Comments on: Alzheimer’s & the Shrinking Brain Observed http://www.blisstree.com/articles/alzheimers-the-shrinking-brain-observed-117/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:12:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Molly Dee http://www.blisstree.com/articles/alzheimers-the-shrinking-brain-observed-117/comment-page-1/#comment-67868 Molly Dee Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:09:25 +0000 http://alzheimersnotes.com/alzheimers-the-shrinking-brain-observed/#comment-67868 I run Sing-Alongs in Residential Homes and I have noticed when people who have Alzheimers stop and don't know what to do, once they sing with me, they automatically lift their legs and start walking with me, as if the singing part of the brain has triggered something which tells them how to walk. Molly Dee I run Sing-Alongs in Residential Homes and I have noticed when people who have Alzheimers stop and don’t know what to do, once they sing with me, they automatically lift their legs and start walking with me, as if the singing part of the brain has triggered something which tells them how to walk.
Molly Dee

]]> By: Life Without Memories » Blog Archive » Carnival of Healing - A Round Up of Health Related Blog Posts http://www.blisstree.com/articles/alzheimers-the-shrinking-brain-observed-117/comment-page-1/#comment-67851 Life Without Memories » Blog Archive » Carnival of Healing - A Round Up of Health Related Blog Posts Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:57:25 +0000 http://alzheimersnotes.com/alzheimers-the-shrinking-brain-observed/#comment-67851 [...] Welcome to the 61st edition of the Carnival of Healing. I’m so excited to be hosting this celebration of health at Life Without Memories. Take some time to wander through our fairways and peer into the tents - this carnival is completely free. Since this is a blog about Alzheimer’s and dementia, I thought you’d like to start with posts relating to these diseases. We’ll begin with Mary Emma Allen, who presents Alzheimer’s & the Shrinking Brain Observed, which is posted at Alzheimer’s Notes. Next, Kenton Whitman presents a very different viewpoint of Alzheimer’s disease -  kentonwhitman.com Zen-Inspired Self Development posted at A New Perspective on Alzheimer’s. [...] [...] Welcome to the 61st edition of the Carnival of Healing. I’m so excited to be hosting this celebration of health at Life Without Memories. Take some time to wander through our fairways and peer into the tents – this carnival is completely free. Since this is a blog about Alzheimer’s and dementia, I thought you’d like to start with posts relating to these diseases. We’ll begin with Mary Emma Allen, who presents Alzheimer’s & the Shrinking Brain Observed, which is posted at Alzheimer’s Notes. Next, Kenton Whitman presents a very different viewpoint of Alzheimer’s disease -  kentonwhitman.com Zen-Inspired Self Development posted at A New Perspective on Alzheimer’s. [...]

]]> By: cathy http://www.blisstree.com/articles/alzheimers-the-shrinking-brain-observed-117/comment-page-1/#comment-67850 cathy Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:02:36 +0000 http://alzheimersnotes.com/alzheimers-the-shrinking-brain-observed/#comment-67850 Mary Emma..I can so clearly remember when my mom first couldn't walk...She and I had been some where and were walking across the parking lot to the car. I was holding her hand, as I often did, when all of a sudfden she just stopped. No warning, nothing, just not one more step. I looked at her and said ..."Mom, why aren't you walking?" She replied..."I don't know how." I had to explain to her, just like you did..."Pick up your foot and move it in front of the other." As you and I both know...Eventually, they forget all.. Mary Emma..I can so clearly remember when my mom first couldn’t walk…She and I had been some where and were walking across the parking lot to the car. I was holding her hand, as I often did, when all of a sudfden she just stopped. No warning, nothing, just not one more step. I looked at her and said …”Mom, why aren’t you walking?” She replied…”I don’t know how.” I had to explain to her, just like you did…”Pick up your foot and move it in front of the other.”

As you and I both know…Eventually, they forget all..

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