Young onset of Dementia

2Young4Alzheimers
2Young4Alzheimers Member Posts: 5
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in I Am Living With Alzheimer's or Other Dementia

I would like to chat with those of us that have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s between the age of 35-65 in the last few years.

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  • GEH
    GEH Member Posts: 148
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    Hi 2Young,

    I was diagnosed when I was 63 or 64.

  • jaycey
    jaycey Member Posts: 43
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    I was diagnosed at 64. It would have been earlier, but I have PCA, a rarer form of Alz, and so it took several years to get a diagnosis.

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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