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Are there tests that can be done to figure out if there is a problem ?( testing in Brandon )

Hi there, I just went through this with my mother. The best thing to do is to see a doctor and talk to them about it. They may admit the person to the hospital for testing which can take up to a week (possibly longer if people are on vacation or sick). They do a full assessment that will allow them to determine what kind of services/ support the person needs.

Strange i just watched this video this morning on the curing properties of lions mane mushroom for this such thing. Check it out.  
 
https://youtu.be/9E0R18tRV7g

Alzheimer - there is no test for it specifically. more that everything else is ruled out and this is the only thing left. Someone losses over time all control over their body not just memory. There are medication that can be given to slow down the process. As it continues, the memories of the past replace the memories of the present though there are times of memory recall. My mother finally came to a point that her body forgot how to eat. It wasn't that she didn't want to eat but her tongue, throat etc. forgot how.  
 
With Alzehimer, the most important thing I found was to say who I was as soon as I came to visit. Like. Hi I am .... your daughter. I didn't expect or wait for my mom to sort through her memories.  
 
When it was just beginning, my mother described to me that her memory was like a filing cabinet. Sometimes she couldn't find the file. Sometimes she would find it and it would be empty. And other times the file drawer was locked.  
 
She asked me to be her memory and tell her when she forgot things that were important.  
 
Structure and consistency is important in a person with Alzheimer. When their environment changes, this throws them very badly.  
 
The only true test to say whether it is Alzheimer is too check the brain after death. And really at that point what does it matter. Your loved one is gone.

When my mom was diagnosed, it was the dr that referred her for a mini mental testing. I believe it was Dr Rodriguez?

The above mentioned Dr. Is a cardiologist, so he would not diagnose Alzheimer’s. Your family doctor should be able to refer you to the appropriate specialist, such as Dr. Vipul

I looked into this as a helpful treatment for repair of concussion to help restore neurological function. It turns out that it is quite powerful when used for this purpose. It has been used medicinally for many generations in some very old, established cultures.  
 
Research shows that lion’s mane may •protect against dementia  
•reduce mild symptoms of anxiety & depression  
•help repair nerve damage  
•and more  
 
There are no side affects yet identified (aside from mushroom allergies) and it is nutritious. For these reasons, it is worth trying over a period of time to see what affect it might have. One thing that I have read is that continued use is necessary to continue seeing results in cases of dementia & alzheimers...so, in something that is progressive.  
 
Lion' s mane mushroom grows in southeast MB. It can be taken in a few forms (raw, powdered, tea, tincture, etc).  
 
Listed first is a small company that harvests it in MB, prepares and sells it:  
https://www.spiritoftheboreal.com/store/p52/Lion%27s_Mane_Mushroom.html  
 
Another herbalist source in Wpg :  
https://www.hollowreedholistic.ca/lions-mane-mushroom-extract-powder-42g.html  
 
More information on Lion's Mane mushroom:  
https://draxe.com/lions-mane-mushroom/  
 
Edited by Flutterby, 2019-06-25 16:13:00

is actually of any good at all. My sister was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014. She was put on some new medication that was supposed to slow the progress of the disease. When I visited her in October 2018, she was at about Stage 2 1/2 of 7 Alzheimer stages. I just visited her a couple of weeks ago & she's well into Stage 4 of 7 since just last October. Since my father, mother, only aunt died of Alzheimer disease I know to some extent how rapidly the disease progresses & for our family at least going from stage 1 1/2 to stage 4 in just less than 8 months is pretty fast. I also don't subscribe to all the studies touting exercise or "keeping the mind active" with puzzles or whatever. My dad made it to the semi-finals in diving the Olympics back in the 30's and he swam miles EVERY DAY until the Alzheimers made it too dangerous. My aunt kept her mind incredibly active & still developed dementia. It's just a crap-shoot. In the UK there are experimental blood tests that MAY help detect Alzheimers. It's in human trials so it'll be a few years before it comes to the GPs. Sure would be nice for something to detect it because for someone like myself, with the family history of Alzheimers (going back to my great-great-great grandfather according to his death certificate!) it would be nice to know.

Yes, that was who saw her. Couldn't remember his name.  
Thanks.,