dalles11

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  I have not posted in a long time, but I sneak back occasionally to read what is happening.  My mom is now living in a closed Alzheimer's unit.  We moved her out of our house about 9 months ago, after the second stroke.  The dementia is stable, and her brain has not had further shrinkage in over a year, but she is a mess.  In a wheelchair most of the time (can stand/pivot), forgets she needs help c...

  June 25 at 6:33 PM view post

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  I have not been on in a while.  Life has been challenging, as usual.  I was in the process of looking for a different place for my mom to live because the 24/7 caretaking was taking a toll on my family.  I was hoping and praying for a sign that it was ok for me to move her out, and she had two small strokes which landed her in the hospital for a few days.  Anyway, the sign was there.  I moved...

  July 21, 2011 view discussion

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  Mom's keppra level has been too high for two months now.  The reason I had it checked was because she had become more and more sluggish and flat.  It was 78 (according to NO should be between 15 and 45), so we cut the Keppra 500 mg a day.  She seemed to be much better for about a week, then back to the sluggish behavior.  So, had the MRI last Thurs (which was clear) and had the level tested again....

  April 19, 2011 view discussion