Alzheimer's Disease Support Group

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. An early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifesting as minor forgetfulness that becomes pronounced with illness progression, with relative...

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Deborah48 03/11/2011

Ha Ha, today at Rollie's doctor's appointment his doctor gave me a care giver stress test. I scored 11 out of 16. A high score is not desireable on this test.

deleted_user 03/11/2011

At least you stress well :)

Deborah48 03/11/2011

I snapped at a bank teller today. Hm, could it be stress? Wow, not something I usually do.

Jelmo99 03/11/2011

I feel ya Deborah.... Stress...my best friend now, made me kick a hole in my wall Tuesday. I think I need to take more Xanax. LOL

Deborah48 03/11/2011

When I was taking the test I actually thought of you, Janel. I thought, "If you think I'm stressed, you oughta meet my firend, Janel!"

Jelmo99 03/11/2011

LOL Deborah, Im sure I would have failed with "flying colors" but if there is someone in this group that wouldnt fail...I would be suprised.

Want to borrow some Xanax??? Just kidding....(get your own) LOLOL

Sorry personality change thinking I was losing my "crutch" by offering it away LOL OMG I need sleep can you tell?????

Deborah48 03/12/2011

Ha ha Janel, I have my own 'stash'.

deleted_user 03/12/2011

You girls better start thinking of your poor friends,and share that stash.Some of us are going cold turkey here..................Cheryl

Pam65 03/12/2011

Cold? Going it cold? No meds? I'd have to be put behind bars. It's getting bad for me right now. I don't want to leave the house but I hate it here. What to do with that one? I know the answer but it's hard forcing myself to do stuff when all I want to do is sit in chair and chair and stare at a wall. I'm tired of it.

Deborah48 03/12/2011

Pam, I do know what you mean, on the one hand I want to GET OUT but then I have to force myself to get out- doesn't make sense does it?

inmemoryofhattie 03/12/2011

yes, trouble is it ALL makes perfect sense!

Deb, what did you win by failing this test!?

Deborah48 03/13/2011

a weekend in Las Vegas!

deleted_user 03/13/2011

That would help a lot.

Jelmo99 03/13/2011

Hmmmm guess Im glad I didnt win then... No money to walk into the city limits let alone play a game LOL

deleted_user 03/14/2011

I hate to fail tests, but I would certainly fail that test as well. Can't we just pretend that if we get a very high score we actually win?

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