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Hello, I was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's in October at the age of 49. I've had the the test and it does show I have one variance of the APOE/4 gene and the only kind of Alzheimer's we have my family is on my mom's side and they were diagnosed in their middle to late '70s. This is just been a shock I knew…
My 75yo father has been experiencing memory issues for years. We just received the alz diagnosis with a blood test confirmation. Living alone, no family other than me, driving, medications, food, safety, poa - all of it is a lot, but we are navigating. My biggest question and concern is where and how to navigate his…
My spouse has early onset Alzheimer's . We live in Elgin Illinois and I was wondering if there are any support groups that meet maybe weekly in the Northern Illinois area. I feel like it would help greatly if she could meet with others who have reduced memories in a small group setting. They have a memory cafe here that…
My husband was diagnosed with early onset dementia (he’s 68) about 5 months ago. He had a neuropsych evaluation and he said it was really tough. I assumed he was having trouble during the testing as it took much longer to complete than I was originally told. Before he finished, the neuropsychologist came out and told me he…
My 82 y/o DH has been diagnosed with Alzhemer's and qualifies for these infusions that will start soon. Anyone else here have experience with this medication.
My wife (60) has been struggling remembering things that happened yesterday or even an hour ago. I thought it was stress related because we had major events in our lives: retirement, moving across country, empty nest, new grandchildren. But that was just the start. We tried playing games like pickleball, cards, dice - most…
Hi everyone. I am new to this group, as I am finally trying to better myself by seeking some sort of help. I am 20 years old, and my mom has just been officially diagnosed with Alzheimers. I am the youngest of 4 siblings by 10+ years and I am still living at home and going to school. My dad is still working and my siblings…
My wonderful husband of 49 years was diagnosed 2 years ago with MCI, he is slipping more (forgetting conversations that just occurred, throwing out items we need, personality changes, etc.) and I anticipate at our appointment with his neurologist later this month, he will "upgrade" his diagnosis. All of this being said, my…
I'm so scared of what this diagnosis means for me and my mom. I've worked with a number of Alz patients while working in emergency psychiatric departments or adult psychiatric departments. It was brutal. Devastating to their kids and devastating to see their moments of clarity, briefly realizing they are losing their…
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