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Risks of Surgery for Patients with Alzheimer’s or Dementia

We are considering surgery for my husband Adrian to repair compression on his spinal cord in the neck area. His brother-in-law and nephew had the same operation years ago, very successfully. If Adrian doesn’t get it, he will gradually (no one can predict how long) lose the ability to…

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Give the Gift of Living

About eighty percent (80%) of the persons suffering from Alzheimer’s disease are still at home. Remarkable when you think about it…. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room So when you break it down to the lowest common denominator, what are we as Alzheimer’s caregivers accomplishing? We are giving the…

Professional Eating Disorder Help

An eating disorder is a disease, not a choice. If you’re suffering from anorexia or bulimia, you didn’t decide to be sick. More importantly, you can’t simply decide to get better. Only by enrolling in an exclusive eating disorder treatment program administered by a private eating disorder treatment center…

The Measure of a Leader

The true measure of an EMS leader is how they treat the weakest member of their team. Some EMS supervisors will be given eight or ten EMTs and paramedics to look after and one, maybe two will be deficient. One or two will lag behind the others in skills…

Lucky Vitamin Presents: Dr. Mist

Lucky Vitamin is happy to introduce a revolutionary brand of personal care products : Dr. Mist. Dr. Mist deodorant is an award winning invention based on floatation technology, creating a radical change towards body care, by eliminating the traditional misconception that human underarm’s sweaty odor is immensely difficult to…

The Truth About Medical Detox To Ease Drug Withdrawal Symptoms

Medical detox procedures offer those addicted to drugs the absolute best way to help them get their life back. Every one of the various types of addiction can be nightmarish for the addict, due to the fact that the addicted person has lost any kind of control over a…

Wish Dotty a Happy New Year Via a Podcast — Record a Message to Her

Are you interested in wishing Dotty a Happy New Year?… How about you make a podcast and then I’ll publish it to the Alzheimer’s Reading Room and play it for Dotty. You might be thinking, what is a podcast? Here is how it works. I send you a phone…

Stopping a Binge with Music

I spent time at my parents’ home this past weekend for Christmas and the stereo was basically on 24/7.

Three Best Purchases of 2010

These are my three best purchases of 2010: 1. Android powered HTC Hero smartphone. 2. Pandora unlimited music subscription that goes where I go – laptop, smartphone, iPod touch, and desktop. 3. Outdoor Products Power Pack Day Pack . A perfect bag for hauling my computer, gadgets, files, and…

Do Drug Shortages Really Impact EMS? – Answer 4

– – Here is part 4 of the details from the points I raised in commenting on the discussion of the drug shortages and the way these affect EMS. Do Drug Shortages Really Impact EMS? – EMS Office Hours and followed by Do Drug Shortages Really Impact EMS? –…