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Paula Damgaard

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I can offer families and caregivers non-diagnostic answers to questions regarding the disease. I travel around the state giving courses on Alzheimer`s disease for nurses and CNA`s.

Past/Present Clients

I have coordinated Alzheimer's Clinical drug trials since 1987. I have coordinated the Memory Disorders Clinic since it's inception 1994. I also have personnal experience from caring for my mother who died of AD 5/2000 and presently from caring for my mother in law who was diagnosed in March 2000.

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 9.87
  • Clarity of Response 9.91
  • Timeliness 9.88
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 10
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 511
  • Volunteer Since 2001-01-25
  • Prestige Points 5414

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UserDateKCTPComments
Julia11/07/0910101010Thanks so much for sharing your insight .....
Esther Mach11/01/09108 1010 
Carl10/17/0910101010Thanks. We'll check on the chair.
D.09/14/0910101010Thank you Paula. I appreciate your honest .....
Melissa09/05/09108 1010 

Recent Answers from Paula Damgaard

2009-11-06 Not sleeping in the nursing home:

Julia, my 1st thoughts as I started reading were: she might have a urinary tract infection. While I still have that thought and would encourage you to have them check it out, I want to say this, demented

2009-10-31 My ex husband:

Rhonda, First of all you are NOT cold hearted!! If you ask me his siblings are the coldhearted ones! Your ex husband is not your responsibility. It is unfortunate that this has occurred and I am

2009-10-30 Possible Stroke/Alzhiemers:

Linda, have you checked her urine? 99.5% of the time when we see dementia patients turn that quickly it is because of a urinary tract infection. Might not be but I would take a urine sample to her doctor

2009-10-26 My father has Dementia:

Dear Esther, the problem is the disease. As people go through the disease, they go through stages just like we did as infants to toddlers to children, etc. only now they do it in reverse. So what you

2009-10-17 general anesthesia and surgery for hip fracture:

Hi Cynthia, you are right it will affect her dementia, but you don't have much choice! You can't leave her in pain. Could they give her a spinal rather than general? They would still have to give her

 

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