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The past week by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia It's been a busy week. We've seen several theater productions and went to see the movie, "The Men Who Stares at Goats." What an odd movie. Funny but, in the end, ran ... Read on »

Jan responds by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Don sees his lack of blog entries as failure. My excuse is plain old procrastination!!Add to that my ongoing war with a new laptop and not much comes from Kansas. But the ol ... Read on »

I had to counter this! by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I had to respond to older brother's vivid memory of my early days as his sibling. "Chubby and drooling a lot" really gives us a cute picture of my arrival and Don's ... Read on »

An urgent plea by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia URGENT PLEA FROM ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION CEOFriday, 13 February 2009It is possible that there has never been a moment in America with so much potential to either advance or di ... Read on »

Chopping wood by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Recovering from joint replacement is a lot like cutting wood; it's the same thing over and over again. I'm supposed to be exercising every hour while awake but I must admit I' ... Read on »

Happy Birthday, Jan by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Forgot to tell everyone that Jan's birthday was last Friday. 65 years ago, he was born in Marion, Kansas on the 13th day of February. I was 10 years old and, up to that day, w ... Read on »

A Second Update by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia As promised, I did talk to the 'ol Doc yesterday, late afternoon, CA time. He sounded strong and is looking forward to going home soon. His rehab is going well. Jane was ab ... Read on »

update on Don by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I'm sorry I haven't given you an earlier progress report on Don. I talked with Jane today, Monday. She is sick as heck with bronchitis, and hasn't been able to see Don for a ... Read on »

Into the Breach by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Brother Don's "Final Hours" entry reminded me I need to drop something into this discussion as he will be out of commission for a while. I hear from other's who hav ... Read on »

The final hours by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I'm sitting here with a list of do's and don't's I'm supposed to follow for the next 18 hours before surgery. You know... what not to eat, when not to eat, how to prep the ski ... Read on »

Surgery over the horizon by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia We returned from San Diego for the last time, this afternoon. We went back for the last day and to see 'Boomers', a musical review celebrating the baby boomers born in the 50' ... Read on »

Update by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia We're busy getting ready to dash home for 24 hours. We have choir practice tonight. We'll come back to the time share tomorrow morning. Saw a stage production of 'Doubt' last ... Read on »

Hitting the big time by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Just got an e-mail from one of my contacts at the Alzheimer's Association National Headquarters in Chicago. She had received notice that one of the actresses who attended our ... Read on »

Counting down to surgery by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Well, despite what the song says it's raining, again, in Southern California. That means that, for you living in the east, you'll be seeing ice and snow in about 5 days. I wa ... Read on »

Spreading the word... by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Jane and I were taken by limousine to Los Angeles yesterday afternoon for our panel presentation before members of the American Federation of Radio and Television Artist. The ... Read on »

A death in the Hayen clan by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia We Hayen's began our sojourn in Kansas on a 160 acre patch of ground purchased by our Great grandfather from the Santa Fe Railroad sometime in the late 1880's or early '90's. ... Read on »

A historic event by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia With all the craziness in this world, we must stop and reflect on the need for sanity and tranquility during the inauguration tomorrow. Let's pray that some radical doesn't se ... Read on »

Life is like a box of chocolates by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Jane and I are going to start a new diet... Nutrisystem. We've tried Weight Watchers and several other brands over the years. This time we got to make it work. I'll keep you p ... Read on »

A good read by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia An acquaintance of mine, Lisa Genova, wrote a novel and self-published it a couple of years ago. The story is about a fictional character, Alice, and her experience with early ... Read on »

Weather... a constant subject by Dr. Don Hayen Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Dashed off to see Dr. Berkowitz (Neruopsychiatrist specializing in Alzheimer's) this afternoon and got lost and arrived 10 minutes late. Ugh! I have a terrible time rememberin ... Read on »

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