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Things get crazy when your aging parents lose their marbles. I received a call from an old friend who was describing her fate in dealing with her mom and her memory loss. The problem is excruciating because one minute her mom would be there conversing with her and offering motherly advice and the next minute she’d become like another person—not remembering or relating to the previous conversation.

Attempts to bring these space dwellers back to earth often fail. They sure did when I was dealing with my own mom. Nothing could convince her that the bank wasn’t really stealing her money, or that my brother-in-law really didn’t have a secret key to her apartment.

Yet coming to grips with your own denial and overcoming the horrors of stigma surrounding dementia are the starting steps to helping your aging parent with their little irreversible problem. Sometimes it helps to talk with others who’ve been down that path. They can walk you around the potholes and make you laugh along the way.

If you suspect that your aging parent is getting “strange” in your presence and don’t know what to do, please read the story “Dementia Symptoms in Aging Parents” at
http://www.boomer-books.com/dementia/dementia.html.

It’ll give you some advice on dealing with dementia and keeping your own sanity through out the process.

It also contains a checklist that you can download and use to evaluate for yourself if your aging parent is suffering from dementia

Ever wonder what it was like to be in San Francisco during the sixties before the “Summer of Love”? This is a true story of my first San Francisco Adventure that took place in April of 1967. When hippies still danced on the floor of the Avalon Ballroom. When the Diggers fed the masses of the hungry in Golden Gate Park, and when we thought that protesting a war was the right thing to do. You can find the story at: http://www.boomer-books.com/san-francisco-adventure/avalon-ballroom-san-francisco-experience.htm

Popping a few DHEA pills a day has shown to be 50% successful in overcoming mid-life depression, according to a recent study. The pills were given in 100 mg to 150 mg doses a day to a group of men and women age 57 to 67 who had major or minor depression of moderate severity. The results! 50% ended up happier.

So if seeing that old face staring back at you from the mirror is getting you down, try popping a few DHEA. You have a 50% chance of feeling better! And, unlike prescription antidepressants, you won’t be blackballed if you have to find another insurance plan.

If you’ve noticed that your aging parents are depressed but are not prepared to face that problem, you might try introducing them to DHEA. It’s often marketed as a “fountain of youth” for it’s many positive attributes. They might try it if you can convince them that it will make them feel better “overall”. For more senior health discoveries see the website:
http://www.boomer-books.com/health_page/healthpage.html