Alzheimer`s Disease/Alzheimer's symptom

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Expert: - 7/31/2007


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My dad, whose 74, has always had a little mean-spiritedness in him but we've all noticed that he is mean and cranky all the time now. There doesn't seem to be a lot of other signs, just this one. When is it time to intervene? Alzheimer's runs in his family.

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Hi Michelle, in a word "Yesterday".  Even if there isn't any other signs at least you will have a baseline so that if he gets worse you will have the evidence.  

I am sorry it took so long to answer this, but I just got the email today Monday Aug. 6th.  don't know where it has been!  Paula

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Paula Damgaard

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I can offer families and caregivers non-diagnostic answers to questions regarding the disease. I travel around the state giving courses on Alzheimer`s disease for nurses and CNA`s.

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I have coordinated Alzheimer's Clinical drug trials since 1987. I have coordinated the Memory Disorders Clinic since it's inception 1994. I also have personnal experience from caring for my mother who died of AD 5/2000 and presently from caring for my mother in law who was diagnosed in March 2000.

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