Dementia Support Group
Dementia is the progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, language and problem solving, although particularly in the later stages of the condition, affected persons may be disoriented in time, place and person (not knowing who they...
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) has announced that he will not seek re-election when his current term expires, because of health concerns. Sen. Domenici has been diagnosed with a type of frontotemporal dementia, a family of rare disorders affecting decision-making, language, behavior and organizational skills. For additional information on these disorders, go to the web site of the Association for Frontotemporal Dementias,
http://www.ftd-picks.org/
a NORD Member Organization.
Perhaps now the United States Senate will pass a bill funding further research since one of their own has been taken ill with a form of this disease
duxinaro
Co-Conspirator to Make The World a Better Place
http://www.ftd-picks.org/
a NORD Member Organization.
Perhaps now the United States Senate will pass a bill funding further research since one of their own has been taken ill with a form of this disease
duxinaro
Co-Conspirator to Make The World a Better Place
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Steve struggles with all of these ie decision making,language,behavior and organizational skills.
Doctors have told us that the condition steve has got is very rare,Semantic dementia relates to all of the things you have mentioned.
At the moment cambridge university are doing research on steve so they can try and find out more about the complaint.
After reading quite a lot into semantic dementia i understand it only came about 25yrs ago so they really do not know enough about it,thankyou for the information please let me know if you find any further information on this,take care kim
As your great statesman, Winston Churchill, once said, "The pen is mightier than the sword."
My mother's type of dementia, Lewys Body, with frontotemporal features was identified in 1996. At times she has a problem with her vision and is unable to read small print. This can last for an undeterminable amount of time. From hours to several days. Before her diagnosis, we had her glasses changed a few times, which proved to be quite expensive and to no avail. Her neurologist recommends further testing to see what's going on.
Good to hear you've got Cambridge on your team. We are connected with Baylor College of Medicine where my mother once worked as a histologist for an opthalmic pathologist. At he time he was one of only five in the U.S.
Best,
duxinaro
Co-Conspirator to Make The World a Better Place
thankyou for your reply,it is always good to hear from you.
Sounds like your mothers dementia was only discovered recently too,more recent than steves.
Your mother had a really good job,must be very hard for her now.
Glad to hear you have someone on your side too,just like steve has with cambridge.
The doctor than came the other week to see steve is actually from america,he spends some time in england then goes back to america to do more studys.
Speak soon
kim