Just now Sunday morning had a really good segment, to my mind, by Barry Peterson, a CBS reporter. Started off talking about EOAD and focussed on a pretty TV reporter with EOAD, who talks to her mirror, lives in an ALF, and then about EOAD and the lack of research and the seriousness of it, and then it's finally revealed that she is his wife, and doesn't know who he is, and then continues to show the woman in his new relationship, who considers his wife her friend and is very loving and sweet. Those of you on the west coast who haven't seen it yet, watch!
It was a very moving segment. Had me in tears. He had tears in his eyes as he reported it. He has written a book that just came out caled "Jan's Story." I will be picking up a copy today.
Found out about it too late--but I went to hulu.com and was able to read the text. Glad to see they said it doesn't matter how many crossword puzzles one does, it doesn't prevent AD.
I put the link to the CBS story up on the home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com - under the Breaking News Section. You can just click it and read the entire story. I also put the link to his book up on the right side of the home page.
Great story - I like how the doctor pointed:The first thing to know about Alzheimer's is that there is no cure. The second: There is no known cause. "Alzheimer's Disease is a condition that affects the whole way someone is," said Dr. James Galvin. "It affects their personality. It affects their behavior. It affects their thinking. It affects their memory. It affects their ability to speak."
I like where the doctor called it 'early or younger-onset Alzheimer's.'
And even worse, says Beth Kallmyer, a senior director at the Alzheimer's Association, there's no evidence that shows that you can prevent Alzheimer's disease.
"You can't do a million crossword puzzles and that'll help you?" asked Petersen.
"Right now, what the research is showing us is that you cannot stop it by doing certain things," said Kallmyer.
this article got the truth that we all experience: nothing stops it -puzzles, exercise, foods, etc.
I copy and paste the link and it takes me to the Sunday Morning home page then the story video is on the left just below the main one. Janet, email me and I will try to email the page to you.
The link to the video is now under the Breaking News Section on the home page. I was blown away by the story, his honesty, and his comprehensiveness in telling their story. He touched upon everything we have discussed here for the last 3 years. He did an amazing job.
He was on CNN this morning - I think you can expect to see him on all the shows, on an author's book tour. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT! It's the kind of awareness we've been looking to raise for years. If he goes on Oprah, we might actually get some action on more assistance for caregivers,s and more awareness of EOAD.
Thank you for finding a link to the video. I read the article and the two are exact, except for the tone in the voices which the article could not give me.
I really resonated with the comment that it's like attending your spouses funeral every day. Lately I've been feeling like it's as though every day I wake up to the news that my DH has died. And then again all over again tomorrow. And again as we all know so well.
When I was at my FIL funeral a couple weeks ago I did feel like was attending my hb's funeral. They share the same name, so each time it was repeated it seemed more and more. Plus he looks like his dad - only difference was his dad had gone bald.