Posted: under Games.
Tags: age, alzheimer's, brain, check, college, doctor, elderly, exam, fun, funtime, game, health, language, man, memory, mental, nurse, others, physician, psychiatrist, quiz, school, seniors, skills, smiles, specialist, surgeon, test, time, university, woman, words
Quick Check for Alzheimer’s —–The following was developed as a mental age assessment by the School of Psychiatry at Harvard University . Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake. The average person over 30 years of age cannot do it!
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Jun 13 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW", Advice & Tips.
Tags: advice, age, alzheimer's, control, depression, diabetes, disease, doctor, health, heart, life, link, memory, sleep, stress, tips, vision
‘I know I came in here for some reason.’
Try these do-it-yourself tips to boost your ability to remember as you age.
Posted: under Advice & Tips.
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1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
This includes age, weight and height.
Let the doctors worry about them.
That is why you pay them.
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2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down.
(keep this In mind if you are one of those grouches;)
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3. Keep learning:
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Never let the brain get idle.
“An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.”
And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s!
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4. Enjoy the simple things.
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Sep 18 2008
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY".
Tags: age, alzheimer's, breakfast, companion, computer, couple, doctor, elderly, era, exam, eyes, finger, fingers, gratitude, hand, healing, health, history, home, House, husband, inspiration, internet, language, life, love, man, message, morning, nurse, online, partner, patient, peace, period, physician, romance, seniors, sharing, sign, smiles, specialist, spouse, sunset, surgeon, test, thankfulness, thought, time, voice, wife, woman, words
It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
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It was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking
care of his wound, we began to engage in conversation I asked him if he had a doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such hurry.
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The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I then inquired as to her health. He told me
that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer Disease.
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As we talked, and I finished dressing his wound, I asked if she
would be worried if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer
knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked
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Jul 19 2008
