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Krista H.

Gilbert, Arizona
My dad is suffering with Alzheimer's Disease. It is my job to get educated on this horrible disease so I can help bring awareness and help find ways to prevent Alzheimer's. Stop by my blog for more information.
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We Say Good Bye To Alzheimer's Forever by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I have been holding back from having to do this blog post but decided today was the day. It is way over due. I didn't think it would come so soon. My wonderful dad, Stan ... Read on »
Still Hanging On by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia It's been a while now since I have written anything for this blog. I couldn't face it for some reason. I felt I had nothing good to report. Alzheimer's is a slow death. A ... Read on »
Expect The Unexpected With Your Alzheimer's Loved One by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia It has been along while since I last posted anything. Lots of changes recently. The place my dad was living wasn't the perfect place for him ... Read on »
What Is My Purpose? by Krista H. 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia My dad is still hanging in there. I thought his Alzheimer's would keep progressing rapidly but it seems to have a plateau at this time. My mom and I were talking the ot ... Read on »
Mobile Phone Radiation Protects Against Alzheimer's by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia This sounds so crazy! What do you think about it? If it protects against Alzheimer's then why is it causing cancer? Click here for story. ... Read on »
No Alzheimer's For The New Year by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia The holidays have come and gone and all went very well. We visited my dad on Christmas eve (we left Christmas morning to go out of town). The kids sang some carols to him ... Read on »
Holidays and Alzheimer's by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia On Thanksgiving Day my dad was not able to attend any of our family functions. We thought long and hard about how we could take him out of his home and let him go with my m ... Read on »
What Alzheimer's Language Do You Speak? by Krista H. 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I haven't been able to see my dad for a while up until recently. I have had a cold on and off and then when I would recover one of my kids would end up sick and I was afrai ... Read on »
H1N1 Vaccine and Alzheimer's by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia My husbands sister developed arthritis in her youth. She has had many surgeries on her joints and hips over the last 30 years. She feels that a lot of things played a roll ... Read on »
Does Sleep Deprivation Lead To Alzheimer's Disease? by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I subscribe to a site called Health Care Crisis News and I saw this little piece about Alzheimer's that I found interesting. I really do believe sleep deprivation do ... Read on »
3 More Genes Discovered With Links To Alzheimer's Disease by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I read this article in the Washington Post. Two European research teams have identified three genes that affect a person's risk of developin ... Read on »
You Smell Familiar by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia This is going to be short but very sweet. My mom was getting ready to go visit my dad yesterday. She decided to put perfume on that my dad use to love. She got t ... Read on »
I Still Have My Heart by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I visited with my dad two days ago. I had been telling them to take my dad outside so he can get some sunlight on his skin, s ... Read on »
Will He Recognize My Beauty? by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia My mom has been losing weight and feeling good about herself recently. The other day she got all dressed up to go visit my dad. She doesn't normall ... Read on »
Train Your Brain In Minutes A Day by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I recently found the Brain Age game that I bought for my dad as a gift, along with the Nintendo DS that went with it. I got it for my dad a couple year ... Read on »
Obese People Have Severe Brain Degeneration by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals.The results were based on 94 brain scans from p ... Read on »
Caregivers Needed by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I realize there are always opportunities for caregivers. That is a good field to be in these days. Especially with Alzheimer's being the 7th leadin ... Read on »
Britney Spears Fights Alzheimer's by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia I found this article and thought I would pass it on. Newsweek: Britney Spears has a new gig: Alzheimer’s research. Along with George Clooney, Bob ... Read on »
How I long To Be A Familiar Face by Krista H. Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia The following was written by my sister this week about my dad who has Alzheimer's Disease. My name is Kim, I don't live by my mom and da ... Read on »