Agnes my 83 year old mother...

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I'm getting through to her, she is eventually getting to know the Lord.

She has altheimers, and her memory is gradually getting worse but she
knows where she is.

I bought her a Bible and I let her see Christian movies. She is asking
questions. As she was a former Catholic and went thru WWII in her
teens, (She is Austrian born), she is lost to the world of darkness.

My request is to keep her healthy and even get her saved before she
dies. We are going thru alot with the change of life she is having.

Thank you.

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Yepper will be praying. :pray:

[Willy]

I'm getting through to her, she is eventually getting to know the Lord.

She has altheimers, and her memory is gradually getting worse but she
knows where she is.

I bought her a Bible and I let her see Christian movies. She is asking
questions. As she was a former Catholic and went thru WWII in her
teens, (She is Austrian born), she is lost to the world of darkness.

My request is to keep her healthy and even get her saved before she
dies. We are going thru alot with the change of life she is having.

Thank you.

:pray:

Alzeimer's is a tough one. Have you tried her on Aricept or Reminyl? They are expensive but can cause a plateau effect ... sometimes for quite some time. I'm in Canada so they can be covered with a special authority by family doctor.

Years ago I used the following on a old friend of mine RC. ... now saved.

Gal 2:19-21

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.She understood the last verse as we talked about the "law" being the schoolmaster that leads to Christ but she could not "see" eternal security.

I asked her to read ... "who loved me, and gave himself for me" a couple of times and asked her

... "who does it say He loved"

... she said ... " well, it says He loved "me"

... I said ... "how did He show His love"

... she said ... " well, it says ... He gave Himself for me" ... "for me"

... her eyes started to get really big and she looked at me and I could see the tears ... and the veil lifting ...



Willy:tiphat:

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[Jessie]

:praying:

[Willy]

I'm getting through to her, she is eventually getting to know the Lord.

She has altheimers, and her memory is gradually getting worse but she
knows where she is.

I bought her a Bible and I let her see Christian movies. She is asking
questions. As she was a former Catholic and went thru WWII in her
teens, (She is Austrian born), she is lost to the world of darkness.

My request is to keep her healthy and even get her saved before she
dies. We are going thru alot with the change of life she is having.

Thank you.
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Coffee 'may reverse Alzheimer's'
Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US scientists say.
The Florida research, carried out on mice, also suggested caffeine hampered the production of the protein plaques which are the hallmark of the disease.
Previous research has also suggested a protective effect from caffeine.
But British experts said the Journal of Alzheimer's disease study did not mean that dementia patients should start using caffeine supplements.


“ The results are particularly exciting in that a reversal of pre-existing memory impairment is more difficult to achieve ”
Dr Gary Arendash University of Florida
The 55 mice used in the University of Florida study had been bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
First the researchers used behavioural tests to confirm the mice were exhibiting signs of memory impairment when they were aged 18 to 19 months, the equivalent to humans being about 70.
Then they gave half the mice caffeine in their drinking water. The rest were given plain water.
The mice were given the equivalent of five 8 oz (227 grams) cups of coffee a day - about 500 milligrams of caffeine.
The researchers say this is the same as is found in two cups of "specialty" coffees such as lattes or cappuccinos from coffee shops, 14 cups of tea, or 20 soft drinks.
When the mice were tested again after two months, those who were given the caffeine performed much better on tests measuring their memory and thinking skills and performed as well as mice of the same age without dementia.
Those drinking plain water continued to do poorly on the tests.
In addition, the brains of the mice given caffeine showed nearly a 50% reduction in levels of the beta amyloid protein, which forms destructive clumps in the brains of dementia patients.
Further tests suggested caffeine affects the production of both the enzymes needed to produce beta amyloid.
The researchers also suggest that caffeine suppresses inflammatory changes in the brain that lead to an overabundance of the protein.
Earlier research by the same team had shown younger mice, who had also been bred to develop Alzheimer's but who were given caffeine in their early adulthood, were protected against the onset of memory problems.
'Safe drug'
Dr Gary Arendash, who led the latest study, told the BBC: "The results are particularly exciting in that a reversal of pre-existing memory impairment is more difficult to achieve.
"They provide evidence that caffeine could be a viable 'treatment' for established Alzheimer's disease and not simply a protective strategy.
"That's important because caffeine is a safe drug for most people, it easily enters the brain, and it appears to directly affect the disease process."
The team now hope to begin human trials of caffeine to see if the mouse findings are replicated in people.
They do not know if a lower amount of caffeine would be as effective, but said most people could safely consume the 500 milligrams per day.
However they said people with high blood pressure, and pregnant women, should limit their daily caffeine intake.
Rebecca Wood, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Research Trust, said: "In this study on mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's, researchers found that caffeine boosted their memory. We need to do more research to find out whether this effect will be seen in people.
"It is too early to say whether drinking coffee or taking caffeine supplements will help people with Alzheimer's.

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Published: 2009/07/05 22:10:54 GMT

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