Before developing AD, Joe was involved in the computer industry.
He writes a blog he calls Living with Alzheimer’s.
Joe, just 63 years old, was diagnosed with AD two years before the documentary was filmed. The Joe’s Blog part of the documentary was very difficult to watch. When Fannie is told that she can no longer drive, she is very upset and says that “they” are taking away her independence. After the test, Fannie believes that she will be able to continue to drive.
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It is frightening to watch as we see that Fannie cannot remember how to put the car in reverse, sees traffic signs in places where there are none and cannot figure out a right turn from a left turn. As part of the assessment, Fannie must take a driving test. When asked to rate her driving ability, Fannie chooses Above Average. Fannie’s doctor told her to quit driving, which she says makes her feel “inadequate” and “completely dependent on someone else.” Fannie takes an assessment test to determine whether she must stop driving. When we first meet Fannie, it is three months since her diagnosis. Fannie’s segment is probably the most familiar and the most disturbing to those who must care for a loved one with AD, because Fannie has little awareness that she is suffering from AD and is irritated with those who try to keep her safe. Louis, represents the second phase of the disease. Although she understands there is no cure for the disease, she hopes for a couple more good years with donepezil, (known by the brand name, Aricept) a medication prescribed by her doctor.įannie, an 82-year-old widow in St. Bessie is aware that she is forgetting things, but she is determined to continue the activities she has enjoyed for years. She struggles to remember the words to songs and forgets the names of people she has known for years. She lives by herself with her dog, Skipper, and still drives, cooks and performs with a singing group. Bessie is still living her normal life – for the most part. We are first introduced to Bessie, an 87-year-old widow living in a small town in Wisconsin who was diagnosed with AD two months before her part of the documentary was filmed.
Each segment shows someone in varying stages of the disease, starting with Bessie who is in the very early stages of the disease and ending with Cliff’s death from complications from the disease.Īlthough much of this episode is frightening, much of it is happy, sad, and hopeful – often all at the same time.
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The Memory Loss Tapes, the first episode in the documentary series airing on HBO this week, is viewed from the perspective of those who have been diagnosed with AD. The Alzheimer’s Project is intended to open a dialogue about Alzheimer’s Disease, to show the disease from several perspectives – that of the person who has AD, the children and young teenagers who have relatives with the disease, the scientists and doctors struggling to find treatments and a cure, and from the caregivers.
As an Elder Law attorney, I witness the struggles of the adult children of parents who have Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) as they try to understand what is happening to their parent and wrestle with the best way to care for their parent as the parent slowly fades away. La lista incluye canciones lanzadas en álbumes de estudio, recopilatrios y bandas sonoras, y está organizada en orden alfabético.Like most Baby Boomers, I have a fear of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. La siguiente es una lista de las canciones oficiales del rapero estadounidense Tupac Shakur, a lo largo de su carrera musical desde 1991 hasta 1996, y de manera póstuma hasta día de hoy.
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