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Thing 1 Is anyone having trouble posting comments on my blog? If you are, then I may have fixed it, I don't know, we'll just have to try and see, okay? If you're filtering out 3rd party cookies, this may be why you can't post a comment, but if you use "anonymous" as your comment, it will let you post, but unless you give me some indication as to who you are, (username, whatever). I won't know. So I apologize if you haven't been able to comment, but let's see if it's been fixed and try it out, please? Thanks! ============================================================================ ============================================================================ Thing 2 A couple of days ago, Dondra and I were talking about something innocuous, when she suddenly stopped and said, "We forgot our re-marriage anniversary, Bill!" Well, I didn't know whether to laugh or put on a sad face until she began laughing, and it remind...

Because our Alzheimer's Advocates are so very important to our efforts, we're planning a media "Blitz", and I'll be contacting radio stations everywhere here in Georgia and get them set up for Advocate recruitment. We'll be targeting all stations, both on the AM and FM bands, so if you live in Georgia and want to help by submitting a station near you, feel free to send me a note. If you don't know an address, don't worry about it, I'll do a search and get that for us. Meanwhile, if you're considering Alzheimer's Advocacy, contact Kathy Simpson at the Atlanta chapter to get you started. Her e-mail is kathy.simpson@alz.org and her phone number is: (404) 728-1181. We can use your help as well as any ideas, and the more advocates, the stronger we'll be in getting legislation passed that we so desperately need to help not only us patients, but our caregivers as well. ==================================================================...

World Alzheimer's Day 2011 Wednesday Sept. 21st (yesterday) 2011 was World Alzheimer's Day and, Colin had me on his Community Voice radio program for a 30 minute interview regarding  dementia and its attendant subject matter, such as symptoms, care giving, legislation and how I, personally, am dealing with having "Young Onset". Thank you, Colin, for putting me at ease and making the whole 30 minutes flow so smoothly. I found I need not have been apprehensive about being on the other side of the microphone since I did your job back in the 20th century! It was especially appropriate being with you yesterday since the entire month of September is Alzheimer's Awareness Month . On behalf of the Atlanta, Georgia Chapter of the Association, thanks for helping us spread the word! PS: My wife thanks you for the compliment as she pulled into the station's parking lot: "I see your LOVELY wife is here to pick you up, Bill......." I get into the car and...

Potpourri Day ================================================================= Got hold of  a news item a couple of days ago and I'll share it with you here. Apparently a new study shows that inhaled insulin can slow some of the effects of dementia, but there's a problem: nasally inhaled insulin was discontinued a few years ago, and of course, more study is needed. Here is the USA Today article. As you might surmise, if you snort that stuff up your schnozz it gets to the brain quicker, therefore helping a patient faster. But again, "more studies are needed". I'd be the first in line for a trial, but as we all know anything new which might help us takes forever to hit the market. Meanwhile, our symptoms get worse. Don'tcha just love it? ======================================================================== World Dementia Awareness Day Sept. 21st Just a reminder: Please wear purple tomorrow to show your support for Research, Care and Legislation. Also ...

I want to start the week off by reminding you that September is World Dementia Awareness Month, and link you to an excellent new website developed by Richard Taylor, PhD, who himself is a dementia patient:  There are a lot of segments for you to read and become involved - just pick one (or more)! This month is a time when we can all shine, especially caregivers and those who help us by championing the cause of research and legislation: Our Champions , as they are called. But it isn't just a special month out of the year that's important. This month should serve as a reminder that we need to be proactive year-round , because Alzheimer's/Dementia research is at a very low rung on the funding/research "ladder", and for a disease which is the 6th leading cause of death and the 10th in our nation which cannot be prevented or cured, this is unacceptable. I've written before that the chances of you knowing someone with dementia are very high and they'll be h...

I want to to tell y'all a story. Everyone knows what happened on September 11, 2001 and everyone can tell you where they were and that they were doing on that day. This isn't about that. This is about friends, but 9/11 plays a part, so I hope you'll read this and get something from it. I certainly did. On that day, I was in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, my hometown. I was staying with one of  my best friends Peter and his family, but had gone shopping and so was unaware of what had happened until Harry, Peter's father in law, told me they'd been watching CNN about an airplane in the US hitting a building. "So what?", I thought to myself. And then I sat down, and disbelief mixed with tears as I saw what had happened. My "Nephews" Hannes and Jonas came to my side and stayed with me until I had myself under control again. Well, of course all planes home were grounded out of Frankfurt, but Peter and Petra (his wife) would not let me leave their...

Every once in a while you run across someone doing something that just inspires you, gives you initiative and makes you root for him and yourself. This is the story of Alan Moore , a Viet Nam vet who went back to college and..... well I won't spoil it for you..... It's Labor Day weekend and we have a couple of dangerous storms (one a hurricane) heading our way down here near the Gulf Coast. We never travel on holidays (unless it's to Germany) , so we're having guests over on Saturday for a holiday meal and some pickin' and grinnin'. It's been a long time since I've had someone to play guitar with and I'm looking forward to Bill and Suzette's visit very much. After Irene and the fact that Lee is headed toward Louisiana makes me worry for those folks. They still haven't completely rebuilt from Katrina yet. ================================================================== ================================================================== ...