I receive the digest form so I apologize if others have answered Michael's question. I believe the drug you are looking for is Risperdal (Brand name) also...
Dian Poyssick
dialli@...
Feb 2, 1998 5:59 am
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EDYTH ANN, Welcome back! I've missed you, and I loved your article on the NoVa Alz Asso site. Just perfectly right on. I added your name to my AOL buddy...
LIANA5@...
Feb 2, 1998 6:53 am
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Sage, I don't know much about cars, but your metaphor is so concrete and visual that it's real helpful. Thanks. Liana...
LIANA5@...
Feb 2, 1998 9:00 am
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... Denise: Hi, from a fellow Aussie. Aricept (="donepezil") has been posted about on this list extensively, and there are many useful comments about it in the...
Alan McCutcheon
micral@...
Feb 2, 1998 12:23 pm
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In the past few months I am sure you have heard me mention CD! I am sure that many of you that are not familiar with what CD stands for are wondering what the...
Edyth Ann Knox
edythann@...
Feb 2, 1998 12:31 pm
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... Bev, It sounds like you are handling her eating problems just right. Give her whatever she can handle, pushing calories and liquids. Beef up whatever you...
Kate Murphy
katemm@...
Feb 2, 1998 1:47 pm
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... Penny, You make an important point: the AD person is still a person who can express love and joy and can be loved and enjoyed. It is painful to watch...
Kate Murphy
katemm@...
Feb 2, 1998 1:47 pm
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Edyth Ann first I would like to say welcome back and you sure were missed but understood why you needed the time off. I enjoyed what you had to say on CD and...
bsmith
bsmith@...
Feb 2, 1998 2:22 pm
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I might be taking a chance replying on here- I trust that my comments will not be reported to Sunrise- but in reference to comments made by the Director Comm....
lonskip@...
Feb 2, 1998 2:23 pm
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... Aricept is a drug designed for AD. It will basically help some patient's with mild to moderate results. It does not slow the progression of the disease,...
Paris, Daniel
DPARIS@...
Feb 2, 1998 3:18 pm
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I am saddened by your loss Kate. I was very moved by the good relationship you had with your father I have always had such a bad one with mine that yours...
Penny Klein
PKLEIN@...
Feb 2, 1998 3:18 pm
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... I squirted the PDR stuff off line (if anyone else wants info on the list, let me know I'll post a less technical description). Of course, the concept of a...
Paris, Daniel
DPARIS@...
Feb 2, 1998 3:26 pm
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... Hey EA, welcome back! Uh, I wish you had said you were joking about the bank stuff earlier, I uh like linked right into my accounts and withdrew all...
Paris, Daniel
DPARIS@...
Feb 2, 1998 3:34 pm
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Edyth Ann: Upon joining this list last week, I wrote a message detailing my situation. My maternal grandmother is my AD LO, but I joined the list primarily to ...
Sue Krebs
sue.krebs@...
Feb 2, 1998 3:45 pm
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... The false memories as you call them are common to dementia. One component of AD is a host of neuropsychiatric behavioral disturbances, in essence things...
Paris, Daniel
DPARIS@...
Feb 2, 1998 3:48 pm
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... There does come a time when unfortunately there is very little that can be done medically. Medications for someone with AD are really tricky due to the...
Paris, Daniel
DPARIS@...
Feb 2, 1998 4:04 pm
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My Dearest friend Don I am so glad you asked the question. I was certain someone would want more on the below statement and I am glad I can depend on your...
Edyth Ann Knox
edythann@...
Feb 2, 1998 4:05 pm
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... [snip] I gotta tell ya, this is one of the best analogies I have heard for Aricept, I hope you don't mind if I borrow it occasionally. Just don't expect...
Paris, Daniel
DPARIS@...
Feb 2, 1998 4:07 pm
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... Normally, the denial in a grieving process passes on its own and a person healthily moves along the path to acceptance. Unfortunately, AD complicates the...
Paris, Daniel
DPARIS@...
Feb 2, 1998 4:16 pm
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Good morning fellow listmates. Having been on this list just over a year now, I have read many, many postings sharing how hard it is to care for a loved one...
Jerrold L Ham
jerryh@...
Feb 2, 1998 4:22 pm
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... Hey, I'm all for using anything that can possibly help, and does not hurt. Just remember that some of these studies do not test specifically on AD, and...
Paris, Daniel
DPARIS@...
Feb 2, 1998 4:22 pm
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Hi All list mates, I want to thank you all for the private emails with words of encouragement and understanding. The rest was a good one for me, although I...
Denise Cooper
coop98632@...
Feb 2, 1998 7:05 pm
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A question for the politically aware caregiver: Is it the Clinton budget proposal just carried on all the TV news channels this morning the BP that ceases...
Donald Baerd
iyabsence@...
Feb 2, 1998 7:58 pm
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Hello listmates. I just got my first digest today and find the postings just what I need. My AD LO is my mother, 76, who was officially diagnosed 2 1/2 years...
Carol Hutton
huttonc@...
Feb 2, 1998 8:18 pm
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... Dear Dan: I've been reading many thoughts from listmates concerning gingko and heard on the news just in the last two days that people with bleeding ...
jeanhall
jeanhall@...
Feb 2, 1998 10:36 pm
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... Very astute of you, or whoever, lay or professional, who thought of that. As for "full and proven treatment", does that ever really happen? The term rings...
Bertuska@...
Feb 2, 1998 11:08 pm
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Dear Edyth Ann, Thank you for a good laugh on the subject of CD. I think it is quite real, and also contageous. Whole families come down with it at once. I...
JBeplay@...
Feb 2, 1998 11:10 pm
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EA You are, as usual, terrific. What a great description of stress in a caregiver. I have a few comments. ... I am not sure it would be helpful to try to get...
Alan McCutcheon
micral@...
Feb 2, 1998 11:56 pm
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Hello Clay, The one I've used with my patients is called a listenaider. Our Speech therapist had several which we used for patients as needed. If your mom is...
Stephanie Zeman
sdzeman@...
Feb 3, 1998 2:09 am
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How did you get your first job in creative arts therapies? How would you go about looking for a job? If you are not a creative arts therapist, would you have...
