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| "DR. REYES... IS CLOSE TO FINDING A CURE....HE NEEDS YOUR HELP: YOU CAN HELP WIN THE FINAL BATTLE FOR A CURE BY JOINING A TRIAL!".... Stan Swartz, CEO, The MD Health Channel |
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| 4 TALES OF NEUROSURGERY & A PIANO CONCERT BY DR. SPETZLER... Plus 2 books written by Survivors for Survivors! |
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| Robert F. Spetzler M.D. Director, Barrow Neurological Institute J.N. Harber Chairman of Neurological Surgery Professor Section of Neurosurgery University of Arizona |
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A pregnant mother..a baby..faith of a husband.. .plus... Cardiac Standstill: cooling the patient to 15 degrees Centigrade! |
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| The young Heros - kids who are confronted with significant medical problems! |
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| 2 Patients...confronted with enormous decisions before their surgery...wrote these books to help others! |
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| A 1 MINUTE PIANO CONCERT BY DR. SPETZLER |
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Saturday
Portraits of Patients: "CHARLES"
"Charles, a widower, had been a steady employee of an oil refinery for 34 years. He helped raise a granddaughter and three great grandchildren. But at age 71, he began experiencing a mental decline and needed a full time, professional caregiver. He was so combative that his family was about to place him in a nursing facility. If not locked in his own house, he'd walk into his neighbors' homes. Infuriated by closed doors, he would try to kick them down.
When Dr. G. B. Ryder, a geriatric psychiatrist, saw him, Charles was hallucinating and could no longer talk or even move purposely. Dr. Ryder staged his previously diagnosed Alzheimer's disease (AD) as moderate but worsening.
Charles had continued to decline on the Alzheimer's medication he was taking, so Dr. Ryder wanted to try a different Alzheimer's medication, EXELON. He increased the dose slowly until he reached the maximum EXELON dose.
Charles's response has been outstanding. Dr. Ryder now stages his AD as mild. He is completely able to care for himself; the only outside help he needs is a housekeeper for a few hours a day. Most important to Charles, he can come and go as he pleases..."
