When Dad was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’ s his doctor recommended the usual medications, such as Exelon and Aricept, which I gather are still common, now deliverable via patches, which is probably a great boon for some. But Dad had a severe physical reaction to these meds–immediate cold sweats, trembling, nausea, and vomiting. We kept…
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First signs
The driving incident described in the previous post was a landmark event. This very intelligent and proud man gave up the freedom of his car for the rest of his life. But there were other first signs. On another visit home, I saw him put a cup of coffee in the microwave to warm it…