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October 21, 2016 – It isn't a bedtime story for little children or something of comfort for anyone, but statistics usually aren't. These particular stats tell that as the number of A.D. victims increases, one-half of the population will get Alzheimer's disease, in their older years.
However, for my generation, those stats appear to be spot-on. It's projected that the numbers will increase dramatically. As a young married couple, we enjoyed the friendship and company of four other couples. Today, as we have all grown older one-half of our group has Alzheimer's or has passed on with A.D. related problems. With those numbers in mind, the future doesn't look very promising. Unless the driving forces of planned research make substantial progress in finding cause and cure (at least being able to slow the degeneration process). Meanwhile, one ironic story of the mysterious and destructive disease follows:
I'm going to call this couple Kirk and Glenda. A robust and healthy pair just as we all were in our 20s and 30s and all beginning our families. Kirk and Glenda were the proud parents of two girls and one boy.
One summer our husbands spent the weekend getting us settled in a campground a few hours from home. Of course, the men had to return home for their weekly work schedules, but would come the following weekend to share in our good times. We slept in a tent cabin and the grounds had wading and swimming pools, trails for hiking, horses to ride and other recreational programs for us to enjoy. During the later part of the evenings when the children were snug in their sleeping bags Glenda and I sat by our small campfire and just talked – girl-talk mostly. We had been good friends, but after sharing family stories and secrets we felt more like sisters.
Glenda was saddened when she told me about her mother and how her dad had to have her committed to some kind of facility (this was a half century ago) for the mentally deranged. The family visited the sick woman who had been diagnosed as having deterioration of the brain. Glenda told of taking her mother some of her favorite magazines to read. When they left mom was sitting in the corner of the room on the floor with the magazine upside-down, but turning the pages as if she were really reading. "My dad didn't want to commit mom," Glenda explained, "but he knew he could not give her the care she needed." This kind of ailment appeared to be something new on the medical horizon
Just about the same time as Ken was diagnosed, in the early 2000s, Kirk told us that Glenda had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's as well. "I guess it's a family disease in her family just as it is with Ken's family," I noted. "Glenda told me years ago that her mother had deterioration of the brain, which I suppose must have been the medical term for what we know now as Alzheimer's disease."
"Glenda didn't get Alzheimer's from her mother," explained Kirk, "at least not from her dad's wife. Glenda was adopted. Apparently, the gene came from either her birth mother or father."
Glenda died about the same time that Ken passed to the other side. Some mysteries just can't be solved, especially when many records are not available. But Glenda's story does follow the statistics as cited for my generation.
October14, 2016 – Just the word Alzheimer's strikes fear in the hearts of just about everyone I know. It doesn't matter if you are old, middle-aged or a young adult. It is a fearful disease. Alzheimer's also appears to be a family disease, often passed on from one generation to the next, but not always. I like to quote from my primary-care doctor when I asked him about Ken following what I believed to be early signs of the disease. "Both of my husband's parents had Alzheimer's in their later years, doctor. Does that mean Ken will get Alzheimer's when he gets on in years?" The good doctor smiled and said, "When conception occurs, the fetus has a vast gene pool from which to draw, so my answer is maybe yes and maybe no."
I would have been much more satisfied if he could have given me a definite "No," but with the disease in epidemic numbers at this time, his vague response was an appropriate answer.
Whether or not he was doubting my love for him, or questioning his own self-worth the day we picked up his first prescription of Namenda which had been prescribed by his neurologist, was a day of fear. The cost, especially compared to his Vitamin B shots was staggering. Arriving at the pick-up counter he grimaced at the price, looked over to me mouthing the amount. Then he asked, "Am I worth it?"
Walking to his side I replied, "Of course you are. We'll pay whatever it takes. I love you." He picked up the small package and we returned to the car.
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A few years into the disease, I watched his paranoia set in with the fear that followed. Within the safety of our home, he worried if the blinds were open. He safety checked each room making sure no intruders were lurking behind the bed or hiding in the closets. Peeking through the slats of the blinds he warned me not to open them during the night because there were people shining bright lights from the buildings behind us, watching what we were doing. I never argued with him about the possibility. I knew enough about the strange disease not to confront him about his delusional behavior.
A long-time friend called from out of the blue suggesting I call a certain number in San Francisco to see if Ken might qualify for their program of clinical trials. We made an appointment where he was examined by several doctors and staff who confirmed that, indeed, he did have Alzheimer's. The doctor in charge suggested a few tests where they might be able to use Ken, if he was accepted into the program. "He'll have to spend a few nights with us," we were told. As soon as the door closed and the staff was gone, Ken looked at me as if he were a frightened five-year-old child. "I don't want to stay here without you," he murmured. Seeing the fear and worry in his handsome face I reassured him that if he stayed I would stay with him.
Because Ken lived his life with Chron's disease as well as AD., he had experienced several blockages. Following his battle of decades with Chron's, the doctors removed several feet of his small intestine that was badly diseased. The removal of this important part of the digestive tract caused his system to discontinue absorbing important vitamins,minerals, other nutrients, and medications taken by mouth. With these facts the decision for Ken to participate in the scheduled trials was more than "iffy." Later that week I called to see if a decision had been reached. Ken was disqualified as there was no way of knowing with certainty that the medications would be absorbed because of the missing section of his digestive system.
As Alzheimer's continued over a number of years I believe his fear and paranoia left. I had no doubt that his shrinking brain had eliminated much of any emotion he may have had. I only hope that deep somewhere inside he knew that I never left him to be by himself. Alzheimer's disease is a horrible thing to happen to anyone, and that in itself can justify fear to his progeny. No matter what the outcome, comfort may come from knowing that despite fear, medical advances and research bring hope for a future cure, or at least some way of control and slow the speed of decline.
October 7, 2016 – I know! Here it is quickly approaching the Holiday Season and I'm still working on my income tax. Thank goodness for extensions. I don't mind getting it all organized for my accountant, who is also my daughter Julie, it's just that there are more fun things in life than crunching numbers.
Before Alzheimer's became a constant in our lives, organizing, crunching the sums and totals, multiplying and divding, and a lot of subtracting, Ken spent a good portion of February getting the information ready for our accountant, who at that time was not Julie. Not only was Ken the organizer and math guy, he was also a bean counter, actually a nuts, bolts and nail counter. He laboriously printed all the information on a yellow tablet sheet in neat, crisp engineer's printing and photocopied enough copies for himself, the accountant, the file and me so we could follow along as he made his presentation to Mr. Wilson.
Each year our then accountant advised Ken that if he condensed the expenses of our rental property in a more comprehensive manner, he would charge less on his bill to us. "Ken," he would say, "You don't have to give me the detailed list of every piece of hardware you buy. If it's a wrench you can just add it to 'tools,' or 'hardware' just keep the receipts in the event you get called in for an audit. My precise husband would smile and say, "It's okay, I like to do it this way, then I know how much each rental is actually costing me on a yearly basis." Defeated, Mr. Wilson would just sit back in his swivel office chair, spin a little in either direction and agree to relieve his frustration saying, "Okay."
Then the inevitable happened when Alzheimer's is part of the family. The time had approached when documents and statements of interest paid papers and other documents began arriving. He showed them to me which was unusual because more often than not he began hiding bills and other important mail because it belonged to him, so I had no right to know, see or handle it. But knowing they were income tax papers he admitted to me that he didn't think he could do the taxes that year. "How about I do them this year on the computer," I suggested. "Would you?" he asked handing me the paperwork. I was relieved because I wondered how I would get them away from him as the disease took more and more of his mind.
Successfully, I put everything on a spreadsheet and we made an appointment with our accountant downtown. It went more quickly as I was not a bolt and nut counter, I just did it all my way. I did like to share the April 15th date as Ken did and get it in on time, but not this year, I seemed to be dragging my feet and asked Julie to send in an extension for me. She did, and this past week I've had my nose to the grindstone getting my information all together.
At best I am still a :Computer Dummy," so I still need a lot of instruction. I knew the printer was out of ink, so I thought I would just copy the pages and email them to her. I don't know how to make that work, and have completely forgotten how to send attachments. I did get one page onto the email, but it seemed to freeze and I could not send or edit it, or even address it to Julie, so I did what I do best: delete. In the end I copied the information from the computer onto a yellow-page tablet with totals on the right and hand delivered it to my daughter vowing that before next April I would learn a bit more about this marvelous machine that is still a mystery and challenge to me, as it is to many of my friends. Wish me luck, 2017 is almost here.
September 30, 2016 – Ken was a TV person right from the start. His generation of men were sports-starved before TV came along. Of course, before TV, and when a ball game was broadcast on a radio, the were glued to a speaker somewhere listening with all intent. Then when TV was allowed to broadcast a game, these same deprived men were glued to a couch watching their favorite team in black and white, do whatever they did to win/lose a game.
As TV advanced into color, giant flat screens with surround sound that generation believed they had died and gone to Heaven. Perhaps, even more-so as it all took place in the comfort of their own home. With certainty there were wives who shared the hours of sports during whichever season it happened to be: basketball, baseball, football, soccer, ice hockey and what have you. On occasion I did join him to watch, especially if I had a favorite player on a team, or it was one of the home-town teams.
Our most memorable game, however, was one of the games of the World Series when San Francisco and Oakland were dueling it out for the World Championship in baseball. The date was October 17, 1989. We didn't see baseball that night, but we did experience the Loema Prieta earthquake from high in the stands of Candlestick Park in San ;Francisco. I am sure those at home were nearly as panicked as we were feeling the stadium rattle the enormous light standards, the chairs, the scoreboard and the playing field. Eventually, we were sent home waiting further notice.
Together we watched our favorite comedies, serious dramas, lots of PBS, an occasional movie, documentaries, and fast-breaking news.
It was a cold winter's day in February 2009 when I looked at the screen watching a drama unfold. A remarkable pilot had landed his crippled plane in the icy waters of the Hudson River in New York. I called Ken's attention to the news story and tried to explain how awesome it was and what a miracle for the pilot and his crew to do what they did saving 155 lives by landing on water, a feat he believed he could accomplish. In a matter of seconds he had to decide on the river or an attempt to return to LaGraudia air field from where the flight began. With no time to return he chose the river at a busy spot because there would be lots of help.
Recently, my duaghter Debbie and I went to see Sully on the big screen with Tom Hanks as the captain. The production was intense and a feel-good movie. Ken would have loved it before AD robbed him of his mind.
I recall several weeks after the water landing, I watched a clip of the families and the passengers who gathered together to thank Captain Sullenberger and his crew for keeping their families whole. He was a humble man who appeared to shy away from the publicity and the word "hero." "We were just doing our job," he claimed. That evening I nudged Ken as he dozed in his chair and asked him to watch. "Ken," I said,"this is so good and so remarkable. Just look at the TV screen and see all of those people who lived through a crash-landing into a river. They're all alive and mostly well. Isn't that amazing?" My words fell on unhearing ears; ears without a connection to his damaged brain. He was unable to process what was in front of his eyes as the clip showed the passengers standing on the wings of the plane waiting to be rescued.
I so wanted to share that heroic story with my husband, but to no avail. He had become incapable of understanding and no longer felt the joy of life and the good things it had to offer. Alzheimer's does that to its victims and their families. It is a thief of the worst kind. I miss that sharing part of marriage now that he's gone to the other side, but before he passed I've (we've) missed sharing during all of those years of degeneration when he was gone, but not gone. Sharing with my children is good, but not the same.
September 23, 2016 – Calendars were tricky for my mom. That was one of my mother's complaints as she entered into her years of battling the grim disease of Alzheimer's. "I don't even know what today is," she grumbled in frustration. It was Saturday and Ken and I had gone to their country home for a visit. This, of course, was long before my husband entered into his own battle with the debilitating and incurable disease of Alzheimer's. "Why can't I ever remember, or why doesn't someone tell me what date it is. I don't even know the time," she continued to lament. I reached over and gave her a long hug, assuring her that I would try and find a remedy for her problem.
My dad sympathized with her, but grew a bit angry himself when she became so upset about not knowing the calendar as she once did. Everything that had to do with the calendar; the day, the date and what time it was perplexed her. "What does it matter," he would ask her. "We don't have any plans and I'm not going anywhere. When it's Sunday, I'll wake you so you can get ready for church, and when it's time to leave we'll go." "Okay," she beamed. "Would you do that for me." Lovingly, he replied, "Of course, mama."
We stayed, had a small supper with them and then returned to our own home knowing that my dad was able to care for this woman to whom he had been married for nearly 65 years. But even that was an unknown as she became more and more lost in her beginning dementia.
Seek and ye shall find, you just have to look in the right place. We went to the mall together, as we did most everything together now that Ken had retired. It was fun spending our spare time with one another doing things we had always enjoyed. In buying gifts I never did have to coax him to go, he liked buying presents for people for birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas.
Before we left home I said that we should begin with clocks. "Clocks tell more than just time," I reminded him. You can program them for calendar dates, days and time. There is everything she needs to hang on to reality.
Our sales associate showed us a number of different clocks with the same set up. We chose a small one which could be held in your hand. "It's easy to program," he assured us, and it was.
On our next visit I gave her the present wrapped in birthday paper with a card. She was pleased beyond words. "See, Mama," I explained, push this lever and you have the time. Push it again to a different notch and it shows you the day and date. It even had an alarm, but I didn't bother with that, it would only add to her confusion. I wasn't sure that with all of it's levers and buttons to push that she could even program it. But Dad could, so I depended on him to keep it running, the batteries fresh, and reminded him of the alarm feature in case he needed it. I left the directions for Dad, and when the sun began to set we left.
When she asked Dad about the day and date, he directed his wife to the new calendar clock explaining which small window would give her the needed information. I am sure, however, that as the disease became more and more evident, the clock that told all, lost it's value to her, but not to him. I know that she would never be able to program it and all she would do, if she started pushing buttons would be to make it so confusing that it would become useless. But for the moment it was what she needed and Mama could put her troubled mind to rest for a while knowing briefly the answer to that never ending cakendar question "What day is it.?"
September 16, 2016 – I know it's a week after the anniversary date of such a horrendous happening which took place just 15 seemingly short years ago. I am sure we all remember where we were and what was happening in our lives on that terrible day in 2001.
Ken and I were just waking up on the West Coast of the USA. As was his habit long ago, he reached over and snapped on the TV. We both gasped as we watched a plane crash into the second tower of The World Trade Center. Here was terror and disaster happening right before our very eyes and we were witnessing it along with the rest of the world. All that day it never stopped: The news was filled with one grim report after another. It was as if the United States of America had entered into a war. And it truly was a war that has continued for more years than we could have imagined.
Before Ken was blindsided with Alzheimer's he was a runner; not a serious runner, but a runner who competed against himself. He actually did rather well considering there weren't many senior citizens who ran and completed a marathon, but the completion times were listed in the papers, and he was either No. 1 or earned the 2nd or 3rd number in his age group.
Part of the gift package the runners received was the defining sweatshirt with New York's skyline which included the Twin Towers, the year and the word "Finisher" printed on the front. He wore the shirt proudly until his death in October of 2014.
Even as he battled Alzheimer's I mended, then revamped the imaged logo onto a new gray sweatshirt so he could wear it for as long as he lived. The sad part was that as he drew near to the end of life, he no longer recognized what the shirt was or what it represented.
We told ourselves that the Twin Towers would always be there even next time. We planned to come back for another visit to the Big Apple in a few years. So we nearly passed up our promised lunch date at the Center. We did visit at night. Everyone said we must go at night because the view was so spectacular. The view was everything they said it would be, so we came back the next day for lunch to view the city during the day. Just the day before we had visited the Statue of Liberty and then on to Ellis Island where Ken's father had been an immigrant boy of 15 in 1906 during the heyday of mass migration from Europe just after the turn of the 20th century. Our memories of the fabulous landmarks were a joy for us to remember, especially me, as he soon drifted further and further into the lost world of Alzheimer's Disease.
And now the towers are gone, but a double beam of light reaches into the Heavens as a reminder of all those innocent people who were lost that day, and the brave respondents who sacrificed all doing their jobs.
I am blessed to remember New York City as it was when my dear husband and I were together getting acquainted with the Big Apple. Knowing that in the afterlife he now remembers us and our days spent together and the happy times we shared. Remembering 9-11, I am grateful for the years that followed when he was lost in the world of Alzheimer's, and I able to care for him "Till death us do part."
I still have the gray sweatshirt with the twin towers and "Finisher" printed across the front. When the days are cool I wear the now-somewhat-shabby souvenir basking in the special warmth it gives me because it once belonged to Ken and reminds me of a time when our nation had peace before that dreadful day of 9/11.
September 9,2016 – The tabloid headlines have changed and I didn't even notice. Since my husband Ken disappeared from our lives two years ago, after being kidnapped, and held for nearly 20 years, by the demon Alzheimer's, time has flown and still it moves on and on bringing with it changes in everything. Our family has changed and now that I have time to notice, even the headlines on the tabloids at the grocery store aren't recognizable.
During the 60s when folk music was so popular, they sang about "Where have all the flowers gone?" I would change it today to "Where have all my movie stars gone?" I do my grocery shopping at the local supermarkets, and as I stand in line I have often picked up a tabloid or two as I wait my turn with the cashier. I look them over to keep me in the loop. Glancing at the headlines the names have changed and I must ask myself whatever happened to Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Gig Young, Doris Day and her leading man, Rock Hudson. Where is Betty Grable, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Bert Lancaster, Lana Turner, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? My list could go on and on. Their time in the limelight no longer fills the gossip pages of today's tabloids. Even the popular movie magazines from the past, which we read from cover to cover, have vanished. What's "US" got to do with the movies anyways?
Going online in search of the stars that filled the movie and TV screens of yesteryear I find them, at least most of them. The name pops into view with different news, birth dates and then comes the obituary. Most of the stars that Ken and I grew up and older with, seldom missing any of their movies, have left the planet.
Picking up the latest People Magazine I flip the pages and realize that not only are my stars missing, the pages are filled with photos, articles and headlines about the latest new parents, married or not, divorces of those who did marry, personal quotes from "a source" giving out guarded information about a new couple spending their shared vacations in Hawaii or some other romantic spot, while the former discarded partner laments about their once-happy life stateside all alone, and lonely.
I don't even know these new people who fill the pages with news of celebrity comings and goings. I look at the faces and names and come to the realization they are to me, and would have been to Ken were he not lost in Alzheimer's, unrecognizable and without importance, especially in the life of a demented patient and a full-time caregiver.
Do I feel out of the loop because I have no identification with this new breed of Hollywood? Of course, because I AM out of the loop. I have found that after years of being a caregiver other things have become much more important. BOTTOM LINE: I don't really care who the new headliners are or who will be the next American Idol.
I would rather bring out an old LP, dust off the turntable and listen to Doris Day. Now that's a celebrity . Hearing her fabulous voice is well worth the time invested. So, join me, kick off your shoes and listen as she sings Que Sera, Sera, (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) and don't worry about those celebrities you don't recognize or those unfamiliar headlines. In another 20 years, our progeny will be wondering whatever happened to Lady Gaga and "The New Kids On The Block."
September 2, 2016 –Thoughts of the Alzheimer's gene pool are always on my mind. My father died of Alzheimer's as did his parents and my maternal grandmother. My mother's generation seems to be spared. I am 65, about the age of my father when he was first diagnosed. Every time there is a lapse in my memory; I lose my keys or my car, I can't remember a name, a word, a place, I feel a little disoriented, I wonder, is it age? Or the gene pool?
I have many health issues. Diabetes II for almost 25 years, leaky-gut syndrome, (or my father's Crohn's disease?) A brain scare 2 years ago. A lung, heart, and kidney scare this spring. I am not a hypochondriac, but the gene pool is always there taunting my health. But I have health in my favor too. According to my doctor, my weight and body fat are perfect for my age height and gender. I am super-conscientious about what I eat to the point where my blood sugar is in a stable and healthy range and I am easing off my diabetic medications. I exercise and I take supplements. I am a fighter and I'm not ready to leave, my life, my family, or my work. I w ill continue to fight and research as I try to push the gene pool out of my brain.
But how likely am I to inherit this disease? According to current research, unless it is early onset Alzheimer's, occurring as young as 30 and before 65, I'm not. It seems that the best prediction is age. The older you get, the more likely you are to get Alzheimer's. The statistics of those affected are staggering. According to the Alzheimer's association http://www.alz.org/facts/overview.asp#state , more than 5 million Americans have it. But, Alzheimer's is a disease of the elderly and as that Baby Boomer bump arrives at old age, the number of people afflicted will rise.
Perhaps I am looking at the prospect of having the disease, of care costs involved, through the rosy lens of a family that was prepared and a mother who was willing to give up the middle part of her life in that noble endeavor. Though caring for a person with the disease is by no means an easy or inexpensive task, it is doable for a family. My father's mother came from a very large family of 11 and many of her siblings had dementia of some kind. I remember as a little girl visiting in Colorado and some of her siblings even then must have been afflicted. Many people have stories of their crazy aunt or uncle, cared for by family and this family was no exception.
I think as my generation and our children face a future of Alzheimer's, whether from the gene pool or just increasing age, the responsibility of family for in-home care needs to be re-emphasised and encouraged. It is tough. It means that careers need to be put on hold and sacrifices made.The expectation that society or the government must be there to help needs to be turned around.
My children are facing a future that is full of economic uncertainty. The fact is there is not enough money in any program to care for the prospect of all of these older people getting old. I believe that perspective must change and that family, whether through blood, or relationship must begin to take a more important role in caring for the elderly. Whether a result of the Alzheimer's gene pool, or aging in general, it is part of life. Taking the time to provide for an older generation is a task that improves the lives of everyone. It is not something that is going to go away because it is costly and unpleasant. I believe that future generations will learn valuable lessons as they find that caregiving is an important life lesson. I believe their lives will become richer and blessed as they accept the responsibility of caring for their elderly, with or without Alzheimer's .
This is a guest post from Deborah Schultz. Ann Romick is on vacation.
August 26, 2016 – As caregivers we have become conditioned to the definition and expectations that one who is a caregiver or one who gives service morphs into someone who is dedicated to helping others at whatever cost it may take from the caregiver. Caregivers for family members may not have planned on this service job which may be a "job" never anticipated and often one where the training comes through experience, reading, gleaning advice from others or any other reference which might be helpful to this "new" unexpected career.
However, there is another kind of service. I suppose I could have hooked it onto last weeks post. All people in need do not necessarily require one who is at their beck and call to run errands, clean their houses, care for wounds or even supervise a bath or shower. Needs are as individual as is the recipient.
There are many people in our world, who have a need, and it's a charitable need. No matter their own health condition, often encumbered by a wheel chair or other medical aids, whose life has always been spent in doing for others: wives devoted for caring for their husbands, mothers dedicating a lifetime in caring for their children, and women, in general who volunteer in all sorts of service projects. Many volunteering their time at various agencies in caring for the disadvantaged. These people are content and are happiest in doing for others even though through aging and medical issues would fall in the category of "patient in need."
My friend Jayne, and I written about her in other posts, and in my forthcoming second book, "Journey Into The Fog," is one of those people. She was a live-in caregiver for my parents. She stayed with them, when I couldn't be there until they both passed. My mom went first and nine months later my father.
And now she has failing health. I strive to be there for her to do those small things she cannot. However, she somehow manages to get things done, and she does have an aid who comes bi-weekly to help with showers and other personal needs.
Jayne is happiest, though, when I accept a dinner invitation: for me alone, or will include my daughter Debbie when she is visiting from Utah. Jayne fusses too much, and won't allow us to contribute even the dessert. She does ask, at times for me to heat something in the microwave which is located above the stove and beyond her reach. Her meals are delicious and often more than we can eat. So for a hug and a compliment about the food, we leave in due time and she insists on cleaning her dishes without our help. She just enjoys her ability to still do something for others. What we give her with our presence is not only our company, but the joy that comes from doing something nice for someone else: Serving others.
It's important to make sincere allowances for all to extend loving service in a manner they can do, even if their physical abilities are limited. So, if a disabled friend invites you for dinner, go, enjoy yourself, and allow her/him to extend service in their own way. But try to help with the cleanup, no matter how much she refuses. One day I will win the battle with Jayne.
August 19, 2016 – We are never the same today as we were yesterday, nor is anyone else. However, we all have times in our life when we make subtle changes. Usually changes mean nothing, or a temporary whim or experience will cause a reflective change in personality. This doesn't necessarily indicate anything serious, but it could mean dementia, which could include any of the dementia diseases such as Alzheimer's which is the most common of the dementias.
As my readers know my entire blog is made up of my experiences with various members of our two families and with my husband, Ken, who first began showing signs of AD in the mid and late 90s. His release from the torment of AD came in October of 2014. These subtle changes may not be noticed by others, but because of the close relationship of husband and wife the mate often spots the irregular change long before any changes become obvious to others – even their children.
Ken was known for his friendly personality, his affability and his gregarious nature. He loved people, especially family. That was why I was so shocked when my sister, Janet, and her husband, Douglas, paid us a visit. Douglas had been diagnosed with cancer and wouldn't live another year. As we sat together in our living room Douglas mentioned that he felt cold. In his weakened condition he became sensitive to lower temperatures wherever he was. I moved toward the thermostat to click it up a notch. Without thinking of his ill brother-in-law Ken said in a loud and rather brisk manner, "I don't understand how anyone could be cold, I've got the temperature turned up to 68 degrees. If anyone is cold, there must be something wrong with them."
I felt horrified that my kind and caring husband would be so rude to this dear man who was, basically, dying. I stepped forward and pushed the thermostat up a few degrees even though for Ken it would be too warm, but I reasoned it would only be temporary. Meanwhile I got a blanket for Douglas.
Falling and loss of balance could be an indication of an approaching dementia. I didn't notice that he fell often, but I did notice that he became clumsy, stumbling over his feet every so often. What I did notice, even more, was that if Ken filled his arms with too may objects he would drop some, if not all in an effort to keep them together, especially if he reached out to open a door or to switch on a light with the other hand. He did that one night as we were returning from a pot-luck dinner. The bowl, the salad dressing, tongs all went flying as he reached to switch on the light.
Ken had a contagious laugh and was always one to enjoy a good joke. As Alzheimer's chisels away at the victim's brain humor often goes by the wayside. His mind lost the ability to grasp the humor of a Double Entandre. In another direction, my mother always taught her girls that sarcasm was the poorest form of humor. Yet, in today's society, sarcasm has reached great heights in the comedy world and a quick mind which uses the form is considered very intelligent even though the form can be biting or insulting for the individual to whom it is directed. Nevertheless, it is extremely popular within the populace. Those living their lives in a demented state usually miss these subtle forms of humor.
We had been visiting my sister once again, after Douglas had passed. Arriving at their cabin on the lake, a young man had been assigned to hand out leaflets concerning the coming homeowner's meeting. Ken took the paper. Janet said, "I'll take that Ken, it's for me," and reached out her hand. "It's mine," he glowered, "the boy gave it to me." "But this is my house," my sister retaliated, "it's meant for me." He became enraged with her reminding her that the paper was given to him.
Not having experience with a dementia patient my sister began to argue. In his anger I thought for a moment he might hit her. I redirected him to a chair on the deck and he calmed down giving me the paper, and then we went for a walk. His reaction was so unlike the man I had married.
Ken's eyes often danced as he talked with people, yet I noticed, especially as the disease progressed, that instead of good eye movement, he eyes became blank, not looking at anything, just starring off into space.
We see it with babies as soon as they begin to crawl, and even before. Anything on the floor is a curiosity to be investigated. And when the object is captured in a tiny hand it immediately goes into his/her mouth. Puppies are the same and so are some people suffering from a dementia-related disease. Activities were next to impossible to introduce to Ken as everything I offered went into his mouth. Large puzzle pieces, crayons, pencils and whatever I offered he tried to eat. He once grabbed a handful of screws while my handyman tried to repair a caster on a small table.
My mother, my patient a few years before Ken became ill, tried to scrape the flowers off her dinner plate, and then chewed her flowered paper napkin in an effort to remove the printed petunias on the paper. When she could get a pencil she would pick up a book and begin correcting the grammar, punctuation or syntax on the page she was reading. She did that until she could no longer read.
Apparently, that's one of the most important keys in being a caregiver. When you have an understanding of the disease, and are able to grasp the full ramifications of what is happening to the victim, then the support system can be more prepared to cope with all that's going on and all that the future has in store with this painful experience. Read, learn. apply and be "there" for your patient. Remember, they can't help what is happening to them, but "we" who are "there" can help them.


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A list of the Top 10 Christmas songs.
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Veolia manages the property, providing the GM and Assistant GM to oversee the day to day operations. The remaining employees are local TRANSPO employees. Over the next three years Veolia will be implementing additional programs that will focus on both safety and customer service.
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An Ohio school bus driver begins her morning route and is attacked by the suspect, who boarded the bus the night before, police say. Hilliard City Schools takes immediate security measures.
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New Jersey School Bus Contractors Association (NJSBCA) is speaking out on a case involving a girl who fell or jumped from the back of a special-needs school bus last month and later died from her injuries.
As previously reported, Onyx Williams was riding in the bus with three other students, and the driver and one aide were also on board.
Williams suffered serious head trauma when she either fell or jumped from the back of her school bus after opening the emergency hatch, and she passed away after doctors attempted to treat her for a fractured skull.
After the accident, The Record reported that a copy of the contract between Paterson Public Schools and its former contractor, K&M Transportation, showed that the company had agreed in September to assign two aides to Williams' route. (Another news outlet reported that the district terminated its contract with the company following the accident, finding in its investigation that K&M Transportation had violated "certain terms and conditions of the contract.")
Now, NJSBCA reports that the company had unlawfully combined a Paterson Public Schools contracted route with another route from the South Bergen Jointure Commission, "further extending ride times and causing students to ride together that are legally contracted to ride separately."
"Additionally, we have come to learn that this particular company continues to bid with reckless abandon, as they bid on 23 routes on Jan. 30, 2013, at the South Bergen Jointure Commission — the very same commission that earlier this month had pulled the route that was illegally performed by this contractor," the association said in a statement.
The association went on to say that this type of activity calls for "stricter measures and a renewed effort to make sure we are keeping our children safe."
"It is a time not only to make certain all operators are complying with the law, but it is also a time to review current practices in New Jersey whereby the lowest bidder is awarded contracts purely on a cost basis with no distinct measure on how a company operates, past history, safety programs or condition of their vehicles," the group added.
Several years ago, legislation was enacted in the state that allows a board of education to disqualify a bidder who is determined to be the lowest responsible bidder for a pupil transportation contract if the board finds that it has had prior negative experience with the bidder. The disqualification period cannot be longer than three years.
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7 Things to Watch for in the Democratic Platform Battle
Supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are beginning negotiations over the official positions of the Democratic Party -- and the debate is on. A panel of 15 members -- six people chosen by Clinton, five from Sanders and four from party leadership -- met this week in Washington to kick off
Child Care Costs Exceed Rent in Most American Cities, Study Finds
While policymakers including President Obama have emphasized the importance of affordable child care, for many families, finding quality care can be more expensive than their rent. The cost of child care for two children exceeded rent in 500 out of 618 family budget areas, according to a new paper
Obama Could Boost Wages for Millions Through Overtime Eligibility
The Obama administration is poised to give potentially millions of low and middle-income American workers a raise. ABC News has confirmed that a Labor Department proposal to increase the federal threshold under which employers are required to pay overtime to salaried employees is under review by
What to Know About the Widespread Minimum Wage Increase, by the Numbers
It will be a happier new year in 2015 for about millions of workers who will receive a pay raise following a minimum wage increase in 21 states. For the first time, the majority of states, plus the District of Columbia , will have minimum wage levels higher than the federal minimum of $7.25. Though
Minimum Wage to Rise in 21 States
Okay. It's Tuesday December 30 the market to New York are open and are big numbers this morning it's 21. That six states that will see their minimum wage rise above the federal level in 2015. This according to the Economic Policy Institute in fact by early next year 29 states which comprise 60% of
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Tech companies have lobbied aggressively for immigration reform to allow more skilled foreign workers to enter the U.S. to increase America's global competitiveness. But the companies that request the most H1-B work visas for engineers are actually facilitating outsourcing, critics say, including a
Fast Food Workers Walk Out for Better Pay
Nancy Salgado is a single mother of two children in Chicago. She has held down a job for a decade while trying to provide for her kids. The problem? She works at McDonald's and gets paid minimum wage. Two weeks ago, Salgado joined thousands of workers from McDonald's and other fast-food and retail
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Filming The Country Midwives
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Amanda Harries was the series producer for The Country Midwives, a new series that follows community midwives on the road in Carmarthenshire.
It's been a real pleasure to be in the lives of 'The Country Midwives' of Carmarthenshire over the past 12 months. Being a mum myself in west Wales I know all too well how the midwives' care and advice are invaluable, and how they make you feel like you're the only mum they're caring for. In reality they can see up to ten mums a day. So having this behind-the-scenes glimpse into the community midwives' work has been amazing. I am in awe of the work they do and the compassion and care they show.
The Country Midwives
We wanted to show the community element to the midwives' work and long-term relationships. Midwives are in parents' lives for several months. This meant the crew would be too. With the backing of our BBC executive producer Christina Macaulay and the Hywel Dda University Health Board we aimed to show different sides to the midwives' work and how cultural, health and technological changes means the job is constantly developing.
Cheryl Jones, who is our sound operator (with Janette Jones) introduced us to midwife Anwen Evans when we filmed our pilot back in 2012. Cheryl and Anwen had been friends for years, which helped break the ice and helped Anwen relax on screen. A big thank you to our cast of dedicated midwives: Anwen, Sian Maynard, Nan Duncan, Lyn Smith and Caren Thomas. Our initial contact with mums was made through the midwives themselves. So, without their commitment to the project, we wouldn't have had a series.
Before we could start the filming we needed to have detailed negotiations with the Health Board regarding access. This was a long process that meant that I got to know the Health Board's staff well and got a chance to build up good working relationships. Then the filming began!
Geraint Rhys Jones was both director and cameraman. Geraint had the hands-on experience of waiting for homebirths with the midwives too - which meant weeks at a time on standby. The families were kind enough to agree to let us be a part of the homebirths. And, as all parents know, babies come when they're ready. This meant that the births could come at almost any time, weeks before or after the due date.
Not all mums who agreed to be filmed for a homebirth actually had one! Some mums were over-due and therefore - for medical reasons - ended up giving birth in hospital. But four of the mums we followed did have homebirths, with each one of them being completely different, all at different times of the day and night! What was fascinating was to watch the concentration on the midwives' faces during the birth, as they watched the mum so closely, picking up on everything, like detectives.
We've been very privileged to have families let us into their homes and hearts - letting us be part of some of the happiest and saddest moments of their lives. Thank you to all those families. Without their cooperation, the series wouldn't have been possible.
One mum I got to know over the series, whose story particularly touched all the crew, was Dwynwen Davies. She was brave enough to share her story with the audience. Dwynwen was carrying twins, and had picked up the Pavo virus (known colloquially as 'slap cheek'). Before covering this story I had little understanding of the severity of the virus. Along with Dwynwen's campaign to gain awareness of the Pavo virus, we hope our series might help raise awareness of its dangers.
Thank you to everyone who features in the programme. We set out to show audiences the behind-the-scenes real-life drama and, particularly, the integrity and full value of the community midwives' work. We hope we've captured this and that the audience, as well as everyone involved in the series, will enjoy it.The Country Midwives is on Thursday 6 March at 8pm on BBC One Wales.


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Mrs. Brown
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===Story=== A romantic drama in the ''Masterpiece Theater'' vein, this John Madden film looks at the relationship between Queen Victoria and John Brown, a commoner who, though a servant, becomes her closest friend and confidant. As such, he proves the catalyst to bring her back into public life and out of her private mourning for the late Prince Albert. But the closeness of their friendship sets tongues wagging about the impropriety of what appears to be an affair between queen and commoner (an issue the film never directly addresses). The film's charm lies in the flinty give-and-take between the wonderfully starchy Judi Dench as Victoria and the robust Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, here playing it straight as a strong-willed Scotsman who comes to enjoy the power he wields by virtue of having the queen's ear. Antony Sher is also striking as Prime Minister Disraeli, in a performance that all but shimmers with unspoken malice. ''--Marshall Fine'' ===DVD Features=== *Color *Dolby *Closed-captioned *Widescreen
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|Geoffrey Palmer
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- Genre: Drama Movies
- Director: John Madden
- Producer: Buena Vista
- Length: 103 min
- Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Theatrical Release North America Jul 18, 1997
Ratings North America PG Europe PG
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Raised in America, Germany and the UK, I studied inter alia under Nobel Laureate Friedrich von Hayek in Freiburg i. Br., Germany. The next 30 years were spent as a financial economist with leading banks of their day: Morgan Guaranty Trust, J Henry Schroder Wagg, N M Rothschild and S G Warburg. Moving to Hong Kong in 1989, I was the Chief Regional Economist for the latter two banks and a smattering of others.
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Enzio von Pfeil (http://www.enziosclock.com/) has been an investment economist all of his professional life. Having studied under Nobel Laureate Friedrich von Hayek in Freiburg, Germany, he got his PhD in economics and then joined some of the major banks in their day: Morgan Guaranty, Schroders and Warburgs. He was Chief Regional Economist for major stock brokerages in Hong Kong since 1990, where he is happily married. Author of books and thousands of research notes, he is a regular guest of Bloomberg-UK and Bloomberg-Germany, and is invited frequently to CNBC and other channels. His focus always has been on how to make money out of economics, and his application is real: he now lives off his own investments. He founded Enzio's Clock (http://www.enziosclock.com/) in November 2000 with the objective to help his subscribers profit from cycles through rigorous application of his proprietary Economic Clock.
The Epoch Times is an independent voice in print and on the web. We report news responsibly and truthfully so that readers can improve their own lives and increase their understanding and respect for their neighbors next door and around the globe. In our approach and in our content, we uphold universal human values, rights, and freedoms. We are a business that puts our readers' interests first, in all that we do.
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Epoch Times is a privately held news media company. Our network of local reporters throughout the world uncovers stories that are authentically local, yet also globally relevant. Our independence enables us to report widely and present a diversity of opinions.
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During a time when the world is changing ever more quickly, people need reliable information to understand events and trends. We strive to make a positive impact on people's lives by helping all people understand the world and themselves, and to respect and appreciate each other. We report stories and air opinions unavailable elsewhere.
A special strength of The Epoch Times is our coverage of China. Today the world is increasingly looking to China, as this troubled giant goes through tremendous changes. Business and political leaders, and also world citizens, want to understand better what is happening there. We are able to provide well-sourced stories that no one else has through the original reporting done by the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times.
Dallas currently owns and operates as CEO an Austin-based enterprise consulting firm that specializes in private company lifecycle management, up to and including taking companies public, and in helping consult publicly traded companies ranging in market cap from $100 million to $500 million. He has a specialization in deal flow management and is often the referring and closing source of Joint Ventures and broader M&A. Dallas often works directly with management teams and Boards of microcap and stressed equity companies in which he or members of his professional network are heavily invested. This includes helping with overall strategy, helping with capital structure management, helping facilitate liquidity, helping facilitate Joint Ventures and broader M&A, and helping restructure the business segments if necessary. Recently Dallas has been interviewed by The Pittsburgh Business Times, The Banker, Columbus Business First, Houston Business Journal, The Deal, Energy Intelligence, and his tweets have been used by CNBC to highlight hot button issues regarding Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman, Nelson Peltz's takeover attempts at DuPont, etc. Dallas has also been quoted and sourced to by StreetSweeper.org, Marcellus.com, MarcellusDrilling.com, Bakken.com, OilOnline.com, and other physical and online publications. "One place of great inefficiency is in the stressed equity markets – or the markets in which a company appears as bankruptcy or a breakup is inevitable. As equities become stressed they often sell down to absurd levels of value that present, should there be value to be unlocked, opportunities for "venture level" returns. These often range in the 3X-10X range. With my unique ability to actually improve business outcomes by working directly with a company and management/Board I'm in a position, should I view the underlying business as salvageable, to directly improve the long-term viability of the company. I am NOT simply an investor in these names but an acting consultant. This allows me to "overlay my network" and to move the company away from a stressed or defaulting outcome and into an outcome probability that allows the equity price to move substantially higher. Identifying these opportunities has generated shareholders and investors thousands of percentage points in aggregate and is something I'm often recognized by paying subscribers for."
Ivan Martchev is an investment specialist with Navellier Private Client Group. Previously, Ivan served as editorial director at InvestorPlace Media. Ivan was editor of Louis Rukeyser's Mutual Funds Newsletter and associate editor of Personal Finance Newsletter. Ivan is also co-author of The Silk Road to Riches (Financial Times Press). The book provided analysis of geopolitical issues and investment strategy in natural resources and emerging markets with an emphasis on Asia. The book also correctly predicted the collapse in the U.S. real estate market, the rise of precious metals, and the resulting increased investor interest in emerging markets. Ivan's commentaries have been published by MSNBC, The Motley Fool and others. Currently Ivan is a weekly editor of Navellier's Market Mail and a contributor to Marketwatch.
As Head of Global Investment Research for Alhambra Investment Partners, Jeff spearheads the investment research efforts while providing close contact to Alhambra's client base.
Jeff joined Atlantic Capital Management, Inc., in Buffalo, NY, as an intern while completing studies at Canisius College. After graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Jeff took over the operations of that firm while adding to the portfolio management and stock research process.
In 2000, Jeff moved to West Palm Beach to join Tom Nolan with Atlantic Capital Management of Florida, Inc. During the early part of the 2000′s he began to develop the research capability that ACM is known for. As part of the portfolio management team, Jeff was an integral part in growing ACM and building the comprehensive research/management services, and then turning that investment research into outstanding investment performance.
As part of that research effort, Jeff authored and published numerous in-depth investment reports that ran contrary to established opinion. In the nearly year and a half run-up to the panic in 2008, Jeff analyzed and reported on the deteriorating state of the economy and markets. In early 2009, while conventional wisdom focused on near-perpetual gloom, his next series of reports provided insight into the formative ending process of the economic contraction and a comprehensive review of factors that were leading to the market's resurrection.
In 2012, after the merger between ACM and Alhambra Investment Partners, Jeff came on board Alhambra as Head of Global Investment Research.
Currently, Jeff is published nationally at RealClearMarkets, ZeroHedge, Minyanville and Yahoo!Finance.
Jeff holds a FINRA Series 65 Investment Advisor License.
Ex CS, HSBC & DB Emerging Markets Interest Rates Rates and FX trader, now global macro portfolio manager and part time clown.
John M. Mason writes on current monetary and financial events. He is an entrepreneur and a writer. Current projects include a new banking institution, an Internet company, a private equity fund, two depository institutions and a community redevelopment fund. He formerly was on the faculty of the Finance Department, Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mason has been President and CEO of two publicly traded financial institutions and the executive vice president and CFO of a third. He has also served as a special assistant to the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D. C. and as a senior economist within the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Mason has served on the boards of venture capital funds and other private equity funds. He has worked with young entrepreneurs, especially within the urban environment, starting or running companies primarily connected with Information Technology. Some of his new ventures are in the sustainable business and impact business space. .
I am an Emerging Markets focused investor who is half active "value" investor and half indexing and ETF entrepreneur. I have been a featured speaker for organizations including Columbia Business School, Bloomberg, Morningstar and the China Hedge Fund Association.
I pray towards Omaha and manage a highly concentrated investment partnership that seeks great businesses at good prices. I have also worked with Princeton Economist Dr. Burton G. Malkiel in the development of index-based strategies since 1999 including 5 China and Emerging Markets focused ETFs with Guggenheim Partners (NYSE Tickers EMRE, YAO, TAO, HAO & CQQQ).
My current focus is EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce Index. The EMQQ Index has been licensed to Exchange Traded Concepts as the basis for an ETF (NYSE: EMQQ).
I received a BA in Economics from the University of Arizona and began my career with the investment management division of Robertson Stephens & Company in San Francisco in 1992.
Opportunities are always changing and I prefer to move along with them. I am constantly looking to spot areas of growth and value before the market does whether this is analyzing the latest news or tearing apart a 10-K.
As much as I would like to be spot on with every idea, I cannot guarantee that all of my ideas will beat the market. As always, remember to do your own due diligence before making any investment decisions.
I'm a trader who trades both short-term and long-term. I started my career as a day-trader for a trading firm, but then turned to longer time frames and went on my own to manage my portfolio.
I use technical analysis as well as fundamental analysis in my research.
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I am a passionate value investor focused on furthering my knowledge of finance. I study Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, David Tepper, George Soros, Jack Bogle, and many other talented investors to further my sphere of competence. I do not try to mimic each individual investor strategy; rather I attempt to synthesize their investment approaches into a single, well-defined strategy that is uniquely my own.
My goal is to become an investment analyst where I can apply my due diligence and passionate work ethic to discover unique investment opportunities. To reach this goal, I have been writing insightful, well-written, and well-researched investment ideas and striving to understand something new everyday primarily through reading about history, science, psychology, and business.
Bringing you actionable analysis and second level thinking.
*All articles that I write here are done so for informational/educational purposes only. Any purchases that are made or opinions expressed are not meant as recommendations for anyone else. Please perform your own due diligence before following my lead into or out of a position. I am not acting as an investment advisor.
Tariq Dennison is a Hong Kong based portfolio manager and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER CFP Professional with US Registered Investment Advisor Firm GFM ("Global Financial Markets"). Tariq has worked at Accenture, Commerzbank, Bear Stearns, JP Morgan, CIBC, and Societe Generale since 1998 in San Francisco, New York, Toronto, London, and now Hong Kong, and has experience in providing capital preservation, income, and access solutions to global markets.
Finance graduate with previous professional experience from banking and investment management industry. Successfully passed Level I of the CFA Program (June 2016). June 2017 CFA Level II candidate. All articles are my opinions and do not constitute investment recommendations or advice.
Nelson Alves is a professional investor, established in Portugal. He started his career in 2007 right at the start of the biggest financial crisis since 1929. Until 2011 he worked in several trading desks. His main influences are Philip Fisher and Warren Buffet. Nelson is looking to help small investors on the task of preserving and increasing their savings' funds.
Being a thoroughly student of several investment approaches, he believes that the equity markets should be on service of both small and institutional investors, and therefore every citizen should be able to reclaim his fair share of the long-term growing prosperity around the world.
I am an undergraduate student (UQAC) living in Quebec, Canada.
I consider myself as a deep-value investor.
Getting my CFA designation is definitely an objective for the future. Feel free to send me an email for any questions.
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I am an investment adviser and owner of True Vine Investments, a Registered Investment Adviser in the United States. Individual stocks are my preferred investment vehicle. The Lord Jesus Christ is the center of my life and investing. He has radically transformed both. The unique approach to investing that He has given me is detailed on my company website. I manage diversified investment portfolios and a Silver Miners Portfolio for clients. I also write a unique investing blog called The True Vine Letter. I am the author of The Truth On Investing: From The Darkness Of The Crowd To The Light.
Kalle Raus has majored in Finance and minored in Business. With over 10 years of experience in the markets, both on equity, futures, forex and options side, Kalle Raus is well versed in investing and markets, beeing through two significant market down-turns and bull markets. Right now he is investing with his personal portfolio. He is also open to interesting job offers in the fund managent industry.
I am an independent trader of options and stocks with about eight years of experience. I am an analyst in the banking space.
Born and raised in Arizona. Joined Air Force in the waning days of Vietnam War. Served 8 1/2 years stateside and in Alaska as a Radar and Satellite tracking technician. Afterward, I worked in the semi-conductor industry and computer maintenance industry for a short time. Later, I did some commerical Salmon fishing in Alaska, before I started a career at an oil refinery near Kenai, Alaska. In 2009 I took an early retirement to make a move to Washington state to be close to family.
I have been investing on my own for many years. In the past I invested mainly in mutual funds. Now I use mostly individual stocks and ETF's. I closely follow many of the Dividend Growth Investor authors on this site.
George Dorgan had been one of the predictors of the financial tsunami of January 15, 2015. This is also visible in many posts in Seeking Alpha between 2012 and 2014. Very often he spoke about the impossibility of the peg and the strong Swiss economy.
He often criticized the - as for CHF - notoriously wrong bank research, in particular in the Seeking Alpha article:
The Swiss Franc, Pseudo-Mathematics and Financial Charlatanism
George lives in Zurich and knows well the Swiss mentality and the mindset of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) that is in line with supply-side and Austrian economics.
George is a heterodox economist and manages a very small private hedge fund on global macro basis following contrarian strategies.
Dorgan is largely an Austrian economist, supply sider and fierce advocat of deflation caused by technologic progress, free trade and the global distribution of labor.
He is against both the Keynesian mainstream and those Austrians that see the hyper-inflationary collapse coming. His ideas are also inspired by Minsky and Richard Koo, but he considers fiscal intervention only when private sector savings rates are rapidly increasing.
For Dorgan, GDP growth is currently not important, but a stabilisation of savings rates. Apart from some countries in Southern Europe, unemployment is extraordinarily low in the world, in particular in emerging and less privileged economies.
For him, the 2008 financial crisis was rather a balance of payments crisis of the United States and thanks to globalisation, only a very short-lived crisis.
Dorgan started up as quant programmer, worked at UBS and Reuters. He speaks nine languages including Russian.
He has a broad knowledge on (economic) history, law, computer science and business. He currrently manages Too Big To Fail projects in big Swiss banks.
His recent publications that were editor's picks in Seeking Alpha:
FX Rates, Contrarian Investment And The Misleading Concept Called GDP http://tinyurl.com/ortw73c
The Dollar, The ISM, Buy American And Irrational Exuberance http://tinyurl.com/o6q7qtg
Other useful contributions are the regularly updated:
What Drives Government Bond Yields? http://tinyurl.com/pnn3urn
The Six Major Fundamental Factors that Determine Gold and Silver Prices http://tinyurl.com/qxahse7
His Google Plus profile https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GeorgeMDorgan
and his Twitter account https://twitter.com/DorganG
I had my first passbook account in the 1960s, and lost money in the 1987 crash. Subsequently, I have run investor chat rooms and an investing blog. I also am a published author and write a film animation blog at animatedfilmreviews.filminspector.com.
I bought my first Manhattan property in 1993 and also own property in Colorado. I enjoy investing in real estate and writing about it. I invest in income stocks such as REITs and consider that my area of expertise.
Oh, and I was mentioned in "Scam Dogs And Mo-Mo Mamas: Inside the Wild and Woolly World of Internet Stock Trading" (2000), by Wall Street Journal reporter John R. Emshwiller, a good guy. It's about the bad old dot.com days.
I am an undergraduate mathematics/economics student at the University of Chicago. I am always seeking insightful research and discourse with fellow investors. Reach out to me for additional information and to start a conversation!
A graduate of both Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, George Putnam, III first became involved with distressed securities as a lawyer in the late 1970s. Seeing the inefficient niche that bankruptcies and turnarounds were presented and researched, he founded New Generation Research, Inc. and began publishing The Turnaround Letter in 1986.
Since then he has frequently been quoted in Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today and other financial publications. In 1990, he was named investment advisor of the year by USA Today. In addition to his responsibilities at New Generation Research, Inc., Mr. Putnam also serves as a trustee for The Putnam Companies, a mutual fund group with over $100 billion in assets.
Spent many years swimming in the markets. Think I've finally noticed a few things.
I am a 15 year veteran of the buy-side, with over a decade of experience in Investment Management, at one time overseeing several billion dollars in hedge fund assets for institutional clients. Currently, I advise wealthy families on their investment portfolios as well as trade my own money.
Articles on Seeking Alpha are meant to be a snapshot of my views, but do not necessarily always reflect my portfolio. I also try to write on controversial and contrarian topics.
All money received from Seeking Alpha activities is currently being donated to various charities, including the World Food Program and UNICEF.
Harlan currently works as a Research Associate specializing in Investment Communications.
Prior to his current role, Harlan spent seven years in investment management. The first two years were spent creating portfolios for retail investors, followed by five years in Market Risk for a major global bank
Harlan earned his Bachelor's degree in Economics followed by a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Economics
Independent investment researcher - I use a data driven, fundamental approach. I seek to find unique ideas through systematic, thorough research and the willingness to look where others won't.
Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA is the Chief Investment Officer of Sizemore Capital Management LLC, a registered investment advisor. He has been a frequent guest on Bloomberg TV and Fox Business News, has been quoted in Barron's Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post and is a frequent contributor to Forbes Moneybuilder, GuruFocus, MarketWatch and InvestorPlace.com.
Charles holds a master's degree in Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with an International Emphasis from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and as a Phi Beta Kappa scholar.
Charles is President and Portfolio Manager of Equinox Investment Management Ltd. He has more than 15 years experience in financial services and investment management. He holds the CFA and CAIA designations, as well as an MBA and an LLM in securities law.
Equinox is a portfolio management company registered with the Ontario Securities Commission that manages systematic investment strategies for private clients and institutions.
Please feel free to visit Equinox Investment Management at: www.equinoxim.com
With more than 15 years of interest and experience in financial markets, I dare to say I have learned that the obvious is not always true and the multitude is often wrong. Still the markets always tend to provide hints and directions. Learning to listen, see and act happens to be the hardest part.
Success in Stock and Forex markets requires labor and learning. The rewards could be great as well as failures. And they are almost always a single man (or entity) game.
I'm open for business in the investments and finance field so if you have an offer, please contact me.
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Now is the time to take action in your local districts and schedule meetings with your Members of Congress during its annual August Recess. Both the Senate and House leave Washington, D.C. in a few weeks. The House of Representatives leaves July 30. The Senate leaves August 7. Both chambers will return to Capitol Hill on September 8.
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Halloween is only 18 days away, but there is still time to plan your costume! When it comes to the kookiest and spookiest time of the year, it's always nice to purchase parts of a costume that can be worn all year round! With a little imagination and a few costume accessories, make this Halloween season one to remember!
Minnie Mouse is a favorite lady mouse amongst Disney lovers! The Red Madden Polka Dot 40s dress is the perfect base for a Minnie Mouse costume along with some ears, yellow shoes and a pair of white short gloves.
On Wednesdays we wear black and Wednesday Addams is no stranger to adorning herself all in black. The Meadow Black Swing Dress paired with black and white striped tights, black skull earrings and black skull bracelet will make you the most darling Wednesday. Don't forget your pigtails and your headless dollie.
They say to have egg on your face is an insult, but if it's a fried egg fascinator on your head paired with The Breakfast Swing Club dress it equals a cute Halloween costume! You could be a delicious well-balanced meal, breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day! Don't forget to add some fruit like the Pear Fruitopia necklace and keep your tootsies warm with the Happy Breakfast Socks.
It's never too early to celebrate Mardi Gras and the Fleur de Lis Monqiue dress with some purple, green and gold accessories would make for a great costume! Trick or Treat, give me some of those King Cakes to eat! Mmmm!
Oh, the great Tiki Gods love Halloween too, so being a Dream Wahine and indulging in some creepy Tiki drinks fits right in with this spookiest time on the year. Slip into the Hibiscus Hawaiian dress or the Tropics Bombshell dress paired with Yellow Tiki God Hair Flower or Large Orange Hibiscus Flower along with the Lt Hollywood Swirl Bangle and Purple Hibiscus Flower earrings. Don't forget your drinking vessels like the Clam Shell Bowl and the Marq Marq Tiki Mug. Aloooooha!
I hope everyone has a lot of fun and treats! Happy Halloween!!!
-Meagan Kyla