been diagnosed with AD. She appears to be in stage five. She is now seven hours away ...
A: I can't find any site that specifically talks about the medical impact of travel on Alzheimer's, but ...
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| Traveling for Alzheimer's Patient | 11/9/2009 | Alanna Shaikh |
Q: My mother has been diagnosed with AD. She appears to be in stage five. She is now seven hours away ...
A: I don't know of any kind of medical reason for this travel restriction. However, I can also see ...
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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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