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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 10/20/2008, comments (4)

Canadian Researchers Find Psychotropic Drugs Can Affect Driving

A media release on marketwire.com caught my eye, because elders and driving is a tough issue for many of us, let alone elders who are in the early stages of dementia. Also, many people without dementia take some of the drugs listed, namely antidepressants.   The release, titled "Road Safety and dementia patients on psychotropic... Read moreChevron
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posted 10/15/2008, comments (2)

Visiting Grandpa

Important things to remember when visiting...   My mom is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being.  I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.  ~Graycie Harmon   "Mom doesn't know me anymore.  It's too hard to see her walk away with the other residents.  She doesn't... Read moreChevron
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posted 10/15/2008, comment (1)

Traveling with a Demented Elder, diagnosis

Recently I was so dismayed to see a sweet little elderly lady (obviously suffering from dementia) and her devoted adult daughter, being delayed and searched at an airport checkpoint. The daughter was a bit heavy and apparently her underwire bra kept setting off the alarm, which finally embarrassed her to tears. The mom, seeing her daughter... Read moreChevron
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posted 10/15/2008, comments (13)

Being Alone...But Not Lonely

My family reunion for 2008 is over, and I am exhausted!  A good exhaustion, though.  We only had about 130 people attend this year, but that meant that food was abundant!  I have never enjoyed so many homemade side dishes as I did this year.  And the kids loved the Duck Pond I had set up.  (Except for the wee one who... Read moreChevron
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posted 10/08/2008, comments (4)

Why Cant' We All Agree on a Diagnosis?

I would like to revisit three topics that I covered previously: the issue of depressive “pseudo-dementia,” the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and the fact that health care professionals do not always agree on a diagnosis.         Each week I take part in our memory disorders consensus... Read moreChevron
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