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Hi all

The last time I posted was just prior to Easter -

When I was trying to catch up on all the posts - I started to sort

through those I wanted to welcome and those I wanted to sent sympathy

to but the list became so long I became overwhelmed. Anyway - welcome

to the Newbies and my sincere condolonces to those whose have had to

say good bye to loved ones.

I was following with interest the discussion regarding telling our

loved ones about the death of friends and family. My sisters and I

have been struggling with something similar. My older sister told us

on Easter Sunday that she has breast cancer. She had a mastectomy on

the following Tuesday. The good news is - the surgeon is positve that

all the cancer was removed and Kathleen will only have one round of

chemotherapy plus some hormone treatments. Kathleen's attitude is

good and her mood is cheerful. She has shortened her visits to Mum

but Mum does not seem to have noticed.

At this point we have not told Mum and are not sure if we should.

Five years ago, maybe even three, Mum would have been the first person

Kathleen would have turned to for support. None of us want to bring

sadness or worry to Mum and we are not even sure if she would grasp

the concept anyway. Are we right to withhold this information from

her??

Mum has been relatively stable over the last few months - we have

reduced the seroquel to 25mg x 1 per day with no adverse effects.

I value this group's opinion.

from Cresswell ON Canada

Long distance CG to Margaret (Mum) aged 76

Lives at The Briton House, Memory Floor, Toronto

DX Early Onset AD & PD approx. 2002

DX LBD 01/2005

Current Meds: Seroquel, Aricept, LD ASA, Levothyroxin, Calcium Suppl.

Was on: Sinemet, Excelon

Was given Risperdal in NH for a few weeks (Feb '05)

Haldol several times in Hospital Jan 05