wichita lineman is still on the line, more studies

WICHITA LINEMAN IS STILL ON THE LINE
watched glen campell at the grammys sing
he did a good job singing
but
seemed a little lost when he finished

he is in i think stage 4 alzheimers
he probably doesnt drive
he probably couldnt use his phone and call someone
he would not do well on the simple mmse test thats given
in many doctors office and would do less well on the moca or
more advanced neuropsychological testing
he may not know what day it is what time it is whos president
his addresss his phone number but

he was able to sing his old songs without a problem
the brain does funny things doesnt it
if youve been around alzhiemers patients you know they will
sometimes be able to do things like singing a song they wrote
and had sung it a lot over the years then not be able to tie their shoes

the cruelty of this disease

good job glen campbell we wish you the best
keep it up as long as you can

MORE STUDIES
since what i have may be very early alzheimers disease i keep up
with as many new studies or articles on alzheimers as i can
i know if i have the big a then i have a window of time where if
something comes along it can help me
if the disease progresses too much so much damage is done its
unrepairable

two companies are doing phase 11 and phase 111 studies on their
version of the alzheimers vaccine
basically antibodies bind to beta amyloid-the culpirt thought to be the
cause of alzheimers disease or the end result of whatever the process
is that causes it-
these antibodies-betamyloid are then removed from the brain
its not a 100% effective product
it may be only 25% effective
only some of those treated will get improvement
some will have side effects
on apoe 4 genotypes like i have the vaccine may not be as effective
and more side effects are noted

time will tell

air pollution exposure may spend up the development of alzheimers
studies showed that in some the exposure to higher levels of pollution
could increase the rate of cognitive decline by up to 2 years

am glad i live in the country where there is good fresh air
another good reason to live in the country

another study showed that sleep deprivation can lead to
cognitive decline
ever tried to take a test after staying up all night studying
thats a simple test

those patients with sleep disturbances had increased levels of
that bad old beta amyloid

another reason to have a good night sleep

add good restful sleep to your bucket list along with exercise
good diet cholesterol control blood pressure control and
normal weight

the organicgreen doctor

wtea t-7, faces, rivalry

WTEA T-7

there 7 days left to the walk to end alzheimers here in austin
our teams are filling up but more are welcome
we could use more donations
even if we stop now it has been successful so far
we hope to build on this for next years team and walk

thanks for the support you have given us

donate to and or join my organicgreendoctor.com team  here
or
donate to and or join your local walk to end alzheimers team at
www.alz.org

next week at t-1 day will let you know about the local walk in
austin

FACES 
it helps to put faces on a disease
to make it more meaningful
here are some faces



pat summitt womens basketball coach at the university of tennessee



glen campbell country western singer



ronald reagan



cactus pryor if you live in the austin area you know who he was
a local radio tv person was very witty
friend of lbj and lady bird



norman rockwall

my mother nell

me

RIVALRY
if you live in oklahoma or texas then
this is rivalry weekend
the big showdown
records and rankings mean nothing
the cotton bowl will be 1/2 burnt orange and
1/2 red
horns vs sooners

young guys vs experience
should be a good game
will be a true test for the horns young players
will be a test to see if sooners are really number one

cant wait

the organicgreen doctor

wtea t-42, purple month, wichita lineman, td13lee2b

WTEA T-42

the walk to end alzheimers in austin texas is 42 days away
its on saturday october 15, 2011

click here to donate and or join my team
the organicgreen doctor.com
or
click here to donate and or join your local walk

PURPLE MONTH
the month of september is purple month
its world alzheimers month
september 21 is purple day
everyone is suppose to wear purple that day
try to get involved this month
go to  www.alz.org for more information

WICHITA LINEMAN
well the wichita lineman has it too
glen campbell announced it this year
he has produced an album called ghost on the canvas
it will probably be his last one
he will do a tour promoting the album

during the interview he cant remember his age and other facts but
he remembers his lyrics
sometimes in this disease you remember the past quite well but
the short term memory is the problem
eventually you even lose the past memories as the disease marches on

watch the video at this link
he almost seems ok but he really is not
you can pick up on the areas he cant remember

the wichita lineman is still on the line
good luck with the tour

TD13lEE2B
tropical depression 13 is sitting in the northern gulf of mexico
stationary
means its getting stronger
it may soon become hurricane lee
wonder if it would gently gently move west and dump some
rain on parched texas but without any damage please
we could use about 20 inches of rain to get caught up
for the year
just dont dump all of it at one time


have a good labor day weekend
no blog on monday labor day september 5, 2011

the organicgreen doctor