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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 9:33 am
I just came across these lyrics to a song written for a woman just diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. I thought the lyrics were beautiful and worth sharing with anyone who may be a caregiver for an Alzheimer or other dementia patient. One More Memory Music and Lyrics by Sara Westbrook, Andrew Ang & Matthew Tishler I was lost In the dark Confused and afraid Not knowing what was wrong A few lost thoughts Forgetful moments I never thought That it would come to this One more memory To remember me For a lifetime come and gone Goes on and on When my memory fades Think of me this way It's my mind that's leaving me It's not my heart Forgotten names Forgotten faces I don't even know The ones I've always loved When I say Things I'd never say Know that my love Will stay forever strong Hold this in your heart One more memory To remember me For a lifetime come and gone Goes on and on When my memory fades Think of me this way It's my mind that's leaving me It's not my heart Take my hand And try to understand My memories are gone But my love for you lives on Remember me for who I was And not who I've become One more memory To remember me For a lifetime come and gone Goes on and on When my memory fades Think of me this way It's my mind that's leaving me It's not my heart LINK
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, October 24, 2005 - 10:29 am
Thanks for that Jan.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, December 12, 2005 - 6:18 am
Today I received this rather startling news from my regular 'health breakthrough site, Ivanhoe.com. Thought I would share. (Not an excuse to start or continue smoking, though!!) Source: Ivanhoe.com Reported December 14, 2005 Nicotine for Alzheimer's BURLINGTON, Vt. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that has no cure yet. As research continues, doctors and patients are both hoping for a breakthrough. Now, doctors are getting close to one with an unlikely treatment. Harvey and Kay Ottinger have shared 50 years of homemade meals, so you can bet Kay noticed when Harvey's memory started slipping. She signed them both up for a memory test. "We both went down there, and they screened us. Kay passed it very well, but I didn't pass," Harvey says. He enrolled in a study to test the effects of nicotine on memory loss. Paul Newhouse, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at University of Vermont in Burlington, says, "Nicotine can improve learning. It can improve attentional performance."
Dr. Newhouse For the study, patients with mild memory loss will wear a nicotine patch or placebo patch for a year. The hope is that nicotine can replace the chemicals lost as memory fades. Dr. Newhouse says researchers think it would provide a way to treat the earliest signs of memory loss and attentional loss. The patch does not cause addiction. In fact, nicotine is also being studied to treat schizophrenia, ADHD and Parkinson's. Dr. Newhouse is excited about nicotine's potential for Alzheimer's. "This is the kind of work that makes my career and life and work seem meaningful," he says. Harvey's not sure if he's on the real thing or a placebo, but either way, he says being in the study has already helped. "I take extra precautions like writing down certain things that I have to do," he says. "I feel good, yeah." And if he does forget something, Kay is right by his side to remind him.
Harvey Dr. Newhouse says nicotine does not pose any safety concerns and is only addictive when it's combined with tobacco. Nicotine patches may not be a practical treatment for long-term use, so drugs are being developed that mimic what it does in the brain. This article was reported by Ivanhoe.com, who offers Medical Alerts by e-mail every day of the week. To subscribe, go to: http://www.ivanhoe.com/newsalert/. If you would like more information, please contact: Jennifer Nachburn University of Vermont 86 S. Williams Street Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 656-7875 jennifer.nachburn@uvm.edu
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, December 12, 2005 - 8:29 am
Very interesting, HP. And here's a modicum of comfort for those quitting smoking who worry about becoming addicted to the patch that helps them quit:
quote:Dr. Newhouse says nicotine does not pose any safety concerns and is only addictive when it's combined with tobacco.
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