Mary's Place

A web page about the life of a lady who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

About Me

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Location: Piedmont, Oklahoma, United States

I live in Piedmont, OK, with my Husband of 50 years who has been very supportive. We have 2 sons,David and Kenny, 6 grandkids, and 6 great grandkids. I enjoy feeding and watching the birds and squirrels. Before I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, I ran a Licensed Day Care Home for Infants for 15 years. I noticed I wasn't able to remember important things and having problems with my speech. I was experiencing severe headaches. I would get lost. I didn't know how to use the computer. At the age of 55, I told my doctor. I was sent for an MRI. which showed a large amount of shrinkage. I went to a neurologist who sent me for two days of testing. I was diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer's type. My husband and I were both in shock. I had to give up my job. I went to see a social worker. I've taken Aricept for 11 years. I can now use the computer and even do this web page. I also host a chat room for dementia patients. This is a very lonely disease. I don't want anyone to feel as lonely as I did when I was diagnosed (I thought I was the only one over 50 that had Alzheimer's). In 2006 I started taking Namenda. Also I was told I have a mixed dementia, Alzheimer's/Vascular.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Thanks Erin for the comment you left on my blog. I hope we can come visit one day soon. Please take care of yourself… I did laundry and later after chat we went to town to pick up some groceries… We had to call the alarm guy out because our system quit working and found it had a bad battery. It cost us 75.00 for a service call… I called George and the Alzheimer’s Assn. in Tulsa. Dave and I plan on going to their conference in June… Kenny and Kathy came down and ate mushrooms with us… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

posted by Mary Lockhart | 8:26 PM

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