Sunday, January 3, 2010

Lewy Body Dementia

December 21, 2009
A program on Lewy Body Dementia was presented by our guest speaker, Barbara Hutchinson. Barbara has spent the last few years traveling across America informing people about Lewy Body Dementia. She had hands on experience with her own husband when he developed this progressive brain disease. LBD is the second most common cause of neurodegenerative dementia in the elderly after Alzheimer's Disease. Barbara spoke about this disease while showing film of her own husband and his progress through the disease prior to his death.

Some of the signs and symptoms of LBD are progressive memory loss, changes in mood and behavior, disorientation regarding times and places, difficulty with language and tasks. Physical symptoms include muscle stiffness and rigidity, balance difficulties and shuffling gait, repeated falls, delusions, sleep disturbances, vivid dreams and nightmares. There are drugs that are often prescribed to help with the symptoms, but may cause worsening of the symptoms.

For more information contact Barbara at bbhutch44@yahoo.com or look up the Lewy Body Dementia Association at lbda.org. Barbara's phone is 252-269-9748.

A Christmas Feast in Newport

December 14, 2009
A warm gathering of Newport Rotarians that included our friends and families, took place on December 14. In place of our regular meeting, the club took time to celebrate the Christmas Season with fellowship and good cheer. A ham and Turkey dinner with all the fixins' was catered by Golden Corral in Morehead City. It was delicious and filled the bill just right. After stuffing ourselves, we attempted to sing some Christmas carols including a rousing round of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". The highlight of the night was a wonderful rendition of "The Night Before Christmas" by our own PDG Derryl Garner.


Enjoy the photos, all taken by Joe Garner.