What To Expect When Taking a Stress Test

Photo by Mike Cox on Unsplash My cardiologist scheduled a stress test to understand what was making me so tired. My first thought was a side effect from medication. Google said it was a primary side effect. It was easy to blame the medication. I went to the nuclear med lab. I received an IV. …

Heart Medicine Can Kill You (Sort of)

Photo by Laurynas Mereckas on Unsplash I recently had my heart medication changed. I was having problems with tiredness and fatigue that never dissipated. My cardiologist suggested it was due to a certain medication. After nearly a year of “dealing with it”, I asked her to change the medication. She prescribed a new medication that was supposed to …

Don’t Let Healthcare Workers Silence You

Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash I can’t speak. There are times when my speech is very fluid. There are times when it’s not, like right now. When I first had my stroke, I was assigned to a speech therapist. I had two appointments. I would work on speaking slowly and clearly. I would work on …

My Experience with Healthcare

It started with a diagnosis. Stroke. MULTIPLE strokes at only 52 years old. I had suffered with them for some time, although it took me about four years to recognize them. The pandemic brought with it challenges. The first one was a hit to my fledgling freelance business. I was laid off from my market …

Making Business Decisions Without Research

It goes without saying that starting and running a business is filled with choices, both easy and hard. Either way, you need the right information to make those choices. And the information you need is to do research. That’s right – do your research! Either online research, qualitative interviews, or quantitative surveys. Online research Online …

Add to your Independent Marketing Business with Market Research

Do you have enough marketing business that you don’t know what to do with yourself? Or do you want to increase your business by adding to your offerings to your clients? If you are part of the first group, I’m impressed, wish you luck, and understand if you stop reading. If, however, you want to …

The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease can last for more than a decade. It’s important to know what to expect across each stage of the disease’s progression. The stages of Alzheimer’s are this: Preclinical Alzheimer’s disease This is the stage where Alzheimer’s starts, but no symptoms are noticed. This stage occurs mostly in research settings. You won’t notice the …

My experience with dementia

Almost a year ago, my mother-in-law started having memory and functional issues. It started off mostly innocuous. She was having issues with technology. After her husband passed away almost 4 years ago and being in her 80’s, it was to be expected. She also was “retired” against her will almost a year ago. So, with …

What is Dementia?

Dementia is a catch-all term that includes Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and vascular dementia. It describes a loss of memory and other changes that are related to abnormal brain changes. According to the Alzheimer’s Association: “….these changes trigger a decline in thinking skills, also known as cognitive abilities, severe enough to impair daily life …

Factors that Contribute to Dementia

Several risk factors contribute to dementia. Further than what you would expect, several risk factors are associated with dementia. Articles by Stanford Medicine spell these risk factors out. Let’s take a look at some risk factors that have an impact. Age The older you get the more likely you are to experience dementia. This goes …