Oops, wrong chronological order.

buck3Maureen wrote:Hello Pinkgothic,
Just read this thread and I want to welcome you.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
buck3Maureen wrote: I am your mom's age and started having symptoms about 7 or 8 years ago that gradually got worse. Before the Bredesen book came out I was lucky enough to get a copy of his scientific study that briefly outlined many of the "36 Holes" that he describes in his book. Then I was fortunate to attend a week long seminar by Dr. Bredesen. This included meeting with a nutritionist. I feared that she would telI me that i would have to ditch my Vegan diet, I was told, no, it was not necessary. Everyone is different so for others this may not work. I have improved immensely over that past few years and I am hopeful that I will not succumb to AD, or that it will be pushed into the far distant future.
I'm so glad you managed to get a hold of the pointers of the book early, and that you managed to stay vegan through it! That's just great. I hope you continue to be healthy! Did you notice any particular step giving you greater gains than the others?
buck3Maureen wrote: I don't know if you were born and raised in Germany, but I am totally amazed by your English skills. As part of the program that challenges your brain I decided to try and learn German. As someone who never knew a foreign language ( I took Latin in HS) I have a deep appreciation for this skill. I think I will try and get a copy of his book written in German!

While I was born and predominantly raised in Germany, I did spend nine formative years in South Africa (between the ages 5 and 14), so you can consider me bilingual. Some of my friends are currently trying to convince me my issues finding words might be because I'm bilingual, which is a bit annoying - I don't think that's the case. (It
does make finding words more difficult, but it was never as bad as it is now, and it's too noticeable as that I would ascribe it to a kind of natural deterioration of my linguistic skills.)
For what it's worth, I'm actually very fortunate to have grown up bilingually, since I have no language learning skills - as a kid, I
wanted to learn French and Latin, but I was really terrible at actually learning them. I need to be immersed in a culture constantly using a language to learn it, it seems.
Ich wünsche Dir viel Erfolg beim Lernen!

Kennst Du schon den (grammatikalisch nicht richtigen) Spruch
"Der Dativ ist dem Genetiv sein Tod"? Falls nicht kann ich mir vorstellen, dass Du ihn irgendwann lustig findest, wenn Du in Deinem Deutsch-Kurs weiter fortgeschritten bist.
(Don't worry if you don't know what that says! Consider it a little puzzle to come back to if you want. But you don't have to, I'm not trying to force your hand here. Please enjoy yourself! I hope my mother tongue doesn't give you too many headaches in the process.

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Born 1984 | Diagnosis: Vitamin B12 deficiency, on supplements | Genetics: Unknown
Cognitive impairment: Minor trouble with words | Goals: Ketoflex 12/3 diet, genetic testing, getting a cognoscopy.