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		<title>Mom &#8211; Free of Her Alzheimer&#8217;s Prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother, Betty Louise (Stetson) Torrey, died this week.  I&#8217;m sad, mourning our loss, and grieving, of course. But I also rejoice!  Because more than a decade of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease had ravaged her brain, and her body, and she was not Mom for many, too many years.  She is now free of that prison. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Reversal for Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease? Maybe. Read Behind the Headline.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular readers of this blog know that my mother suffers from Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. That means our entire family suffers from the &#8220;long good-bye.&#8221; My dad, in particular, has been a saint of a caregiver, but he has watched the love of his life descend into the hell that strips them both of their quality of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Reversal for Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease? Maybe. Read Behind the Headline.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular readers of this blog know that my mother suffers from Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. That means our entire family suffers from the &#8220;long good-bye.&#8221; My dad, in particular, has been a saint of a caregiver, but he has watched the love of his life descend into the hell that strips them both of their quality of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer&#8217;s Patient &#8220;Wakes Up&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/09/24/alzheimers-patient-wakes-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who read this blog know my mother has Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. We began to notice problems almost 10 years ago, and my father, sisters and I have suffered along side her. Last February, I watched an episode of Grey&#8217;s Anatomy, when Ellis Grey, the mother of the main character, &#8220;woke up&#8221; from her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer&#8217;s Patient &#8220;Wakes Up&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/09/24/alzheimers-patient-wakes-up-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who read this blog know my mother has Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. We began to notice problems almost 10 years ago, and my father, sisters and I have suffered along side her. Last February, I watched an episode of Grey&#8217;s Anatomy, when Ellis Grey, the mother of the main character, &#8220;woke up&#8221; from her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study the Studies: Too Good to Be True?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/08/31/study-the-studies-too-good-to-be-true/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/08/31/study-the-studies-too-good-to-be-true/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mom turned 80 years old on Wednesday. She lives 1500 miles away in an Alzheimer&#8217;s Memory Center. We did the usual things; sent a card, flowers, phone calls&#8230;. and she sounded good on the phone, although she couldn&#8217;t have told you it was her birthday, or who we were on the other end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBS Reports on NFL Concussion Stance</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/06/26/cbs-reports-on-nfl-concussion-stance/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/06/26/cbs-reports-on-nfl-concussion-stance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were interested in the interview with Brent Boyd about the concussions he suffered while playing in the NFL, and his concern over reports of the cause of death of Andre Waters, you&#8217;ll be interested in my blog post last February: Football, Concussion and Suicide. The NFL says that on any given Sunday, eight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Darker Side of Alzheimer&#8217;s Care</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/06/04/the-darker-side-of-alzheimers-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So much positive reaction about Alzheimer&#8217;s and dignity, as I blogged about a few days ago&#8230; But something depressing and sinister crossed my desk just this morning &#8230; a link sent by my dad from the Sarasota (Florida) Tribune regarding the sad reality that most Alzheimer&#8217;s patients and caregivers must suffer, and as so much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Darker Side of Alzheimer&#8217;s Care</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/06/04/the-darker-side-of-alzheimers-care-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mom, Alzheimer&#8217;s and the Prom</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2007/06/01/mom-alzheimers-and-the-prom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve mentioned previously that my mother is an Alzheimer&#8217;s patient. She &#8212; and our entire family &#8212; have suffered from this horrible disease for eight years or so. If you have a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer&#8217;s, you understand how heartbreaking it is. The mother I have loved all my life is no longer [...]]]></description>
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