Subject: Neutralize Brain Fog

From: Alzheimers Puzzle Solved <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:40:52 -0800

Advisory from the Institute of Neurological Research
Re: Department of Health and Services Obligatory Alert
Contact: Press Office

Washington D.C - 

The Department is now in the process of formalizing results of the Alzheimers Cure.

http://www.fullrecallcenter.com/buckles/debated/karst/buffier.php 

Upon successful Completion it was concluded that that this cure:

- Stops Degeneration
- Reverses Damage
- Allows for Recollection of Memories. 

In Summary: The memories did not disappear, the capability for patients to recall
memories from a sort of "File Cabinet" in the brain is what was damaged. Through
this application http://www.fullrecallcenter.com/buckles/debated/karst/buffier.php  - memory retrieval capability is restored

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Steuben, Me 1 4 6 8 0 we are all used to being asked the same question over and over. 
perhaps for my own sanity im trying to answer mums repetetive questions differently each time. for me it doesnt seem to be working but do you think there is any value in this. 
for instance, she asks what day it is every few minutes and sometimes i tell her the day, sometimes i say well yesterday was wednesday and that was yesterday so today is.....
is there any point in this. i hope it will help her to think, but maybe im doing this just for me. any advice The most important thing, IMO anyway, is to find a way of answering that you can just about cope with, without going mad. 

I found the only way with my FIL was to make a sort of separate compartment in my head where I could go on answering calmly and nicely, but mechanically. I am not sure that answering in a different way will help the person to think, not if their short term memory is already so bad that they will forget whatever you say so quickly. 

We tried writing answers to the endless same questions on nice big clear A4 sheets that he could keep with him. They made not the slightest difference, since as soon as he had turned his eyes away he would have forgotten what they said. 

Record with FIL (or at least the only time I actually counted) was the same question 35 times in one hour. I am sure others can easily beat that, though. When my husband asks/asked the same question over and over I know it can be wearing but I really do not think there is any way if you change your response it is easier for the person with dementia to hold onto the information. That is why they keep asking because they cannot retain the answer. I alwats think of it as trying to fetch water in a leaky bucket and it is not something the sufferer can help, even though some days are better than others, and neither will it make any difference what you put in the bucket -it will still leak out.
I would say, if it helps you to deal with it by changing the response then that is OK but the likelihood is however you phrase it the information will not be retained.
Just be thankful for the good days and try to find a way that works for you both to get through the not so good days. I have become quite an expert at the calm response although sometimes I feel inner anger or inner sadness.