Tag: Dementia

Thursday, December 14, 2017 - I've found a wonderful Facebook group called Memory People.  It is a group for those with dementia and those who are caretakers of those with dementia.  I will be writing about that group next and a very important conversation thread I recently read there.  It kinda goes with what is… Continue reading 12.14.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD – Eight things someone with Dementia wishes you would not say to them, published 02.01.17

Friday, December 15, 2017 - I previously shared about a wonderful Closed (you have to be a member to comment or see the discussions) Facebook group called Memory People.  One of their Facebook pages is open to be read and shared. And I will be sharing! Most dementia groups are all about the caregivers. Since… Continue reading 12.15.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD – Memory People

Original blog 01.10.17 - People with Dementia may repeat things…a lot Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias cause problems with short-term memory. This can lead to repetitive behaviors, like asking the same question over and over again. Your older adult isn’t doing it on purpose to annoy you, they truly have no memory of asking the first… Continue reading 12.10.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD – Four ways to respond when someone with dementia repeats questions published 01.10.17

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - My new neurologist's office called Monday to say that the test results from the EEG and EKG was not ready yet so my Monday appointment wasn't needed. I'm disappointed but when they call again to say it's ready we'll schedule an appointment and go. I say in the first couple… Continue reading 12.06.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD – Ways to Respond When Someone with Dementia Says I Want to Go Home published 01.05.17

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - If you suspect that you or a loved one has dementia this post is important for you to read.  So many people have asked me how I found out that what I was experiencing was dementia so here it is. The first step is to make an appointment with a… Continue reading 11.29.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD, Getting a dementia diagnosis and getting medical records from Dr. Shamsnia published 4.24.15

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - Somehow when this was originally published it was out of order date wise. I don't know why a post written in February 2015 wasn't published until April 2015. This doctor visit is the same one I wrote about on November 26, 2017 and I don't know why I wrote two… Continue reading 11.28.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD – My little brain, published 4.10.15

Monday, November 27, 2017 -  This is part two of the end to my relationship with the brain doctor I had counted on so much.   Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - Part Two I left yesterday morning at 8 am for my 10 am appointment appointment in Metairie with Dr. Shamsnia. The waiting room was… Continue reading 11.27.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD, PART TWO – Another day at the doctor’s office published 04.08.15

Sunday, November 26, 2017 - I've thought a lot about whether to republish this blog post about the second to last visit to my previous brain doctor. Also the next one about the very last visit to this brain doctor. I've decided to share it again in case it will help even one patient avoid… Continue reading 11.26.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD, A day at the doctor’s office – yes ALL day! Published 04.08.15

I skipped several blog posts that were originally posted on Some Things I Learned About Dementia. I'm finding this hard to do so I'm choosing the ones I believe are most important to share. Feel free to go to our Dementia blog to read more at:  https://rosalynsalzheimersblog.wordpress.com/ Our interim pastor's wife, Janice Adams, shared this… Continue reading 11.14.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD Losing a Loved One to Dementia published 07.12.15

Sunday, November 5, 2017 - Please pray for the families of those who died or are wounded in the church shooting in Texas at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. We're Southern Baptists like they are so it kind of hits home. Maybe church members who can legally carry a weapon need to bring… Continue reading 11.04.17 Dora and the Explorers – STILAD about a daughter of a woman with Early Onset Alzheimers