When I started this blog, I said that I might have others write posts. Here is a post from a friend who also has Early Stage Alzheimers. Her name is Ellen Box:
When Alzheimer’s took my mother from me, I realized this devastating disease had also taken my grandmother, my aunt and probably my great-grandmother. At that point in medical history, it was simply stated that she “lost her mind” and was committed to an “insane asylum”. We just really know that she also was a victim of Alzheimer’s.
With this family medical history, and some of the early symptoms indicating early Alzheimer’s, I discussed this with my primary physician. He sent me to a Neurologist. After extensive testing, laboratory work-ups, etc., I had X-rays, MRI’s and finally a PET Scan. This final scan was to my Neurologist a positive diagnosis of early stage Alzheimer’s. Not at all a surprise to me. This was in April of 2005.
Ellen Box
10-14-10
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