Navy Man
My grandfathers name was Alvin J. Zmuda. I can tell you that he was one of the most fascinating people I ever met...
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Earning her trust so she could maintain some quality of life.
I have cared for my Mom for two years this November 2009. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2006. Symptoms were seen for at least two years before she could be talked into seeing the Doctor.
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If my Mom could tell you; through my mom's eyes
If my mom could tell you what she goes through with this illness she would tell you this...
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My worst nightmare
I was diagnosed 18 months ago with alzheimer's, had every scan begining with the CAT SCan, followed by an EEG. MRI, SPEC, PET. and all the required Neaurological testings...
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Mommy's Story
About 5 years ago I noticed a difference in my mother's behavior...
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My Daddy
About 8 years ago my dad had a knee replacement that’s when it all started my dad my hero would look after a strong minded man...
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The Finger Bowl
It had been a thoroughly enjoyable evening at the Sheraton. We were celebrating our son’s entry into the world of wage earners and had just finished dinner, when mother-in-law did something that shocked us into realizing that everything was not quite alright with her...
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My Grandmother's Alzheimer's
About ten years ago my grandfather had passed away and my grandmother fell into a depression.
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The Truth Shall Set You Free
My father died September 23, 2008 in a hospital in Tucson, Arizona. My siblings decided not to tell my mother, who has dementia, of his death.
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The twisters of life
All the pain that you fear is kept bottled inside here.
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How to Let Go of Your Loved One
My Mom had multiple health problems during her later year of life. She was 75 when she passed away. It all started out with her being on a medication that made her hallucinate.
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Re-create My Mind
My mom has had alzheimers for 8 years
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WOW! can't believe life!
Dad was finally diagnosed 18 months ago. He'd been losing his patience - his best trait - for years, but we were too blind to see.
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Leather pants and other disasters-dealing with my father's dementia
father says, “I don’t know why they keep putting me in these leather pants.”
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I lost both parents in a Nano second
It's been 15 months since my mom suddenly passed from a ruptured anerysum.
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What a disease!
My dad lives with me and my mother, his age is 73 years.
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The Chaos Alzheimer's Disease
Brid. Alzheimers? What is it? Now? But she is doing famously. Brilliant career. Wanted all over. Needed all over. Help with your computer? Of
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It Happened To Me.
I am 71 years old, a widow and on my way to visit my primary care Dr. I was in my car and all of a sudden I did not know where I was...
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Pay Back Time
She helped me develop and now I have the initiative to make the decisions and have her looked after by doctors, nurses, friends, neighbours...
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Both Parents Victims
My dad started exhibting stranger than usual behaviour.He was forgetting things more and more,more agitated,started packing boxes to move and then unpacking them again...
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My Mother
My father passed away back in 1993. My mother had about 2 good years after that and then we noticed that she was having problems with paying bills and being frightened alone at home and getting lost driving and not being able to tell time.
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Cherishing you in spite of losing you
What is really happening inside my father's mind and with his feelings? Does he understand what's happening to him?
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Losing Aunt Marian
My aunt Marian was diagnosed in 2000. This was three years after her husband passed away due to lung cancer.
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Moms first signs of forgetting
Three years ago at my brother's school opening mom brought some sandwiches as we all brought something for the opening of my brother's 3rd Wing Chun Kung Fu School here in Athens, Greece.
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Granddad
I am twelve years old and used to live in italy for most of my life, then I learnt about Alzheimer's.
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My Mom
My story is simple, I miss my mom so badly-in everything I do.
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A Fun Moment in Time. . .
I have developed jigsaw puzzles and game cards for Memory Treatment and Brain Exercise, for Alzheimer's patients...
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O' Father
This is a poem I wrote for my Dad who has Alzheimer's. Today 3/5 is his birthday.
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Lonely
I don’t mind taking care of my mom but I have no one to talk to...
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I Forgot To Give It a Name
I forget things that I should remember altogether too often.
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All Her Memory Is Gone
My wife Peg started to have memory loss symptoms about 10 years ago and since then she has been diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease.
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First Dad, Now Mom and No One To Talk To
I was 8 years old when my dad was diagnosed with alzheimer's.
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Note To Self - What Alzheimer's Taught Me (An excerpt) story
As always, my trip felt too short. There was never enough time to get it all done. There were always so many requests, so many adjustments, so many to-dos that I never left my father and returned to New York feeling a sense off accomplishment.
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Gordon
My husband is 67. He was diagnosed with dementia just over 3 years ago. I knew something was wrong long before then.
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My Dad
My father was a person that worked extremely hard during his time and supported his family, three daughters, in any way he could. His memory was unflappable, he could recall anything when asked.
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Is this the beginning?
My sister has had mood swing for quite a while, but since her husband died a yr ago, she has become very very argumental over anything just to pick an argument that noone wants to have...
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My Nannys Long Goodbye
On july 29th 07,two days ago while i was on holidays in portugal with my family,we recieved a phone call. nanny,the woman i had grown up with and seen everyday of my life, had passed away.
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Raymond's Farewell
I wrote this poem in tribute to my step dad, Raymond, who has advanced-stage Alzheimer's Disease. He has gone down hill drastically, and last year we placed him in a long-term care facility. I hope my poem will be well-received by others.
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No Greater Love, My love story with Anna and Alzheimer's
The phone rang at 3:48 A.M. on April 11th, 2007. Caller ID showed me it was Bay Pointe Terrace nursing station calling. I knew what they were going to tell me.
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Audio Story | Mary Lockart
Mary Lockart's Audio Alzheimer's Story
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Story of Jeanne L. Lee
Jeanne L. Lee diagnosed with AD in 1995. This is her story.
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Audio Story | Terry Griggs
Audio Story Alzheimer's Story of Terry Griggs and her dad.
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Barbara's | Audio Story
Barbara's early set Alzheimer's story with Audio
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Shirl Garnett | Audio Alzheimer's Story
Shirl Garnett | Audio Alzheimer's Story
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James Smith Alzheimer's Story
I’m 46 Years Old – I Can’t Have Alzheimers…
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Come Back
I love you, Mom. Ma, I am scared too, I'll be there tomorrow
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Is this real?
No matter how the person you're caring for acts; remember how they were, and know they don't mean it.
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My 3 year old grandma.
When i was only 6 years old, i got that unwanted call from my mom.
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My Grandpa
I was about 11 or 12 when my family discovered that my grandpa had alzheimers disease.
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The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye is a song I wrote about Ron and Nancy Reagan's love affair and how it ended so sadly do to the ravishes of Alzheimers...
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