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My husband whom was diagnosed mild to moderate mixed dementia w/alzheimers isn't accepting his diagnosis well. I have explained it to him and even showed him the seven stages and he tells me it isn't going to happen then he goes on to tell me that he hates me deep in his heart and blames me for things that has happened in…
My brother is home most of the day when he is on days off, I come home from work and my hubby (has mixed dementia with Alzheimer's) and the minute I come thru the door my hubby instantly is talking to me with major disrespect and Moves his upper body back and forth at me. My brother said my hubby doesn't do this all day…
I'm in Early Stage Alzheimer's and receiving Leqembi infusions. My friends say I don't exhibit much in the way of symptoms. My partner is not one to discuss the situation other than for passing on medical information and does not discuss feelings. He notices every slip and gets angry when I forget, make a mistake, get…
Caring for an estranged grandmother with rapidly progressing Alzheimer’s, no POA, and an immediate need for 24/7 supervision I’m reaching out because my family has been thrown into a rapidly escalating situation, and we need advice from people familiar with the gap between realizing someone needs 24/7 care and actually…
Hello! I am a full te caregiver to my husband grandparents, who i absolutely adore! She has Alz and he lost both legs the end of last year, beginning of this year. I started helping towards the end of last year. Gma was referred to a neuro to see if she's a candidate for for treatment that stops the progression of Alz.…
Good morning everyone. After talking to my mom's neurologist I asked "what stage is my mom in". I asked because they only mentioned her diagnosis after her test results last year and never mentioned what stage she is in. The response was "I think it's safe to say she has advanced Alzheimer's". What does advanced mean? Has…
My husband was 58 and just diagnosed July 1 with Alzheimer's. We have been very frustrated with the care and support from doctors. He took a test at he PCP's office and did not do well so they referred him to the first neurologist available, who does not seem to have a lot of clinical experience. He ordered MRI, Flexi…
My dad is taking my mom to Mexico for stem cell treatment related to her dementia. He is going alone as her sole support person/caregiver. i’ve tried everything I could to try to stop this trip from happening not only does the procedure scare me with a alone. This is something that my dad is determined to do. My mom is a…
Hello my Mom has Alzheimer's and I am really struggling. I want to make sure I am doing everything right. My mom keeps coming into the kitchen and making food, but she is not cooking the food properly and she eats and then forgets she ate and comes down to make another meal. How do you stop someone from cooking and…
My mom with Alzheimer's was prescribed Aricept 5mg. She was doing fine on that. She is progressing more as expected, so nuero upped it to 10 mg. She said to look out for side effects like stomach issues and dizziness. She hasn't had any of those. What I did notice was it seems she has progressed even more in a short time.…
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