I often mention my mom in my writing here at Alzheimer’s Notes and have told her Alzheimer’s journey in my book, When We Become the Parent to Our Parents.  However, some of you might like a glimpse of Mother in her life before Alzheimer’s.
At the b5 Business Channel and Home Biz Notes, where I’m a co-blogger with Yvonne Russell, we’re involved in an 8-week “apprentice” type competition.  This week we were asked to give the prototype business owner inspiration by relating a success story.  I decided to tell about My Mother, the Country Grocer…Success Isn’t Always What You Think.  I …read more

As the story of John O’Connor’s friendship with a lady in his nursing home (described as “romantic” attachment by some) evolves in the news, more information about this type of relationship between Alzheimer’s patients is being publicized.  Not that anyone has tried to hide it.  It’s just sometimes difficult for some family members, particularly the spouse, to realize the person with Alzheimer’s has forgotten them.
Sometimes the Alzheimer’s patient is living in a world previous to the time they met their spouse.  So that person they form an attachment for may remind them of an earlier girl or boy friend or someone they wish they’d dated.  It they …read more

 Researchers continue to discover links between treatments for other diseases and possible cures for Alzheimer’s.  Hopefully, some of this research will provide that sought after cure or preventative for Alzheimer’s victims. 
   In her post at A Hearty Life, Could Anti-Hypertensives Be Used to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?, Kendra James discusses this fact regarding Valsartan.
To learn more about this research, check out Kendra’s post and the links she provides.