tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post337932923193168275..comments2023-07-02T10:27:44.090-04:00Comments on "Had a Dad" Alzheimer's Blog: Alzheimer's and driving don't mixGBP })i({http://www.blogger.com/profile/09275995534174189926noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-3944172946879120452010-08-06T05:17:40.723-04:002010-08-06T05:17:40.723-04:00You might be interested in checking out Signs to ...You might be interested in checking out <a href="http://www.besthomehealthcare.com/home-health-care-articles/detailview/aid/6/title/what-are-the-signs-to-look-for-in-alzheimers" rel="nofollow"> Signs to look for in Alzheimer's </a>Bill Tymoszczuknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-80370541163830778622010-07-06T12:22:00.095-04:002010-07-06T12:22:00.095-04:00Wow, this is scary. It really illustrates how diff...Wow, this is scary. It really illustrates how difficult it is to live with Alzheimer's.Women's Health Dailyhttp://womenshealthdaily.blogspot.com/p/mental-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-34711710482232370232010-07-02T21:02:36.349-04:002010-07-02T21:02:36.349-04:00You're amazingly lucky that your dad allowed s...You're amazingly lucky that your dad allowed someone else to drive. My dad was a total gearhead and we always had at least 6 cars he was working on at a time. He was always "the driver," so it was a daily battle for my mom to take the keys away from him. It was so hard for my mom. Every day explaining that he wasn't competent (I'm sure she said it in a much nicer way than this) to drive. Sometimes mom just didn't want to fight with him every time about it. There was only one time when he got lost and drove around for hours. Eventually he wasn't able to walk, so that was the end of that.sassysuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111818318950292083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-54104184588494553452010-06-30T12:15:00.190-04:002010-06-30T12:15:00.190-04:00Hi, i work for the Family Resource Network in Bric...Hi, i work for the Family Resource Network in Brick, New Jersey. We are a non profit organization supporting those with developmental disabilities and their family with resources. <br /><br />We are having a National Caregivers Conference on October 26th, 2010 in iselin, NJ. Please check our website out to attend and for more information: www.nationalcaregiversconference.org<br /><br />If interested, please post this on your blogs so we can spread the word! Thank you!family resource networkhttp://www.nationalcaregiversconference.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-69780286128513888912010-06-17T21:04:54.248-04:002010-06-17T21:04:54.248-04:00My father got lost going to the store he had gone ...My father got lost going to the store he had gone to hundreds of times before. But this particular time there was construction. He had to go out a different exit then he usually used and that was all it took to get him mixed up. Dad ended up 2 hours away. It was 10:30pm when we finally got word that he was fine. We were lucky because he did realize that he was not capable of driving after dark. He pulled off into a NH rest area that had a store. The clerk called the police because he looked a bit disoriented. This was at 9pm it took the police 1 1/2 hours before my Dad would tell them his name or where he was from. Dad was very embarressed and did not want his family to know what he had done. Unfortunately, he did not decide on his own to turn in his keys. We asked the Doctor to inform the registry, he wouldn't. I called the Registry of <br />Motor Vehicles, they told me to call our insurance company. The insurance company told me that my father should turn his license in himself. That was not going to happen. I was shocked that no one felt it was important enough to help us. We eventually took the keys away but it was not an easy task. I'm not sure he ever forgave us for that. Once someone is diagnoised with Alzheimer's there should be steps put in to motion that would help the family deal with the responsibility of taking the keys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-37572153729249394032010-06-14T11:02:01.131-04:002010-06-14T11:02:01.131-04:00I just found your blog today as I sought informati...I just found your blog today as I sought information about dialysis for Alzheimers patients. A doctor wants to put my 82-year old dad on dialysis; he's had chronic polycystic kidney disease for years. Late stages AD. . ... Wow, reading all these posts make me feel like you've all lived my story the last few years. I'll check back often. Feels like I've found a new home with y'all! You can see a glimpse of my dad at http://act.alz.org/goto/dickcrofoot.Cheryl K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-58521677481481066512010-06-01T14:44:07.222-04:002010-06-01T14:44:07.222-04:00Wow, I cant believe that. It must be hard to deal ...Wow, I cant believe that. It must be hard to deal with this disease. I would have a hard time too in his position. Best of Wishes :)Johnny O'Neilhttp://goliathjobs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-56527681564231349062010-05-12T16:12:48.312-04:002010-05-12T16:12:48.312-04:00This scenario sounds all too familiar! I recently...This scenario sounds all too familiar! I recently lost my grandmother to Alzheimer's as well. We had many similar frightening experiences with her driving in Los Angeles of all places. My grandmother also got lost quite a bit in the last year of her battle. There was never anything too serious that occurred, but one time she did end up in the hospital and couldn't tell anyone any of her medical history because she was too confused! We finally got her this thing called invisibleBracelet that she could carry in her wallet and could provide hospital/EMS staff with the pertinent medical info that we had loaded to the pin number on the card so that she didn't have to remember any of the drug names or anything herself. I'm not explaining this too well, but check out their site: invisiblebracelet.org. It's a pretty neat program and could work wonders for the Alzheimer's community. Take care and God bless!Stefanie O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-79755238842013545522010-04-29T11:31:40.330-04:002010-04-29T11:31:40.330-04:00This is amazing, truly amazing nobody was injured ...This is amazing, truly amazing nobody was injured seriously.JRHhttp://www.silvercensus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-19687556421892123912010-04-26T16:31:33.853-04:002010-04-26T16:31:33.853-04:00This is something I think many people are very con...This is something I think many people are very concerned about, it can be difficult to tell when the right time comes to stop driving (without an accident like this occuring)Carlynhttp://www.silvercensus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-82147654726623494262010-04-08T10:32:06.669-04:002010-04-08T10:32:06.669-04:00Yikes - thank god it wasn't a catastrophe, and...Yikes - thank god it wasn't a catastrophe, and that he had the wherewithal to stop driving on his own. My grandfather was not nearly as happy to stop driving - even though he'd wrecked his car and badly damaged another person's. He felt we were all conspiring against him, that there was nothing wrong, etc. Just made it even harder and sadder to take the keys away from him - it was for his own good, but he just couldn't see it that way.Edwinhttp://www.247-pharmacy.com/blog/2010/03/22/alzheimers-disease-aricep/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-73880106676376540272010-04-06T05:14:39.185-04:002010-04-06T05:14:39.185-04:00Your father is a very wise man. You should be very...Your father is a very wise man. You should be very proud.Living with a parent who has Alzheimer's Disease is heart-breaking. Knowing that they can no longer do the things that they love. Worrying on how the disease will progress. Worrying that you may not be able to do everything that could ensure their safety and well-being.ladolcelivinghttp://www.ladolceliving.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-80188297778465432762010-04-01T10:39:00.230-04:002010-04-01T10:39:00.230-04:00hello
i can't believe that i didn't come a...hello<br />i can't believe that i didn't come across your blog before this.<br />i think that you're doing a great job and i hope you keep blogging.<br />my grandfather suffers from AD. he is 77 this year. :(stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-19867855431606093182010-03-30T08:17:19.566-04:002010-03-30T08:17:19.566-04:00I glimpse your post. I am contented. Thanks for s...I glimpse your post. I am contented. Thanks for sharing.caregiver cahttp://www.caringhandsofthedesert.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-50508652336621984752010-03-20T14:18:58.565-04:002010-03-20T14:18:58.565-04:00OMG!! very scary. Thank god he was not hurt or no...OMG!! very scary. Thank god he was not hurt or no one else. We did the same with my mom. We were in denial for yrs. Great info . And I hope the word gets out. May I post it on my blog next post .karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078744172786664046noreply@blogger.com