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Geno test showed AD4 EO
Don't have a diagnosis yet but I do have some symptoms like sometimes I think I see things that aren't there and sometimes when I'm driving I forget where I'm going even though it's only for a minute or two. Are these early signs of AD4? just wondering with somebody else's experience I am 54 female.
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Congestion
I am wondering how all of you handle your LO when they are congested and can no longer blow their nose?
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What to Do When My Grandmother Brings Up Her Dead Brother
Hello all. My grandmother has undiagnosed dementia (probably stage 4 or 5). She seems almost fine in the morning, but is a major sundowner and can't hold a conversation after about 6:30 PM. Her brother died in May, but I'm not sure if she remembers. Her long-term is usually fine, but she hasn't brought it up once since the…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 2/15/25
BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS! Joshua 1:9 New International Version 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9Amplified Bible, Classic Edition9 Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 2/23/25
GOD’S GRACE AND DOING GOOD Ephesians 2:8-10 New International Version 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in…
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NIH Research cuts?
I saw a post on social media this week that there were cuts being made at the NIH. My husband died in August from Alzheimer's and I have been fighting cancer since 2017 so this worried me greatly. Also my daughter works for a major cancer hospital that receives funding for cancer research So I decided to look into it…
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Trying to understand the crying/sobing
Every time one of her kids visits her at the memory care (every 2 days ) , she is lying on her bed crying and often sobing.. It take at least 15 minutes to console her (she does not know why she is crying ) and then everything is ok , and she is in a good mood when we leave . Is she really in a turmoil or is it the brain…
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Journey's end
Fellow travellers on the dementia journey: for most of the last 17 years I have been a sporadic visitor here. Apologies for being out of touch so often. I have always found this place to be a great source of support on my caregiving journey and I am grateful to so many friends whose location and names I will never know.…
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Picking at skin
please help! My husband was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia. He picks at his arms, face, hands, ears and legs. Today he picked at his hands from morning to night. I can’t keep him preoccupied long enough to stop. I put bandages on him but he takes them off. I’m at a loss and he’s getting more and more open areas…
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Taking the car keys
Hi - I'm new and this is my first post here. My 86 yo dad has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia and was told not to drive by his Neurologist at the time of diagnosis a couple of weeks ago. I took the key fobs but he found the backup manual keys. I am trying to avoid a confrontation when I take the remaining keys…
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Try to keep control in the very early stages
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Clogging Toilet
Good Morning! My father keeps clogging toilet - I believe he is flushing too much toilet paper down toilet. Any advice for this?
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Feeling stuck - Drugs, gambling, elder financial abuse, mental health??
Hi, this is my 1st post: My MIL was living w/her grandson, who stole $15K+ from her. Spent it on drugs & gambling. She was living on her own before he convinced her to move hundreds of miles from her home to live w/him & his husband for 3 yrs. The two had a domestic dispute this past Oct, the grandson got into a fight…
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Spinning headache
I meant she was diagnosed with Alzheimer this month
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Relocation
I am caring for my uncle, and we have reached a point where we feel like his living alone is not in his best interest. I have secured new housing arrangements, but we're struggling with how to break the news that we will be moving him from his home of 60 plus years. He sits alone with no interaction with anyone and little…
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Ombudsmen, Residents, and Retaliation in Assisted Living Facilities
Michael Ellenbogen sent me this detailed report on problems in assisted living facilities. The second link is to an article on the report. https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/news/ombudsmen-can-be-partners-in-ensuring-resident-dignity-safety-expert-says/
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Please get rid of all the spam messages on this site
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Info on types of accounts, roles to have help managing finances
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Virtual talk on -Secrets to Brain Vitality-
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Eating and eating and eating
I know this topic can’t only be something that I’m dealing with. Some background here my fiancé and myself moved in with his grandfather a year ago whose health had deteriorated tremendously in the previous year. I thought we would be temporary until he got back on track. Well I decided to remove my blinders about 2 months…
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Not understanding
I do not understand what to think. Last summer DW had hallucinations, didn’t know me or our house, had sundowners real bad. She did know her kids and grand children We started her on mementine and donepezal along with quietinine. Now she is back to normal with some changes to her personality and lost many memories from the…
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Moving parents from home to IL/AL
Both parents have ALZ diagnosis and currently live independently with support from a 2x/week care giver and daily support from sibling living nearby. Their needs are increasing and we want to move them to an IL w/cont home health aide support. The place has AL (currently no openings) but no MC. The mom is very resistant to…
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Dementia or UTi
Hi I live with my mom and have an aide that helps me out so I can go to work. For a while now my mom would talk to any of her friends or family. The only problem was she was repeating the same conversations or stories. We just dealt with it! It is what it is! Until recently now she sees my dead father, she becomes easily…
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Can anyone recommend a simple Digital Picture Frame without WiFi?
Hi All, My mother who has stage 4 Alzheimer's which is progressing quickly loves to reminisce over pictures. We thought having a digital picture frame full of pictures in her room would be very welcome by her. It would have to be incredibly simple. Turn it on and turn it off; even an auto off function would be welcome. No…
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hijacked by spam
It is really so sad when someone wants to hijack a forum where we are actually helping each other. For what? attention? scamming? both… I try to flag most of them when I see them, but it is really just disheartening. For anyone who is not familiar with it, please do not click on links or make phone calls to anything that…
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Orange County Memory Care
Is anyone currently paying for memory care in Orange County, CA? We are not at the stage where it’s needed yet, but I would like some idea of actual cost. I do t tend to believe the accuracy those sites that give averages for different areas. Most websites don’t post cost. They want information from you first. Atria in…
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Best clothing labels
When looking for clothing labels, I find a bazillion sources. Any suggestions for a reliable quality source?
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lying
Hello, I am torn about constantly lying to my mom, she has dementia, is hard of hearing and has severe vision issues, We recently moved her into an assisted living facility after my dad passed away. She is constantly calling us in tears because she wants to move out and find her "own little place" where she can cook her…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 2/8/25
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD Psalm 23 Amplified Bible A Psalm of David. 23 The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want. 2 He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still and quiet waters. 3 He refreshes and restores my soul (life); He leads me in the paths of righteousness…
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How to deal with Family Members in denial?
My 92 yro Mom moved in with us 6 mos ago after a fall where she broke her femur and could no longer live alone. She was diagnosed with VD 9 years ago. She has mobility issues, bowel and bladder incontinence and requires much assistance with ADLs. My issue has been with my husband of 3 years. He feels that he needs to…