Mom Wasn’t Missing, but the Pills Were
As I described in my last blog, Mom and I left the neurologist’s office with an order for a brain scan and a ten-day sample pill pack of the drug called Aricept. Aricept is very commonly prescribed for MCI or the beginning stage of Alzheimer’s. The pills were each in...
Our Doctor Failed Bedside Manner 101
I had already taken Mom to see her general practitioner, but after six months of uncertainty and confusion about her behavior, it was time to see a neurologist. I needed a specialist to tell me what was going on with Mom’s brain. I chose a doctor affiliated with a...
$2,000 Gone, But Not Forgotten
Mom had been experiencing Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) for about six months at this point, and I was only starting to come out of my denial that something was horribly wrong. Mom was 75 years old, active, looked the picture of health, and could fool anyone who...
What? You Bought a What??
One of my recent blogs was about getting a cat for Mom to keep her company. We thought that a cat would be easy, or at least easier than a dog. It was a failed experiment and Diesel came home to live with us. One afternoon, I called Mom to see how she was doing. I...
A Shot of B12 or a Shot of Whiskey?
Your loved one is repeating the same things over and over, misplacing items or getting lost in familiar places. You know something isn’t right. Instinctively, you know they should see a doctor. For us, that was about 4 months into Mom’s beginning stage of...THE ALZHEIMER’S STORE
This is a short video describing the helpful products you can find at The Alzheimer’s Store. There are many different products for the various stages of the disease.