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Will There Ever Be A Succesful Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
Some important findings about Alzheimer's disease came out from MIT and Harvard scientists recently that can be encapsulated in the following quotes: “One possibility is that maybe there’s more than one cause of Alzheimer’s, and that even in a single person, there could be multiple contributing factors,” Fraenkel said.…
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Long time home
Hello, So I finally got my father house situated and it will go up for sale this coming week. It took a village to go thru things and get it cleaned out but Thankfully I had help. Now it seems this week he is on a loop of needing to go home and how he does nothing here. (He is unaware of things that are happening in the…
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DW Waking up 3 AM
First time on this Forum. Some background my wife was diagnosed with EO Alzheimer when she was 58. Now 6 years later she has lost her ability to communicate, self care, and starting to have trouble walking. I am her sole caregiver (married 38 yr) and basically have to do everything like feeding, bathing, dressing.and…
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Memory Unit or Home Care
Hello guys, I wanted to ask for advice. I'm taking care of my Mom (Russian speaker), she has Alzheimer's dementia. She gets 8 hours a day covered for home care. My brother and I are covering the rest of the time, including nights. It's taking a toll on our families (Mercy Care doesn't want to cover any more hours). We…
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Going Home.
Mom is 87. I am her 60 year old son. She has been in our home since Thanksgiving. She is memory impaired. Family doctor refuses to be helpful. He tells her she has age related memory loss. Then tells her it happens to the best of us. Mom’s house is 180 miles away. She has ZERO support system. All the neighbors have home…
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New and need advice
My husband is 55. I am 56. He was a middle school Math teacher and then elementary school principal. I am a former high school History teacher. Before teaching, he served in the Navy and suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury as well as exposure to chemicals that brought on a rare form of Dercum's Disease (an auto-immune…
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Not adapting well to memory care
My mom who has stage 4 Alzheimer's moved to memory care a couple of months ago. She went to memory care after living with family for a few months after she could no longer live alone any more. She doesn't seem to be doing well after 2 months. I'm confident that this is the best memory care place within 1 hour of my…
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Hates the caregiver
Hello, DH is 72 with vascular dementia (most likely). I work full time and don't want to retire. I have a companion with him all day while I am gone. This is 4 days per week with his brother and sister taking a day. He is very confused and thinks his brother is really a dead friend masquerading as his brother. He…
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How do you Know when someone is going to stop walking?
One question I forgot to ask - my sister falls more and seems to lean to the right when she walks. How do we know when she's about ready to stop walking? I called the 24/7 help line and didn't get an answer to that question; I just got some tips on what questions to ask of facilities we are considering.
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Behavior changes
my 63 yo husband was diagnosed appx 1 year ago with early onset Alzheimer’s. Question…when I notice a change in his behavior should I point it out to him (when he acts in a different of aggressive way)? Also he has picked up a new habit…humming! Is that “normal”?
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Dementia Toolkit
although the following link is specific to SC - it contains a lot of useful info that would apply to all https://aging.sc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/DementiaCareSpecialist/Dementia%20Toolkit%202025.pdf
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FDA approves first blood test from Fujirebio for diagnosing Alzheimer's
https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/16/alzheimers-fujirebio-fda-approval/ This can be less expensive than PET scans or less invasive than examining spinal fluid
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Telling people
A couple years ago, had two cornea transplants due to Keratoconus and Fuchs Dystrophy. I have some vision, but it's abnormal. The vision loss was accompanied by hallucinations and a Cognitive decline. I could no longer read or listen to stories. I can listen to shows I watched pre-transplant. I can only read picture books…
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Looking for some guidance
Hi, I just joined this group a few minutes ago and why not plunge right in? I'm caring for my father (and have been for close to twenty years) after some health crises and to provide companionship after his wife died as he's never lived alone. The past few years he has begun declining cognitively, but this past year or so…
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DH with dementia keeps saying he is scared.....
My DH with dementia - I think late stage 5 or early stage 6, keeps telling me that he is scared. He will actually be shaking with fear sometimes, but he can't tell me what he is afraid of. I reassure him that I am gong to take care of him, but he is still frightened. It happens sometimes when we are walking down a hall and…
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What stage for MC?
I’d like some insight as to what stage your LO was in when they were moved to MC. Is it usually when they’re in Stage 6 or 7? I feel like it’s too early for me to think about (except for a plan B) but sometimes I wonder if he’d be happier there then just here with me. He’s not wandering and he’s not violent (although he…
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Father going into Nursing Home - I am devastated
After multiple hospital visits in the past month my sister has been really pushing that we need to put him in a nursing home. I understand the need and know I can't possibly take care of him on my own. It still really devastates me, makes me extremely sad and upset, and guilty that we have to put him into a home. I am…
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Getting up and disorientated at night
My 94 year old mother was diagnosed with dementia a few years ago. Recently she has been starting to exhibit new symptoms at night and I would appreciate advice from anyone in the community would could help. She gets up in the night, strips the sheets off her bed and starts to pack her clothes as if she is about to go…
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Day 10 of Memory Care
Hi everybody, I haven’t been on for a bit. I’m still struggling to adjust to DH in Memory Care, and it’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Memory care hasn't been horrible, but there are definitely good care aides, and not so good care aides. I’m very glad I decided to go at different times of the day and just pop in…
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Why isn't the cavalry coming?
Warning: Rant coming When my dear sister had cancer she was seen immediately by an oncologist. The social worker introduced himself and explained to us both about the support available to her. Whenever she or I expressed an interest in any of their programs or had a question someone called us within a day or two to see…
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Do I s*ck at caregiving?
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Palliative Care
The geriatrician my DH sees has ordered palliative care and we've seen first a registered nurse and then a nurse practitioner. I wondered if anyone has experience with pallilative care and if it's helped. What are the benefits of palliative care. I was told they would be able to transition him to hospice if/when the time…
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Can anyone answer my question
My DH is in the late stages of AD and wets himself and his bed. I dont understand how someone who wont drink much fluid (less than 12oz a day) can wet through a pull up with a diaper over the top of it and the bed pads...its all soaked in the morning as if he drank a gallon of water. Can anyone explain this to me?
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Father driving me CRAZY
My father has early dementia with no short term memory. He is constantly asking me over and over to help him with the computer. He is driving me batshit crazy. It is so annoying and I can't take it anymore. He doesn't know what he is doing on the computer and every time I suggest a way to make it better he just keeps going…
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How to move from assisted living to memory care
My mom has been living in AL almost 2 years after difficult move out to California from Michigan. She did well the first year, but then AL decided to renovate and the disruption triggered fear. She’s 77 years old and was diagnosed with likely dementia, has aphasia and recently has been having auditory hallucinations. She’s…
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Rapid progressing AD because of seizures???
Hi everyone, My mom is in her late 60's. She was diagnosed with mild dementia about a year and a half ago. She has been having seizures and it seems to be progressing the dementia at a very rapid rate. They're now saying she's got Moderate dementia, which seems accurate based on what we're seeing and the level of care…
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Jury Duty
DH voted in the last election. The ballot was long, and he only voted for a few that he knew, but he voted. Our jury summons are pulled from the voting lists. Today’s mail had a notice for DH that his name was pulled for Grand Jury duty. No way can DH be on a jury. His short term memory is almost nil. There was a link…