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.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

I am forgetting what sunshine looks like… I fixed potato soup for lunch, it is one of my comfort foods… I helped fixed supper and tonight Kenny and I went shoe shopping for his birthday shoes. It is a way I get to spend one on one time with my boys. After trying on about every pair of shoes in the store he finally found a size 13 that he liked. It was rainy so I walked in the rain and it wasn’t a nice warm rain either… They didn’t accept our offer on the house and we aren’t going to counter offer. We already have our eye on another one… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

posted by Mary Lockhart | 7:47 PM

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