"I still believe it is the culprit and I researched AZ when my husband was diagnosed and found a document written by one of the top immunologist in this country saying he thought it was alum and said it was rampant in this country and one day there would AZ patients in the streets because there would not be enough homes for them. Aluminum enhances meds and it is in almost every shot you get, it's in 95%of all anti acids meds, etc." I agree. I also think we are getting too many toxic chemicals from vaccines. Emma, do you have the link to the document by the immunologist? I'd like to read it. Here are some more thoughts on this subject. "Studies confirm fluoride enhances 'bioavailability' of aluminum What apparently happens when individuals with aluminum-induced neural degeneration are exposed to fluoride is that the fluoride enhances the toxicity of aluminum. In terms of bioavailability, or the ability of aluminum to cause harm, fluoride greatly increases the overall toxic burden of this pervasive metal, rendering it exceptionally more toxic. "[A]luminum-induced neural degeneration in rats is greatly enhanced when the animals were fed low doses of fluoride," reads the news release for a 1998 study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Brain Research. "The presence of fluoride enhanced the bio-availability of aluminum (Al) causing more aluminum to cross the blood-brain barrier and become deposited in the brain. The aluminum level in the brains of the fluoride-treated group was double that of the controls." Links that might be useful. www.naturalnews.com/044366_fluoride_aluminum_brain_damage.html http://www.realfarmacy.com/22-medical-studies-that-show-vaccines-can-cause-autism/

Linda, Just from the research I've done, I believe mom is in Stage 5 of the Alzheimer's staging (1 to 7). She was "diagnosed" with Alz/-dementia two year's ago...at that time, she had an MRI, blood tests and a full psych exam by a pscych dr who specializes in dementia and Alz...after that evaluation, she diagnosed her at moderate stage. It was then that she was placed on Aricept, so she's been on Aricept for two years and the combination of Aricept and Namenda for about 1 1/2 years. You said your mom was fine...just curious...what do you mean by fine? I guess I'm confused because you said she was on Aricept... At this point, my mom does very little for herself. Probably easier to tell you what she can do rather than what she cannot. She gets out of bed herself, washes up and dresses (I have everything out for her in the bathroom...laid out exactly where she wants it to be). She goes to the bathroom herself and so far is continent - she's had a couple of accidents, but I think that's all they were, just accidents. She is able to swallow her medication and eat on her own (her meals are prepared for her and she is served and her pills are given to her). I've notice over the past few weeks she has a tough time using a knife and has at times resorted to using her fingers. I do help her to undress at night because she is SO TIRED and help her to bed. Walking is a problem because her balance is so bad; she has a walker to use around the house but she goes from wanting to use it to not wanting to even see it ("it makes me feel like an old lady!"). She is able to communicate, but not long conversations..just short thoughts... I think what I find the most difficult about caregiving is not taking care of Mom, but feeling that I'm all alone. My sisters are of little help and truth be told, my husband is not much of a help, although if you ask him, he thinks he is, so maybe it's a matter of perception, who knows. I find myself getting very depressed, but this comes and goes. What's been really bothering me lately is I just cannot understand why mom's friends and family have stopped calling and seeing her? I know it is very difficult to have a phone conversation with her; after all, she remembers nothing, but that doesn't mean they can't call and tell her about THEIR day...I don't know, maybe it's me...it's like everyone has written her off. I have thought about writing to her friends and somehow, very nicely, suggesting that they come by and have lunch with her or take her out to lunch or just come for a visit...I'd love some input on this...thanks, Mimi

Its absolutely a myth. i gurantee the quack whi was citing medical experience probably received his training and never cared to follow up or continue education. Plus, anyone who claims to be in a medical field yet cites a half ass site and not a medical journal has zero credibility. here is a link stating this is a myth: https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers/myths i have a full set of the original Magnalite pots and pans as well as a full set of Magnalite GHC Professional series, They are amazing and have incredible longevity, so many people from southern LA use them and i love using my grandmothers old set. I cook minimum of 5 times a week and i make my coffee daily with a Magnalite coffee pot

Hospice nurse told me, firmly, to ad-lib, play along, whatever. not under any circumstances was I to try to make her "see reality". What she was seeing or experiencing *was* her reality; denying it or arguing about it only agitated her. about that locking up/wandering off thing... I used to go to church with Bob & Flo, who were a very devoted couple; then I moved & lost touch, never saw them again. One day I ran into another church friend who told me: When Flo developed Alzheimer's, Bob promised her he'd never put her in a nursing home. He retired to take care of her. By this time, Flo was in one bedroom & Bob in another, since Flo sometimes didn't sleep at night. Late one winter night, a cold breeze woke Bob up. He found the front door standing open, & Flo was gone. He threw on his robe & ran out the door, just as a Dallas Police car drove by slowly...with Flo, in her nightgown, barefooted, in the back seat. Bob waved them down, & when Flo saw him, she started to cry. She begged the police not to make her "go in that house with that man". They had been married over 50 years. It is a very cruel disease.