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 | Fading Judgment: A Crossover Point
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 | As our mother aged and Alzheimer’s disease ravaged her mind, she seemed to have fewer asthma attacks. She had suffered for years with serious asthma, but...
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| | Memory Is The Cornerstone
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 | If time is a measure of life, then memory is the autopilot, the search engine, and the network for all of life’s journey. Memory is a conundrum, a mystery not yet understood nor definable. The workings of memory have been widely studied, and the findings are remarkable. But at best we end up reading about memory and concluding . . .
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| | The Sundowner Syndrome
Saturday, October 11, 2008 | One of the most frequently asked questions about Alzheimer’s disease is some form of “Why does my loved one beg to go home?” . . .
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| | A Flower By Any Other Name
Saturday, September 13, 2008 | The use of language is a brand for being human and for building civilizations. We are amazed when someone includes in his resume a reference to “fluency in three languages.” Even two is impressive enough. But our propensity is gargantuan for taking the gift of language for granted. Language connects, includes, interprets, and defines us. It is the stuff of all social structures. We speak it, hear it, read it, symbolize it, and sign it; but it is made up of word symbols we’ve learned over a lifetime. Therefore . . .
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| | How Long Will The Suffering Last?
Friday, August 08, 2008 | The question, “How long does Alzheimer’s disease last?” is an honest query, but it belies intense suffering in the caregiver as well as concern for the loved one who is suffering. The answer to such a question is . . .
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| | An Undeniable Wake-up Call
Monday, July 28, 2008 | Some things cannot be denied. Eventually the variant behaviors of a loved one cry out for help. At last our love for them breaks through denial and the generational barrier protecting us from fear of our own mortality. It happened when my father died . . . Read More
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| | Is Denial Normal?
Thursday, July 17, 2008 | The denial we experienced with our mother’s Alzheimer’s disease came to mind when I read an interesting account in the “My Turn” feature in September 10, 2007Newsweek. It was written by Anya Ulinich whose great-grandmother lived in Moscow and whom she had not seen for more than a year. She was aghast at what she found. . . Read More
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| | How Can I Know If It's Alzheimer's
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 | When Alois Alzheimer was working with demented patients in Frankfort, Germany around 1900, he had an interesting patient called Mrs. Auguste D. Her behavior was bizarre and her memory loss was significant. When he coaxed her to write her name, she could not do it though she tried. She looked into Alzheimer’s face and said, . . . Read More
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| | What is Happening to Mother?
Thursday, July 03, 2008 | As my mother began to show early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease I bought a new car to make the long trip often to her home. It was dependable, well equipped and marketed as the "Ultimate Driving Machine." But it had a feature I was ambivalent about . . . Read More
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| | 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
Thursday, July 03, 2008 | The Alzheimer’s Association has developed a checklist of common symptoms to help you recognize the difference between normal age-related memory changes and possible warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease. . . Read More
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