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Bringing Awareness to the Cognitive Effects of Cushing’s Disease   by Melissa neve, M.A., CCC-SLP

While perusing Facebook before work one morning,I read a post from a close friend. She posted a link (Cognitive decline in patients with Cushing's syndrome) entitled “Cognitive Decline in Patients with Cushing’s Syndrome.” Her commentary read, “What I want to know is why….? And can it be reversed…? It’s okay at home and sometimes even comical…. but not so much elsewhere. He understands and the kids think it is funny when I can’t think of what the “refrigerator” is called or I… just stop talking in the middle of a sentence because I plum forgot what I was JUST talking about and say “UM” repeatedly. Or twist my words into something completely different like “fart smones” (*smart phones*). I get extremely annoyed that I can’t remember how to spell things, too!! So, if I don’t remember that conversation we had 2 days, a week, a month ago, or the fact that I even talked to you, this is why!” I commented that I’d be calling her later, realizing that I had a wealth of material for her to read, as well as worksheets and ideas for tasks to target memory and other areas of cognition.

Making a Social Shift by melissa n., M.A., CCC-SLP

After thirteen years in the field of Speech Pathology which include experiences

A Quick Review on 3 Strengthening Regimens

Recently I was reviewing a care plan I had on a patient, when I

The End of an Assignment, A Year in Review

Tomorrow, Friday, March 23, 2012, marks the end of my rotation in

Making a Point to Get to Know Your Patients – Jason M., Occupational Therapist

 In therapy, an in medicine in general,