tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post6158139454607720591..comments2023-08-28T15:12:35.320-05:00Comments on michael a. horvich writes: Dealing With Differences and Decisions Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post-3786227468112837372016-02-24T19:37:19.847-06:002016-02-24T19:37:19.847-06:00Not to dilute the difficulties with delusions (how...Not to dilute the difficulties with delusions (how is that for alliteration?) but Mrs. Neal's stories sound quite creative. Luckily Gregory never had any major delusions. Once or twice, in the middle of the night he knocked an animal of some sort off my sleeping shoulder scaring the shit out of me. Once he heard someone at the door and went to answer it in his pajamas (birthday suit.) Once he saw his shoes against under the bench across from the bed and wondered, "How did they get in here by themselves." Most of those events I attributed to his not being able to tell his dream state from reality. Otherwise no delusions which I can imagine can be quite disturbing to those around you.Michael Horvichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128713159608301788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post-14737838081528624372016-02-24T19:17:42.869-06:002016-02-24T19:17:42.869-06:00Looking back at the other blog, (Alzheimer's) ...Looking back at the other blog, (Alzheimer's) I noticed that you never mentioned delusions. One of my siblings could get quite delusional and sound rational at the same time. The most horrid example was when she went to the ER with chest pains. They sent her son out while she was examined. She gave a fabrication with no basis at all, totally forgetting her original complaint. They called him in and said, "Mrs. Neal tells us that she was raped by her stepson. Is that true?" He replied, "Did you happen to notice WHERE Mrs. Neal came here from?" (Alz. unit of a very prestigious facility). "Her stepson is a Baptist Minister in another town and has not seen her in months." By the time the ER visit was over, she'd told various staff that she was 1) having a baby, 2)was advised by the doctor not to move lest she hemorrhage again, and 3)that she was just there because she couldn't hold her water. We were never sure the extent of the delusions or whether she was just having a good time making jokes.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post-55843602188575883552016-02-23T18:01:21.829-06:002016-02-23T18:01:21.829-06:00Thanks Susan.Thanks Susan.Michael Horvichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128713159608301788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post-88413711234227202962016-02-23T13:11:14.480-06:002016-02-23T13:11:14.480-06:00 Yes, there is good and bad out there. People sho... Yes, there is good and bad out there. People should try to plan ahead and choose wisely with respect to whom they give control of their lives…amazingsusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004813788224627823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post-5617286269838636902016-02-22T22:34:01.334-06:002016-02-22T22:34:01.334-06:00Yes Jean, I am aware of the possible connection of...Yes Jean, I am aware of the possible connection of Diabetes and AD. I guess there are at least a dozen types of dementia out there, only one of which is Alzheimer's although it seems to be the most prevalent.Michael Horvichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128713159608301788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post-83701185514490221852016-02-22T22:31:45.520-06:002016-02-22T22:31:45.520-06:00Thanks Faith. I find that I need less to argue wit...Thanks Faith. I find that I need less to argue with others but rather process for myself. If I can come to understand something, I share my understanding and that is enough for me. I do not need to convince others:-) Glad you are "letting me into your thoughts." That in itself is magical for me to think that I matter to you. Fondly, MichaelMichael Horvichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128713159608301788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post-43049834579615390312016-02-22T18:04:18.823-06:002016-02-22T18:04:18.823-06:00Hi Michael,
I love this post...an it prett much ...Hi Michael, <br /><br />I love this post...an it prett much sums it all up well, I think. I hope you will talk an argue me, as I try find my own way through this complex issue...as you have a wonderful magical way of altering my thoughts views for bett. <3Faithhttps://stilllifewithdementia.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970555920280746563.post-65810911276402867232016-02-22T15:29:00.944-06:002016-02-22T15:29:00.944-06:00Are you aware of the phenomena of Diabetes Type 3 ...Are you aware of the phenomena of Diabetes Type 3 and its possible role in AD? I'd never heard of it until yesterday and was about to dismiss it as yet another fund-raiser until I noticed that NIH had addressed it.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.com