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A New Approach to Treating AD
(Source: PRWeb) - Increasing evidence supports the role of TNF-alpha, the "master regulator" of the immune response system in the development of Alzheimer's disease. TNF-alpha is believed to amplify brain inflammation, thus affecting the process whereby AD attacks thinking and memory.
Hypertension Drugs May Help Reduce Dementia Risk
(Source: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) - Wake Forest University researchers report that some high blood pressure medicines may help protect older adults from declines in memory and other cognitive function.
Special People, Special Clothes
(Source: The Open Press) - For some AD caregivers there may be a need for clothing that is easy to put on their loved ones, for others they may need clothing that is difficult to take off. Such special clothing types are called "adaptive clothing".
A Caregive and Her Husband Respond
Letters to the Editor
After reading several of Richard's columns, I would like to respond from the point of view of the caregiver... Maybe caregivers do not do everything perfectly. Certainly we do not do everything exactly as the person we are caring for might desire. But after making several serious errors (accommodating my husband's wishes), I decided that a person with dementia is not usually the best person to be making the decisions. Sometimes this means their wishes will have to be set aside, in the best judgment of the caregiver.
Scientists Encourage Cells to Make a Meal of Huntington's Disease
(Source: EurekAlert) - Scientists have developed a novel strategy for tackling neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's disease: encouraging a person's own cells to "eat" proteins that lead to the disease.
Quilt to Remember National Tour: First Stop - Chicago
(Source: PR Newswire) - The Alzheimer's Foundation of America's (AFA) "Quilt to Remember" is the nation's first grand-scale, dementia-related quilt that will continually grow in size as it tours the nation. It is presently headed for display on Mother's Day weekend (May 11 to May 13) at the North Rose Garden of Grant Park in Chicago.
Safety, Safety, Safety
Letters to the Editor
These are the kinds of conversations (feedback from Safety, Safety, Safety) I was hoping to stimulate. We make too many assumptions about each other. I am only one voice of one person with dementia. All your readers know at least one other voice. I hope my writings motivate more conversation, more enabling, more open and ongoing communication.
My Wife Doesn't Recognize Me
Letters to the Editor
I would like to talk about a problem that may occur for other Alzheimer's caregivers who are taking care of their husbands or wives. I thought my experience might be helpful.
Response to Letters to the Editor
My husband and I are reading these comments together and we are just so thankful that Jan and Perry have described what we feel as well. My husband feels exactly as Perry; and I feel exactly as Jan. I suspect most of those in our circumstance will respond similarly. I love my husband and care for him so, so much; always looking for the best for him; always wanting the best for him for THIS day. And we deal with the changes as they come, never knowing what will come next, but trusting by the grace of God, we will not only get through this, but we will do so with grace and dignity. Jan is right - the person with dementia is not the only person with the disease...
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