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$100 Million dollar increase for Alzheimer's & Dementia research
GREAT NEWS!! WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 3, 2026 — The Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM) and the Alzheimer’s Association welcomed final congressional approval and the president’s signature on the fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending package that secures a $100 million increase for Alzheimer’s and dementia research at the National…
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He did it again
I had to go to my safe bedroom and lock the door cause DH was mad I wouldn’t t drive him to Ohio today. He was so verbally abusive I cried hysterically. He called 911 and told them I was acting crazy😳 The paramedics wanted to transfer him to the hospital cause it’s been 3 times plus my burn incident. The policeman said…
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Stage 7 +++?
My DW, after years of going through the stages has entered the last weeks. Has been in home hospice care for 2 months. There was a fall about 10 days ago. Has been bed ridden since then. Just water and orange juice. Very few words and atrophy of the limbs. Just another new grieving phase. Thank goodness for daily nurse…
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WHERE DID MICHAEL GO? Caring for a spouse....
I follow Michael Whelan on X. His wife has Parkinson's Dementia. He posted this today. He has written many books & is currently writing one about his beloved wife Rebecca and their journey. He is also talking to people who may do a documentary. This is what it feels like for some who care for their spouse with dementia.…
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The next stage
my DW rather suddenly has started dissociating and sundowning. She drinks a lot and isn’t open to stopping. This doesn’t help. I’m not sure how to handle it.
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Newbie
Hello there. I’ve been lurking in the background for weeks now and finally got the nerve to post. My DW was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in late 2023. We knew something wasn’t right and got confirmation in late November of 23. I’m not really sure what to write. I guess I just want to be able to hear about other people’s…
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Tenho uma menina com down e alzaimer mais alguém com essa experiência?
Gostaria de saber se alguém está fazendo tratamento com cannabis
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New here
My husband hasn't been diagnosed with dementia yet but he has many of the symptoms he went from just minor memory issues to Second stage dementia in 4 months we still haven't seen a neurologist it will be a month and 1⁄2 before we can. I'm concerned That this is progressing so quickly that something should be done now And…
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Wants me near always
My husband only wants me with him to care for him - no relatives or caregivers. He wants me around all the time and if I leave the house, he forgets where I am and thinks I am dead, even with reminders from the relative or caregiver with him. He worries the whole time I am gone. I am his everything, which is a lot to…
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Home Health Aides
Does anyone have any experience with introducing a home health aide to your household? My wife could use some companionship and appropriate mental stimulation, and maybe someone to supervise her showering and brushing her teeth.
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Does anyone have an inhome camera
Wondering if anyone has suggestions for an inhome camera to help keep an eye on my spouse while I am at work. We aren't to the stage YET where he need 24 hour care but I worry what is going on in the house when I am not home. I would prefer one that doesn't need a subscription, but one that I can see/hear what is going on…
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Another Support Group Disappointment
I have now tried four face to face support groups in two different cities. All of them were failures. The facilitators let one or two people dominate the time; most of what was talked about was not relevant to our situation (stories about grandkids & travel etc.); no agenda to help share caregiver tips and actual…
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Alzheimer’s
My beautiful sweet wife (70) has just be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. My heart is breaking. I feel numb, lost, disoriented, scared, anxious…etc. My mind races to far ahead and I think of what will be rather then what is for today. It’s early, we just found out last week. it’s raw. Any words of wisdom and/or next steps I can…
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Finding a therapist
Does anyone have suggestions re finding a therapist with experience in Alzheimer's caregivers? I've gone to several websites, selected Alz. and have been given a list. But when I click on an individual therapist and see their specialty not one of them lists Alz. I might be going about this the wrong way. Any advice? P.S. I…
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Helpful info regarding Palliative Care
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-is-palliative-care Hopefully you guys can access this info by way of this link. All the best to all of you and yours, D.
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tax talk (USA)
2025 was the first year I used paid companion care for DW so that I could go into the office for work. In the USA, if you pay someone to watch spouse with dementia so that you can work or look for work, you are probably eligible for Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit. This is my first year using this tax credit so I am by…
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Driving my ADLO safely
when in the car on a busy local highway, suddenly he tried to move the gear shift while also attempting to open his door. I pulled into a parking lot as quickly as I could to stop, do what could, so we could return home. My son simply let me know about child locks that easily locked the back door of the car. It is now our…
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GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) Model
has anyone heard of this new program and can you explain exactly what it does.
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Venting!
DH is doing everything he can to avoid accepting his dementia diagnosis. He’s still working and driving even though he has been told not to. I have reported him to the DMV and just waiting for them to do his evaluation. I am under so much stress. DH can’t do the financial stuff, I have to manage his medication, I handle…
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My Girlfriend
My wife has undiagnosed dementia that we have been dealing with for about a year now. Her next appointment is with a neuropsychologist in April, (if I can get her to go). Most of her symptoms now are hallucinations. Her memory is pretty much intact. The hallucinations she is dealing with the most recently are girlfriends…
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Medication Inquiry
MY DW neurologist prescribed Memantine medication to slow dementia progression. I am asking our community what side effects they have experienced and have there been positive results of using this medication?
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Lazy Husband
My husband has alzheimers. He has always been a hard worker. Now everything has stopped. I know he is capable of mowing lawn, taking out trash, weedwaking, helping clean yard. Am I expecting too much. I have been paying to get lawn mowed etc. He always says, oh I will do it tommorow. And doesn't. I'm frustrated with him.
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Gratitude
As I sit here with the love of my life in her last days, my heart continues to be overflowing with gratitude. I’m also the saddest I’ve ever been, but every walk I’ve taken the last few months I’ve been hit by the beauty of this world, the joy I had in meeting and getting loved the way I’ve been loved and loved my DW. I am…
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Trying to understand…
I know DH brain is deteriorating VD is taking it away. His short term memory is declining He is able to do many things - ADL’s are pretty good. This winter has been cold! He is cold I layer him up. At night blinds drapes drawn. The issue is I like to open the drapes in the morning and he doesn’t! Says it’s cold. The house…
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Traveling is a problem
It has become increasingly difficult to travel with my husband. He gets so confused. I put everything on his calendar on his phone since he looks at that all the time (not that he remembers after he reads it…) This past weekend, we were to go watch our grandson play football. We were only going for the day. We had to leave…
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mild to moderate MCI
My DH was diagnosed last year with MCI. For a few months now I noticed changes. He has memory loss, blames anything or anyone for anything . His temper is off, discussions or conversations are impossible at times, becomes argumentative. I am so sad and fearful that I can not handle this. I cry at night .
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Advice on how to reply with DH lack of recognition
I am asking for advice on how to appropriately respond to my DH of 45 years. In the past few weeks, he repeatedly does not recognize me and is fearful of the "lady: who is taking care of him. He calls his sister and our daughter expressing concern about who I am, that I won't give him any money/stealing his investment…
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Just need to talk to my friends (214)
Happy 2026 to all our front porch friends. Hopefully this new year will be a better year for each of us and for our Country. Everyone is probably sound asleep right now and I will be in a few minutes, too. Stormy needed to go outside for a minute and I just thought I would get 214 started. See you later.
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I want quiet, he wants to talk
My DH, probably into early stage 5 of Alz. He is still able to care for himself and do small chores around the house. He is aware he has Alz, but rarely talks about it. Often tells me he just wants to be "normal". Although he did acknowledge this week that he couldn't handle the AM Express payment online any more and that…
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Dementia needs
My DH was diagnosed 9 yrs ago with early onset dementia and just recently with Parkinson. I've made the following purchases which have made both our lives better. A small,lightweight wheelchair from Amazon, adult bibs, washable mattress pads, a bedrail, satin sheets and silk pajamas to help him slide in and out of bed. I…