successful, rosie you go girl

SUCCESSFUL
i feel like the first alzheimers symposium yesterday was successful
there was  a large attendance and they all seemed to be quite engaged
asking questions
no i didnt notice anyone dozing off during my presentation
of course it was at 930am so that with coffee probably kept them
form sleeping

here is a link to a article written in the temple telegram about
my presentation and the symposium

my presentation seemed to be well received based on the attentiveness
questions afterwards and through out the day as i hung around to watch
the other presentations

i think people are starving for information about this disease as they
worry about getting it and have to deal with it personally in their family

the other presenters did a good job

i was especially intrigued by a presentation on music therapy
here is a youtube video they showed
i found it quite powerful
ok it brought tears to my eyes as i remembered how much
my mother enjoyed the church music and gospel singing
when they did it at the home she was at

hope that next years symposium will be this good

i find it interesting than an area of over 2,000,000+ people hasnt
had something like this on alzheimers disease before
well thats changed now

ROSIE YOU GO GIRL
this weekend in the kentucky derby all eyes will be on a female participant
that will be running against the guys
she a proven winner

she is rosie napravnik
one of the top jockeys the last two years
she has survived at 25 years old in a mans world
one of the few sports where women compete against men
shes the dana patrick of horse racing
except that shes a winner

shes been shoved over the rail under cut forced off her horse
causing multiple injuries in her career
many caused by male resentment to her participation
you can if you are a female imagine the abuse she must have
to endure

but this year shes for real
she did lose her horse to an injury
a horse that had good odds of winning
but she has found another one thats listed at 13-1 odds

ill be watching saturday
rosie you go girl

the organicgreen doctor

alzheimers symposium

ALZHEIMERS SYMPOSIUM
welcome to my blog for those of you who were at the
alzheimers symposium today at temple texas

below you will find

-the video that was shown on my story

-all my slides from the presentation

-a list of self administered tests that you can can do on yourself
or on a loved one or relative
these are screening tests for memory loss
remember the gold standard test is the neuropsychological exam

-next there is a  link to an article about whether or
not to start medicine in alzheimers patients

then
if you have a question feel free to go to the comment section below and
post the question
i will then answer the question for you and others to read

thank you
the organicgreen doctor

here is a link to 5 self administered tests for memory loss

the sage test is one of the better ones

here is a link to the 21 question alzheimers questonnaire test

here is the link to the article on whether you or a family member should take
medication if diagnosed with alzheimers
do alzheimers medications work, who should take them

feel free to leave a question in the comment section below and i will be glad
to answer it for you and others to read

the organicgreen doctor

old willie, scans

OLD WILLIE

old willie will be 80 years old today 

according to him 

but according to states records its april 30

of course

i think he should change his birthday to 

4/20

if you dont understand why 4/20 and what it means

just ask you kids or your grandkids

my guess is they know what that means

willie played last night at the backyard in the austin area

im quite sure it was packed

and there probably was a strange odor in the air

and im sure austin kept the concert weird

i do admit when i see willie he looks 80 years old

all that rough living hes done

well he actually looks 100 years old

but

he still has that distinctive voice

and his old guitar

ive seen him play live twice

once in little rock at a concert at barton coliseum

a lot of drunk people

but it was interesting that the people in the crowd were

a mixture of all ages and sizes and looks

obvious red neck country people with dressed up city folks

with a lot of hippie looking people

all enjoying his music

thanks to my medical school friend for introducing us to

willie and his music

ive been hooked since

then

we took my motherinlaw to a fourth of july picnic in 

ft worth texas

it was hotter n hell

the place was packed all day as tons of other musicians played

then willie showed up when it was cooler in the evening

and everyone didnt seem to mind the wait

yes a lot were drunk and 4/20ed

my motherinlaw endured that hot sun and long day 

but it was worth it 

she sure loves willie

when willie finally leaves us one day which i hope is 

a long time away

there will never ever be another one 

happy birthday today or tomorrow willie

may you have many more

SCANS

friday i went to dallas and had 

a mri scan of the brain as part of the adni study that im in 

typical mri scan 

louder than hell 

be still for over an hour

stuck up in that cylinder 

keep your eyes open for the next 7 minutes

you ever tried that before without blinking

sorry i blinked couldnt help

why dont you try it and see if you can do it

not

looked at my old mri scan report

and oops there were some white matter hyperintensities (wmh)

areas on my scan

had forgot about those

since the scan more has been written about these

they are found commonly in elderly patients 

but im not elderly

if you have an increased number of these they can be associated with 

an increased risk for developing dementia alzheimers and stroke 

and 

are found in patients with high blood pressure obesity diabetics high cholesterol

this is why its important to keep these things under good tight control 

over a life time

i only have one or two which are not significant

hopefully all im doing to control things with my health 

living right eating right exercising controlling my cholesterol and blood pressure

and maintaining a normal weight will keep those wmh where they are now

then i had a glucose metabolism pet scan of the brain 

got an iv infusion of labelled glucose 

when i got home that night my wife she said you sure taste sweet 

when she kissed me

in alzheimers patients since they cant use the glucose in the damaged 

brain cells there is no uptake of the labelled glucose

and it will show up as blank areas on the scan 

my last glucose metabolism pet scan of brain was normal

thursday 

spinal tap for beta amyloid and tau protein

amyvid pet scan of the brain for beta amyloid

the organicgreen doctor