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Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:52:34 +0000

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

A must-have, October 31, 2003

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This review is from: Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease (Hardcover)

I ran out and bought this book after hearing the author on NPR's Talk of the Nation last week. I have a family member who was recently diagnosed with early Alzheimer's and have been very scared about it. This book, though, makes me feel that there is something I can do to keep my aunt in my life for as long as possible. The author's simple tips and ideas for continuing to relate to patients are great, and I know this will help a lot in the coming months for our family. This is the only book I've seen that gives me real hope.

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Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by Daniel Kuhn

Daniel Kuhn — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:04:15 +0000

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

The person with Alzheimer's come first, not the symptoms, November 22, 2003

Daniel Kuhn (Chicago, IL United States) -

This review is from: Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease (Hardcover)

Those new to Alzheimer's disease will find this book to be a helpful guide. Even those who are familar with caring for someone with the disease will find nuggets of wisdom in the middle section, "The Five Tenets of Habilitation." It is here where Joanne Koenig Coste is at her best in describing how to preserve the personhood of those with dementia. This section alone makes the entire book worthwhile. It's about time Joanne put her thoughts into a book--she has been helping people navigate their way through the choppy waters of Alzheimer's for over 20 years!

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Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by texellence "texellence"

texellence "texellence" — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:04:55 +0000

92 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

Hanging on for dear life, December 7, 2004

texellence "texellence" (Austin, Texas) -

This review is from: Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease (Hardcover)

If you are experiencing this disease with a loved one, then you know the loneliness and frustration of trying to be all the person you care for needs. My sister bought this book, read it overnight, highlighted and post-it tabbed the most important parts, mailed it to me priority mail, and i have used it at night as a touchstone for salvation. It is indeed a bible for HOW to treat your loved one. I use it to get what I need to know in terms of sensitivity to what my cared for relative needs. I would be lost without it...it will help keep you on a path of the right relationship with your loved one that you will want to live up to. I promise you ,read it, highlight it, and you will not ever look back and regret anything you did, if you follow its advice. A true gift.

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Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by Lady Wildwood

Lady Wildwood — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:56:11 +0000

My father has Alzheimers and also suffered a few mild strokes. I will tell you what his doctor told us.
They can tell when a person has a stoke because a stroke damages the brain tissue. The areas of the brain affected by the stroke will show up on their equipment differently than the rest of the brain. With my dad they showed up as brighter white spots with dark areas near them (thats the now dead part of the brain)

Just like when you break a bone a stroke will leave scar tissue. (the damaged areas of the brain) The doctors can tell you basically when you broke a bone even if it happened as a child. Same thing with a stroke and the damage it caused. They can look at the tissues and see how much rewiring around the areas has happened, they know how fast the parts of the brain heal or rewire, so they can pinpoint when a stroke happened. The closer to the occurance time the better the “when it happened” diagnosis. Thats why the difference between 5 days and 5 or 6 years. People can have small strokes that effect them at the time, but they can recover from those. However those strokes should be seen as warning signs and be followed up by a doctors exam and monitoring.

Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by poppy1

poppy1 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:29:40 +0000

Hi Bad, My dad has this terrible disease. He also had a stroke about 6 years ago and some what they call mini strokes at least 4 of those. When they scan the Alzheimer patient for the disease where they have had regular strokes and mini strokes they show on the scan in different color. I have seen this on my dad’s brain. They pointed out where the mini strokes were and the one he had 6 years ago. Different color tells them different things about the different strokes. It all makes sense if you can see the scan while they are doing it. It’s really weird the way these medical people can pin point things wrong with us.
A Friend.
poppy1

Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by anebt

anebt — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:45:04 +0000

“GSK-3b appears to participate in the production of neurofibrillary tangles, which are a key feature found in Alzheimer’s patients. Lithium was shown to reduce the levels of GSK-3b. ” Lithium used to be more abundant in our diets in the form of seafood (via seaweed) and mineral waters. Today we drink poisonous water.
Lithium has been found to increase neuronal growth and prevent neuronal death. Bipolar people use it, but not all. It is not a med for bipolar–it is a mineral salt..

Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by goldfish4breakfast

goldfish4breakfast — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:21:45 +0000

What an excellent video for clearly describing Alzheimer’s without any technical jargon – a great source of information for people who want to know about the disease.

Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by OneMustyDog

OneMustyDog — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:26:50 +0000

i may have Alzheimer’s but atleast i don’t have Alzheimer’s.

Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by KWBookClub

KWBookClub — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:55:00 +0000

For those worried about having the gene for Alzheimer’s, there are many studies done on preventing the onset of early Alzheimer’s symptoms. That is our best bet until there is a cure. New book by former CNN health correspondent about her research on prevention methods.

Comment on The Latest On Research For Alzheimer’s Disease by MysteryWizard

MysteryWizard — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:39:21 +0000

Alzheimer’s is NOT a disease.
I challenge it is not a disease.

Leon Wagoner

Call Joe Nicassio, 714-600-0640

leonwagoner@gmail.com