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arikara

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25. I'm sorry...

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #19)

Sun Sep 6, 2015, 09:21 PM

Sep 2015

my dad passed away in Feb because of complications due to dementia. He was 77 but was only in his 50's when he started showing signs. Please read that book at the link I posted above, it might help. I take magnesium daily and avoid aluminum. Who knows, it sure won't hurt anything. Mg is very inexpensive as well as benign, and we are all deficient nowadays.

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Slipping Away. Jo Aubin has Alzheimer's. He's 38. [View all] LiberalArkie Sep 2015 OP

i have told my kids that upon similar diagnosis i think i will take a drive to cabelas dembotoz Sep 2015 #1

I am single without kids, I plan to go to Petit Jean Mountain for a stroll. LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #2

Stamp collecting is a good hobby uppityperson Sep 2015 #3

Vaccines have saved literally hundreds of thousands of lives. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #4

Library's closing in 30 minutes. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #5

Oh, shut up. Brickbat Sep 2015 #7

Good job MIRT! tritsofme Sep 2015 #10

Robin Giles has had to adjust her expectations of marriage. "He's still my family," she says elleng Sep 2015 #6

Such a sad story along with a hideous dilemma - when to pull the trigger riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #8

I'm glad they got to the diagnosis so quickly. Ilsa Sep 2015 #11

It's probably the inherited form of the disease Warpy Sep 2015 #12

The last time I tried to donate blood was about 7 years ago AndreaCG Sep 2015 #17

That's because the illness can be present in some surprising places Warpy Sep 2015 #26

One Good Thing: orange you glad Sep 2015 #13

from the American Academy of Neurology Not a Fan Sep 2015 #14

And it may not be a lack of consumption of Vitamin D as the body's ability LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #15

Myth - Vitamin D supplementation is good for everyone Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2015 #16

Interesting. arikara Sep 2015 #24

Sad story - Terrible disease. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #18

My mom went with it on Mothers Day of 1988. A long battle before the medical people even knew LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #19

Wow, that's some scary stuff. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #20

So far I pass all the tests, even peanut butter at 40 paces is good. I think I just may have to face LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #21

Well alright! All we can do is make the best of it. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #22

I'm sorry... arikara Sep 2015 #25

Very well written account. "I am mine". mmonk Sep 2015 #23