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2016-11-30 07:31:13 PM cchase alive inside is my favorite on the subject
2016-11-30 07:31:15 PM isabel1 yes ms celeste. he remembers my voice but not my name. and of course the songs are old so he knew. our theme song is elvis' can't help falling in love...
2016-11-30 07:31:16 PM lorimcg great i'm 48 and never had a cup of coffee now i needto start
2016-11-30 07:31:18 PM mbowie0280 THATS SOMTHING HOW THE BRAIN CAN BECOM TANGLED. ITS VERY SAD
2016-11-30 07:31:28 PM robina1 i thought they won't really know if you had alzheimers until the autopsy you
2016-11-30 07:31:40 PM cchase lol lori too funny
2016-11-30 07:31:45 PM haliea some tell me they remember me by my smile
2016-11-30 07:31:59 PM mbowie0280 AWWWE
2016-11-30 07:32:01 PM isabel1 i love coffee too. every day, strong, black only
2016-11-30 07:32:16 PM mbowie0280 LOL I GOTA HAVE IT!! BUT SWEET
2016-11-30 07:32:27 PM rosesyellow713 me too
2016-11-30 07:32:31 PM teaves i agree mbowie0280
2016-11-30 07:32:35 PM cchase as I said they can test for the gene that will predispose you to a higher risk but not conclusive that you will get. it and correct that the only way for positive is an autopsy
2016-11-30 07:32:46 PM lorimcg do you think the meds really help to slow the disease down
2016-11-30 07:32:52 PM haliea i rather not know..
2016-11-30 07:33:12 PM lorimcg me too haliea
2016-11-30 07:33:14 PM priscillasalinas i believe the meds help
2016-11-30 07:33:14 PM cchase I believe that meds help with the behaviors associated with the disease
2016-11-30 07:33:17 PM mbowie0280 i BELIVE THIS CLASS HAS REALLY GIVEN ME KNOWLEGE NOT ONLY ON ACTIVITIES BUT MUCH MORE
2016-11-30 07:33:29 PM teaves me too some help a lot
2016-11-30 07:33:34 PM cchase do not believe that they slow the process at all
2016-11-30 07:33:35 PM isabel1 just have a positive outlook, stay physically and mentally active,
2016-11-30 07:33:44 PM lorimcg soialization has helped my dad so much.
2016-11-30 07:33:44 PM rosesyellow713 why do some people with alzheimer pass faster then others with alzheimers?
2016-11-30 07:34:08 PM mbowie0280 WITHOUT?? U MEAN
2016-11-30 07:34:27 PM cchase yup socialization is a good thing for sure
2016-11-30 07:34:30 PM robina1 with my family, the meds didn't show to effect the alzheimers, some form slowly, and plataue.
2016-11-30 07:34:50 PM priscillasalinas depends on the progression and stage i think
2016-11-30 07:34:50 PM rosesyellow713 Is it that is so far progress
2016-11-30 07:35:14 PM lorimcg my dad was on the med and i am sorry i am drawing a blank on the name but he was home alone. he took it for a year and at one point was using the remote to call my mom and other family members. ( they were deceased)
2016-11-30 07:35:22 PM priscillasalinas brain games as well.
2016-11-30 07:35:23 PM cchase the disease is different from one to another...no two are exactly the same...because the path of distruction in the brain is not the same
2016-11-30 07:35:45 PM cchase so... some experience a faster pace than others
2016-11-30 07:36:03 PM teaves i have some that get combative over time and i have some that remains the same up until they die
2016-11-30 07:36:03 PM priscillasalinas that's why the behaviours are so different correct?
2016-11-30 07:36:08 PM mbowie0280 SOME PEOPLE LIVE A LONG TIME WITH THE DISEASE
2016-11-30 07:36:18 PM cchase yup - remotes become phones...
2016-11-30 07:36:20 PM lorimcg am i right in thinking somthing tragic in their life can increase the the disease
2016-11-30 07:36:28 PM isabel1 that's right
2016-11-30 07:36:53 PM rosesyellow713 ok a friend of mine her mom just passed with alzheimers she went really fast after they told her she had it.
2016-11-30 07:36:58 PM mbowie0280 LOL ITS SO CUTE WHEN U SEE SOMEONE TALKING ON A REMOTE
2016-11-30 07:37:04 PM cchase I once woke up from a nap on the couch when my children were small. and answered the remote when the phone rang. they laughed there heads off at me
2016-11-30 07:37:14 PM teaves lol
2016-11-30 07:37:22 PM cchase they still tease about it to this day
2016-11-30 07:37:27 PM cindyp :D
2016-11-30 07:37:31 PM robina1 lol
2016-11-30 07:37:38 PM priscillasalinas :D
2016-11-30 07:37:43 PM lorimcg my friends mom drinks out of the clock. she loves her milk
2016-11-30 07:37:44 PM isabel1 lol.
2016-11-30 07:37:48 PM rosesyellow713 :D
2016-11-30 07:37:58 PM cchase they say the earlier the onset the faster the disease progresses.
2016-11-30 07:38:00 PM mbowie0280 THEY ARE IN THEIR OWN WORLD. ITS NICE TO SEE THEM STILL HAPPY EVEN IF THEY ARE TALKING TO A REMOTE, ITS A PHONE TO THEM
2016-11-30 07:38:12 PM mbowie0280 LOL
2016-11-30 07:38:17 PM cchase thanks guys for your laughs as well - will tell my children
2016-11-30 07:38:22 PM cchase lol
2016-11-30 07:38:37 PM isabel1 lol again ms celeste
2016-11-30 07:38:57 PM cchase sooo - if they want to use the remote to have a phone conversation. let them!!!!
2016-11-30 07:39:00 PM cchase no harm
2016-11-30 07:39:07 PM mbowie0280 YUP I AGGREE
2016-11-30 07:39:12 PM mbowie0280 100
2016-11-30 07:39:12 PM cchase thanks isabel
2016-11-30 07:39:23 PM haliea so all this info is so great knowing before I start working with them!
2016-11-30 07:39:43 PM lorimcg none at all. heck i have pretended to be my mom on the phone for my dad. he listenes at least
2016-11-30 07:39:46 PM mbowie0280 ITS A VERY REWARDING JOB
2016-11-30 07:39:47 PM cchase let them feel happiness. .. if they are safe enough
2016-11-30 07:40:06 PM mbowie0280 SOMTIMES THINGS GET A LIL ROUGH BUT ITS ALLLLL GOOD
2016-11-30 07:40:22 PM rosesyellow713 It is rewarding
2016-11-30 07:40:23 PM priscillasalinas you can make a diffrence in their lives just by being there!
2016-11-30 07:40:43 PM rosesyellow713 yes very true priscillsalinas
2016-11-30 07:40:47 PM priscillasalinas it's not cupcakes and roses everyday but rewarding!
2016-11-30 07:41:08 PM cchase even if it's not the correct thing to do.
2016-11-30 07:41:21 PM lorimcg i witnessed a cna scolding a stuffed bear the other day. she is a tough cookie. when i told her thanks she said well he did crawl into her bed and messed it up. made me happy to see her play along
2016-11-30 07:41:22 PM isabel1 that's right! i have resident who asks when she'll be picked up by daddy, i tell her after lunch, then she will thank me tells me i'm so sweet. comes after lunch she will ask me again the same question, i invite her to my book club instead and wait for her dad to come, and if she asks again i'll tell her after 5pm because he is at work. and she will thank me again.
2016-11-30 07:41:33 PM cchase if you are happy they will feel happy too
2016-11-30 07:41:42 PM robina1 to experience alzheimers, go to sleep in your in bed with your head at the wrong end. when you wake up. will you be disoriented. will you know where you are at, will you get up and run into something.
2016-11-30 07:41:57 PM cchase cute lori
2016-11-30 07:42:11 PM isabel1 and i think i alaready mentioned about a sweet lady who will fly with me to the moon!
2016-11-30 07:42:30 PM haliea awh
2016-11-30 07:42:35 PM cindyp so true. they can read your moods very well
2016-11-30 07:42:50 PM lorimcg the time is always new to them. sometimes not happy but we have to be there to make it easier.
2016-11-30 07:42:52 PM cchase they may always be disoriented robina - most likely the majority of the time
2016-11-30 07:42:54 PM robina1 we have a lady who is waiting for her husband to come home from the store
2016-11-30 07:42:55 PM haliea I'm pretty good at always having a good mood at work lol
2016-11-30 07:43:12 PM cchase that is why some get a bit nasty - who like that
2016-11-30 07:43:27 PM robina1 yeah,
2016-11-30 07:43:29 PM isabel1 but they are so thankful, so be it. but when someone tell them no, they get upset and get aggravated. the "nursing" calls it "behaviors"
2016-11-30 07:43:37 PM mbowie0280 THEY WERE ONCE ENGINEERS TEACHERS DOCTORS FARMERS AND MUCH MORE, IF THEY HAD THE CHOICE THEY WOULDNT BE WHERE THEY ARE...THEY ARE TO BE TREATED WITH THE UP MOST RESPECT...THE GOOD THING IS THAT THEY ARE IN THEIR OWN WORLD AND THEY DONT KNOW THEY HAVE A DISEASE THEIR KIDS AT HEART!!!
2016-11-30 07:43:51 PM cchase ok... so this is a good segway to the topic about feelings
2016-11-30 07:43:51 PM teaves very aggravated even the family gets upset
2016-11-30 07:43:54 PM cchase ready
2016-11-30 07:43:58 PM isabel1 but they don't show behaviors to me
2016-11-30 07:43:59 PM teaves yes
2016-11-30 07:43:59 PM haliea yep
2016-11-30 07:44:07 PM cindyp yes
2016-11-30 07:44:10 PM isabel1 ok
2016-11-30 07:44:12 PM rosesyellow713 yes
2016-11-30 07:44:13 PM robina1 yes
2016-11-30 07:44:17 PM mbowie0280 YES
2016-11-30 07:44:39 PM cchase any guesses as to what is the last to be affected by the disease??
2016-11-30 07:44:54 PM isabel1 emotions
2016-11-30 07:45:00 PM mbowie0280 TASTE
2016-11-30 07:45:02 PM teaves i don't know is it smell
2016-11-30 07:45:08 PM haliea feelings?
2016-11-30 07:45:08 PM priscillasalinas yes were are trying non pharmological approaches with activities with them, some days are better that others.
2016-11-30 07:45:11 PM cindyp sweet taste
2016-11-30 07:45:12 PM lorimcg i don't work in activities. when i train people i tell them. don't take it personally if they call you names or are mean. they don't mean it just go along and in a day or so you will be awsome again.
2016-11-30 07:45:19 PM robina1 emotions, fear, happy sad
2016-11-30 07:45:30 PM cchase the winner is ..drum role
2016-11-30 07:45:48 PM lorimcg taste
2016-11-30 07:45:49 PM cchase haliea..... for the vote of "feelings"
2016-11-30 07:46:00 PM teaves no filter
2016-11-30 07:46:07 PM robina1 good job
2016-11-30 07:46:07 PM haliea yay lol
2016-11-30 07:46:15 PM priscillasalinas good job!
2016-11-30 07:46:28 PM rosesyellow713 yea
2016-11-30 07:46:31 PM cchase yay!!!!
2016-11-30 07:46:54 PM cchase sooo the plaques and tangles..seem to ignore that area of the brain till last
2016-11-30 07:47:10 PM mbowie0280 (handshake)
2016-11-30 07:47:11 PM cchase sooo - that is a great reason to focus on emotions
2016-11-30 07:47:23 PM cchase be happy because they feel that...
2016-11-30 07:47:42 PM rosesyellow713 thats good feelings is the last
2016-11-30 07:47:44 PM cchase smile... they feel that too even as the disease progresses
2016-11-30 07:47:53 PM lorimcg but are feeling towards someone or recognize in sounds
2016-11-30 07:47:54 PM priscillasalinas they truely do feel it.
2016-11-30 07:47:57 PM haliea I can smile.. Everyone loves it haha
2016-11-30 07:47:59 PM cchase look for the emotion behind the behavior
2016-11-30 07:48:09 PM rosesyellow713 so many things to do to help them feel happy
2016-11-30 07:48:12 PM haliea even if im upset i make sure to smile at the residents
2016-11-30 07:48:14 PM mbowie0280 ITS LIKE THEY CAN PICK UP ON YOUR EMOTIONS
2016-11-30 07:48:17 PM cchase you will win them over every time
2016-11-30 07:48:33 PM cchase yup...they absolutely do pick up on your emotions
2016-11-30 07:48:40 PM mbowie0280 TRUE...I HAD TO LEARN THAT....BE EASY!!
2016-11-30 07:48:44 PM teaves i smile and rub their hands
2016-11-30 07:48:48 PM cchase that's all they have left that works right
2016-11-30 07:48:57 PM priscillasalinas it's true a smile goes a long way.
2016-11-30 07:48:59 PM cchase it's sort of like this...
2016-11-30 07:49:04 PM isabel1 ms celeste. last time i answered "feelings" and you said "emotions". so now i answered "emotions". ok yeah, it is emotions indeed.
2016-11-30 07:49:15 PM mbowie0280 LOL
2016-11-30 07:49:20 PM cchase a blind person seems to be more focuses on the other senses
2016-11-30 07:49:39 PM cchase they can sense things - hear things better
2016-11-30 07:49:44 PM cchase for the lack of sight
2016-11-30 07:49:58 PM lorimcg okay. my resident not an eater, sits in a gerri chair doesn't talk or move but hears her music and lights up. 1:1 or with son doesn't do anything but play her music and ... awesome
2016-11-30 07:50:00 PM cchase feelings are emotions --- no??
2016-11-30 07:50:10 PM mbowie0280 TRUE MY STEP DAD IS BLIND. HE GETS AROUND BETTER THAN ME!!
2016-11-30 07:50:16 PM cchase sad are emotions...if you are sad . they will be sad
2016-11-30 07:50:29 PM cchase so you are correct
2016-11-30 07:51:06 PM teaves a while ago they was staff working in a the memory care unit and they didn't get along and it affected the residents
2016-11-30 07:51:12 PM lorimcg do they lose auto pilot on thing like emotion. sad but keep on going and eating
2016-11-30 07:51:13 PM cchase we can speak to the whole spectrum of feelings like sadness. grief... etc. as emotions
2016-11-30 07:51:37 PM auazuibke0114 enter the chat room
2016-11-30 07:51:45 PM cchase they feel sad but cannot figure out why they feel sad
2016-11-30 07:51:58 PM cchase no ability to reason for what they feel
2016-11-30 07:52:13 PM mbowie0280 MAKES SENSE
2016-11-30 07:52:15 PM teaves i have a resident who randomly crires
2016-11-30 07:52:17 PM teaves cries
2016-11-30 07:52:27 PM auazuibke0114 it's so sad to see that
2016-11-30 07:52:31 PM cchase yup - staff not getting along is a huge no
2016-11-30 07:52:36 PM teaves i think when she do that she is in pain
2016-11-30 07:52:44 PM priscillasalinas it's sad to watch!
2016-11-30 07:52:51 PM lorimcg alzheimers is like the black hole of diseases.
2016-11-30 07:53:00 PM isabel1 ok, i got the whole scope. thank you. yes, the inability to explain or reason out what they feel...
2016-11-30 07:53:00 PM mbowie0280 MABYE BUT DEPRESSION COMES WITH THE DISEASE
2016-11-30 07:53:01 PM cchase cries but cannot understand why.....just FEELS the need to cry
2016-11-30 07:53:23 PM teaves cries but cannot understand why
2016-11-30 07:53:24 PM cchase yup - depression...absolutely
2016-11-30 07:53:39 PM auazuibke0114 yes, that's the mood sswing
2016-11-30 07:53:47 PM lorimcg will meds for depression help in an alzheimer patient?
2016-11-30 07:53:51 PM teaves its random but when she do cry its last for hours
2016-11-30 07:53:55 PM mbowie0280 NOPE!!!
2016-11-30 07:53:56 PM isabel1 but they don't know why they feel depressed, right?
2016-11-30 07:53:56 PM cchase Alzheimer's is a very devasting disease...
2016-11-30 07:54:06 PM mbowie0280 LOL SOME MEDS DO NOT WORK!!
2016-11-30 07:54:10 PM cchase when a disease takes physical form we see it.
2016-11-30 07:54:22 PM cchase our brains register what we see
2016-11-30 07:54:29 PM cchase and we come to process that
2016-11-30 07:54:43 PM cchase even if it makes you sad..you begin to proces
2016-11-30 07:54:44 PM priscillasalinas activity is the answer for most behaviors
2016-11-30 07:54:59 PM mbowie0280 YES ACTIVITY WORKS
2016-11-30 07:55:02 PM priscillasalinas keeping them busy with things
2016-11-30 07:55:04 PM cchase with Alzheimer's - it is the silent disease that cannot be seen
2016-11-30 07:55:05 PM auazuibke0114 So how we help them when they're constantly crying?
2016-11-30 07:55:15 PM priscillasalinas they love to help you
2016-11-30 07:55:21 PM cchase often - families deny it's existince
2016-11-30 07:55:27 PM lorimcg redirect
2016-11-30 07:55:28 PM teaves yes they do
2016-11-30 07:55:29 PM cindyp difficult for people to understand it
2016-11-30 07:55:30 PM cchase they cannot see it....
2016-11-30 07:55:42 PM lorimcg amen to the families deny....
2016-11-30 07:55:46 PM cchase difficult for people to process
2016-11-30 07:55:48 PM mbowie0280 SO TRUE!!
2016-11-30 07:56:00 PM rosesyellow713 yes it is hard on families they dont understand
2016-11-30 07:56:09 PM auazuibke0114 Yes family is in denial
2016-11-30 07:56:15 PM isabel1 so since we can not see the disease, then let us just pretend that we are blind so we can hear or feel them more...
2016-11-30 07:56:15 PM lorimcg denile a great river as we say in my family
2016-11-30 07:56:29 PM priscillasalinas some families understand and the one's that don't are more difficult than the resident.
2016-11-30 07:56:40 PM mbowie0280 THEY NEED TO RECHERCH WHEN THEIR FAMILIES ARE DIAGNOSED
2016-11-30 07:56:42 PM teaves especailly if their behavior changes
2016-11-30 07:56:45 PM cchase wow --- how profound isabel!!! Truly worth sharing
2016-11-30 07:57:20 PM rosesyellow713 I hive my family members info but some dont want to deal with it.
2016-11-30 07:57:24 PM cchase In all my years - no one has express that way...
2016-11-30 07:57:46 PM cchase yes...denial is hard on all
2016-11-30 07:57:51 PM isabel1 thanks ms celeste. i just have a genuine feeling for those who have it
2016-11-30 07:58:24 PM mbowie0280 (handshake)
2016-11-30 07:58:30 PM mbowie0280 LOL
2016-11-30 07:58:32 PM priscillasalinas support and trust is the best for the families
2016-11-30 07:58:34 PM lorimcg it is easy to pass off because we all forget something or other. no matter our age, right
2016-11-30 07:58:49 PM auazuibke0114 You're right Priscil
2016-11-30 07:59:12 PM auazuibke0114 We just have to show love and support
2016-11-30 07:59:39 PM cchase you have all been awesome in tongiht's chat - so proud of your insights
2016-11-30 07:59:42 PM rosesyellow713 I am glad I work in a nurseing home it helps me to understand a lot othings people go through. It helps me be a better person
2016-11-30 07:59:43 PM lorimcg true that auzuibke
2016-11-30 07:59:55 PM mbowie0280 THANKS FOR THE INSIGHT ALL!!
2016-11-30 07:59:56 PM haliea I'm glad I was here for all of this
2016-11-30 07:59:59 PM priscillasalinas this was such a great learning chat tonight. I enjoyed evryones imput!
2016-11-30 08:00:00 PM teaves yes it does roseyellow713
2016-11-30 08:00:12 PM auazuibke0114 Thanks Lorimcg
2016-11-30 08:00:20 PM priscillasalinas Thanks and good night all!!
2016-11-30 08:00:21 PM cindyp thanks for the chat
2016-11-30 08:00:21 PM lorimcg alzheimers is my favorite topic. i learn so much
2016-11-30 08:00:22 PM cchase I will hold a specialty chat for Adult Day next Wed.... same time in the Adult Day Room... would be pls to see your all there.
2016-11-30 08:00:41 PM mbowie0280 OK GOODNIGHT
2016-11-30 08:00:44 PM rosesyellow713 I will be on
2016-11-30 08:00:46 PM cchase God Bless everyone... Good night(})
2016-11-30 08:00:49 PM teaves definitely
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2016-11-30 08:00:54 PM teaves good night
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2016-11-30 08:01:04 PM robina1 see you there,
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2016-11-30 08:01:06 PM lorimcg night, I will be there next week
2016-11-30 08:01:06 PM auazuibke0114 I really enjoy this chat. Thanks everyone and Goodnight all
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2016-11-30 08:01:10 PM rosesyellow713 God Bless you all too.
2016-11-30 08:01:16 PM rosesyellow713 goodnight
2016-11-30 08:01:33 PM lorimcg now i have to report all this to my sisters. lol
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2016-11-30 08:02:04 PM robina1 this class has taken away my stress from work, thanks everyone, for the knowledge and laughs.
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2016-11-30 08:02:25 PM isabel1 goodnight you all
2016-11-30 08:02:27 PM cchase that was a blessing...wonderful
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