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  1. I'm feeling great, thanks :). Hard not to do all the things that I want to do! Pete is on the way out to take her more cigs and more " Bubba " - the Sav-a-Lot brand of diet cola, that is cheaper than diet coke. One day when she was here we took

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  2. Dino it might be worth while trying to up your mom's Seroquel a bit to see if she can tolerate more and if it would help reduce the hallucinations. Perhaps some here who have had success doing so could let you know how much they have upped to and wh

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  3. Thanks . I think I will need all the strenght I can muster. I sat with Dad for several hours tonight. The end is approching. Hospice believes it will be within the next week, maybe even over the weekend. Thank you so much for your kind words. Leah

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  4. Janet ~   That poem is one of my favorites.  We had our high school class reunion in November, and I was asked to do the remembrance portion for our classmates who have gone on.  I read that poem to the class.  It's the remembering that those who

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  5. Dear Kat, I didn't check my mail yesterday (Sunday) and now realize that's the day your Mom had her surgery. How did it go? Is she recovering well? How did she react to the anesthetics? I've been praying for you and her, and hope everything goes OK

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  6. Dino, thank you for sharing pictures of past and present. It really helps make knowing a LO more personal. Mom still looks vibrant and " with it " , doesn't have the blank look that develops. Enjoy her! She looks busy and fun.

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  7. Imogene, Glad to be of help. LOL Hugs, Donna R Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. Re: Re: My aunt Donna, I love what you ha

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  8. Dementia Often Missed As Cause of Death (Source: JAMA) -- New research suggests that medical officials often fail to record severe dementia as a cause of death in patients with the condition. This finding points to a lack of knowledge about how dem

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  9. Can't provide link b/c only found during search and if I went to the site directly needed a subscription to Consumer Reports Health to read - but I cut/paste here: The following was in the section: Haloperidol Haloperidol may reduce aggression and

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  10. Hello everyone, So far Dad is still with us. It has been so hard to sit there day after day and wonder if the next breath will be his last. So far we have only had to give him pain medication twice. He has been able to communicate to us both time

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  11. Heidi, Thanks, it's a good thought. She has been on effexor for years, but this not eating/sleeping all day business has been going on for a couple of weeks now. We increased the dosage thinking she might be depressed (imagine that - an LBDer depres

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  12. Heidi, Thanks for the update on Sherry. I wish I had thought of that. I knew someone that had the same type of problems and also seen it on one of the programs on Discovery Health but I just didn't make the connection. I'm happy she is doing bett

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  13. Dear Leah, My sincere condolences to you and your family.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.  Many hugs, Helene Subject: It is over - Dad is at peace To: [email]LBDcaregivers [/email] Date: Tuesday, December 9

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  14. making butter

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  15. We usually don't have all this snow this early. Usually even here in MI all the kids have heard to many stories and sit and worry about what Santa and the Reindeer will do if there is no snow. LOL And it often manages to at least snow on Christmas

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  16. Thanks to every one for posting about this and the dry eyes. What a great group of people you are! Hugs, Pammie In a message dated 12/11/2008 5:23:10 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email]LBDcaregivers [/email] writes: Yes, big time. Try Sustain. Th

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  17. Sandie, Thank you for the kind words. Best wishes, Elaine from Michigan.

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  18. My mom takes one 1 Omega Oil capsule a day, 1000 ml. What form, exactly, are you giving your dad? Thanks for the info! I am all about vitamins. I also give her a multi and a Vitamin D. She hardly ever gets outside in the natural sunlight so the Dr.

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  19. Hi June- Thanks for jumping in and sharing your weather. I often look your way to see what the weather is doing as we get a lot of the same type of weather. We had another inch or 2 of snow today. Winds have picked up and we are under a windchill

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  20. Sandie, how do you stay warm with wind chills of -30? Is heat piped to your house, (gas)or do you have to have something delivered?( oil?) What happens when the electric fails in that kind of cold? Do you have some type of back up heat? Or a gener

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  21. Please let us know where you live so we may be able to find you a doctor who can help in a better way. FYI: Changing her meds (all at once could definitely put her in a downward spiral. Which drugs is she currently on?

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  22. Hey, Leah, I haven't read all the mail yet, but I'll tell you now you are pretty special yourself! Do you like oysters in the half shell? You know, that slippery, slimy stuff that slips all over the place and if it's lucky it will slide to the fl

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  23. Remember FFV 2008 this week!

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  24. Many use Morphine at the end of life. I know I did. Hugs, Donna R Caregiver for Mom for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. (In MI) She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. Hopsice/end of life drugs Hello All, Hope everybod

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  25. Thrush is not unusual. Babies get it also. Please note that they will give tablets (to melt in your mouth) or a liquid (name I forgot). My Mom was unable to suck on a tablet so we went the liquid route. It worked at times but did not work at othe

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