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Re: Functional Cognitive Disorder
Learning new things is tough. That's one reason that so many well-meaning suggestions fall flat. Someone will suggest this new, simplified, easy-to-learn gadget, but once brain changes are notic…3 -
Re: Siblings lack of understanding
@DonnaPJ People don't get it. I think sometimes they don't want to. Teaching children with special needs is not an equivalency and, IME, medical professionals can be some of the worst offen…6 -
Grief Differences Among Family
I wanted to reach out to others here for feedback. I struggle trying to help family understand why their grief for the loss of their mother or grandmother looks so much different than the overwhelmin…5 -
Re: Risks of Anti-amyloid Antibody (IV) Infusion Therapy With Extreme Exercise?
I'm 64, APOE 3/4, I just had my 38th Leqembi infusion (I started in June 2024). I run 4 miles on a treadmill around 3 days a week, and on weekends I have a long run of around 8 miles. A week ago…2 -
Re: Leqembi infusions
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258960#Comment_258960 I have one APOE4 gene and I'm also taking Leqembi. However, that is because my first infusion was in June 2024 and Leqembi was t…1 -
Re: Leqembi infusions
thank you so much for this info lbc83. i'm not sure i fully understand it yet but you cleared up my misunderstanding on the tau tests. ill have to do more reading.3 -
Re: What do you do with your big feelings?
It’s so hard CallMeGram SDianeL so correctly says their reasoner is broken so we can be kidded into thinking that they can make decisions or figure things out it actually gets harder and harder for t…6 -
Re: What do you do with your big feelings?
We know how you feel. Unfortunately, it seems the time has come already for you to stop discussing things with him. He can’t reason. His reasoner is broken. He has already reached the point where he …6 -
Re: Don't know where we are in this
try protein milkshakes with ice cream. Let him eat sweets. Don’t ask what he wants just fix something and serve to him. My DH would say he wasn’t hungry but when I put the food in front of him he ate…4 -
Re: Moved into Stage 4
Denial is common in early stages. It’s a defense mechanism to protect us from the awful truth of this terrible disease. Each new behavior is like a gut punch. Hugs. 💜4
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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