Tips for managing a person with Alzheimer's disease 21 Articles

by Tammy L Mahan

Alzheimer's disease can start in the early 50's. In Alzheimer patients parts of the brain shrink and brain cells are destroyed. There are seven stages of Alzheimer's. The first four stages can be miss diagnosed as simple ...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

For some Alzheimer's disease is a constant state of confusion. It's similar to putting someone with very little driving experience in a traffic jam in New York City and expecting them to function. Think of all the horns h...read more

by yackity yack

TIP's FOR THOSE WHO HOME CARE FOR THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE My husband's grandmother got this illness before she passed away. The main problem was her wandering off. The way the disease affects each person can v...read more

by Allen Teal

Alzheimer's disease is a thief that robs a person of the most precious possession possible. It steals memories. It begins with a few recent facts becoming jumbled. As it progresses, names and dates become more and more ...read more

by Nina Mills

I want to go home! One of the most recurrent phrases I have heard as a geriatric social worker, is the wish for patients who are either in a facility or in a relative's home to "go home". In ...read more

by Janet Higdon

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most cruel diseases to hit mankind. People who suffer from the disease usually do not know they are sick. You can tell them in the beginning they have the disease but as the illness progre...read more

by Cheryl O'Brien

Helping a Loved One Who has Alzheimers Disease Alzheimers disease is a degenerative condition that can begin as early as in the mid thirties although tends to remain undiagnosed until much later in life. Alzheimers ...read more

by Lovia Larkin

Managing a person with Alzheimer's disease. Society today is all about managing; manage your family, manage your time, manage your money, manage your work flow, manage your diet, exercise and cholesterol level. We stuff ...read more

by Joyce Priddy

Just hearing the word Alzheimer disease can make some people cringe and shudder. The majority of people would rather be sick and in the hospital then to lose their minds and memory. Alzheimer's disease can be a challenge f...read more

by Lore'

A trend that has long gone unnoticed in the medical community is the link between low cholesterol diets and Alzheimer's. The majority of the brain's mass is made of cholesterol and can definitely suffer after a protracted...read more

by Carol Wallace

Understanding of Alzheimer's There is one disease most of us hope never grips us as we move into our senior years. Misplacing a set of car keys or a pair of glasses or forgetting a birthday or telephone number starts...read more

by Sean Curtis

Though my personal experience with my grandma's Alzheimer's is limited, I can say this: listen, talk, be patient, and try to hold a conversation. My grandma makes almost no sense when she converses - her words are bare...read more

by Becka Rizo

Alzheimer's is such an ugly disease, it is horrifying when it unfolds on some one you love. My Grandmother died three years ago,her fight with the disease took two years. It is frightening for the person who is sick when...read more

by Celeste Faris

1987 - MRS. PAULINE Gail spent the long weekend with her boyfriend. She lived at home and although it was awkward, she and Daniel spent their nights at his cabin by the lake. She left after work on Thursday and returned...read more

by Blog8WithJ

Alzheimer is a disease of the brain, where it can destroys person's memory; her ability to learn, to predict things, her/his logical thinking, reasons, belief, communication and carrying out her or his daily activities wil...read more

by Randal Purdy

This is truly a sad disease that affects the elderly,and sometimes it strikes at a younger age.There have been some major strides made in the treatment for Alzheimer's disease in the past few years.The first have been new ...read more

by Sabrina Mc Carron

Alzheimer's is a terrible and sad disease that leaves the person who has it confused, scared and in some cases (I believe it's more often than not) violent. Who can blame them, they are left with no recollection of the pa...read more

by Ashley Shea

It has been discovered that people with Alzheimer's remain more calm and happy if you can relate to them where they are. Many Alzheimer's patients will have moments when what they are "living" is not happening in the pr...read more

by Danielle Washburn

Alzheimer's is by far the cruelest disease around. Each day, a person has to make brand new memories, only to forget them the very next time you see them. It takes away the childhood baseball games, the day your children w...read more

by D. J. Poe

An individual with Alzheimer's can have onset as early as the 50's. The key to knowing is that the patient is not aware that what they are saying or doing is wrong. If they are aware, it is most likely psychiatric in natur...read more