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He continues to have trouble with his legs and cramps. He can hardly walk at times, but his mind is pretty good most of the time.
Thanks for all your encouragement.
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You have done an excellent job taking care of him. I hope this Father's Day will be a special time for both of you.
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If we eat out or don't eat at the table, I'm liable to forget to give him his meds.
Other things, such as appointments, I keep written down.
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Very frustrating but a good lesson to make sure spouse, caregiver, or whoever are named as the 'emergency contact'.
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For now, we won't do anything else. Thanks for the information.
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I guess we'll continue going on as we are.
Thanks for the information.
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My potted plants are beautiful. I thought 'spring is here at last'. Tonight here in NE Oklahoma we are expecting a freeze--27 degrees. I bunched the planters together and covered them with plastic.
The medical doctor was against my husband being reevaluated for possible Lewy Body Dementia. Dr. said that Ken was already on the right medicine and LBD can't be diagnosed except through a brain biopsy.
However, Ken is doing well and if it wasn't for his lower spine giving him so much pain, he would be able to be close to normal. He's been doing yard work and that makes him feel worthy.
Enjoy the springtime wherever you are.
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The sleep disorder with the hitting and kicking happened many years ago. It concerned him and he suggested he sleep in another room, but first for us to try to switch sides of the bed. He only had these problems when he was laying on his right side. That is very strange, but it worked. He is not doing that now and hasn't had that problem in the last few years.
He did wake me up the other night and tell me to move over, he wanted to get up. I was on my side of the bed. He had moved to his side very close to the bed rail and thought I was pushing him. We had a laugh about it the next day, but I couldn't go back to sleep and it was 3:30 a.m.
At the time of diagnosis September 2009, He was having wild hallucinations. He saw spirits standing all around and said sometimes, I was standing with them. He very seldom has a hallucination now.
I was considering asking his doctor to refer him to a neurologist, but I read on the LBD web that there isn't a test that proves it for sure. It would be good for him to get relief from the tremors in his hands.
Thanks for the information and I'll keep you posted.
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It stated that a person who has had a sleep disorder in the past of hitting and kicking, will probably (or possibly) get Lewy Body Dementia later in life. It also mentioned hand tremors as a side effect of Lewy Body, which my husband has and is continually getting worse. it stated that Aricept helps the patient with Lewy Body.
My husband has had this very bad sleep disorder and has hit me and kicked me many times during his sleep. The MD said there was no answer or cure for it. When my husband was highly stressed (like worry over our son) he would be much worse. Many nights he would be leaning over me yelling or roaring like a bear. He would later tell me what he was dreaming.
What type of test would tell the difference between the two dementia's. Would that be the psychiatrist who does this ?
He has many characteristics of Alzheimer's but his memory has improved so much that he remembers current events, information, appointments that I made the day before, etc. I have felt that this is the results of the Aricept and Namenda as they work on two parts of the brain.
Which dementia is the worse to live with?
Thanks for any information. I'm trying to pull up info on Lewy Body, but haven't found what I'm looking for.
KathyView Thread

It stated that a person who has had a sleep disorder in the past of hitting and kicking, will probably (or possibly) get Lewy Body Dementia later in life. It also mentioned hand tremors as a side effect of Lewy Body, which my husband has and is continually getting worse. it stated that Aricept helps the patient with Lewy Body.
My husband has had this very bad sleep disorder and has hit me and kicked me many times during his sleep. The MD said there was no answer or cure for it. When my husband was highly stressed (like worry over our son) he would be much worse. Many nights he would be leaning over me yelling or roaring like a bear. He would later tell me what he was dreaming.
What type of test would tell the difference between the two dementia's. Would that be the psychiatrist who does this ?
He has many characteristics of Alzheimer's but his memory has improved so much that he remembers current events, information, appointments that I made the day before, etc. I have felt that this is the results of the Aricept and Namenda as they work on two parts of the brain.
Which dementia is the worse to live with?
Thanks for any information. I'm trying to pull up info on Lewy Body, but haven't found what I'm looking for.
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