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Groups for Early Onset
Hello, my best friend is looking for a group who has been diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's. She has feelings of loneliness and her husband seems to be in early stages of denial. He's somewhat anti therapy. Is there a resource for her or a group that anyone knows of where she can log in and share her feelings? Thank…
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Working with posterior cortex atrophy - a kind of early-onset Alzheimer's
I have a form of AZ called PCA (posterior cortex atrophy) which initially affects the visual system. I can no longer read hand writing, or recognize faces, or find information on websites or on printed pages because my brain doesn't take in multiple images at a time. It's very hard for me to find my way in places I don't…
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Student Research Survey
Hello! My name is Grace and I am a high school senior. Over the past year and a half, I have done immense research on dementia and caregivers. My goal is to determine how playing music for dementia patients benefits the caregiver mentally. If you are a caregiver, please take a moment to fill this survey out. It will take…
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DH Aware of Changes, Emotional Due To Changes
My DH is 59, diagnosed with Aphasia, Mild Dementia, positive biomarker for alzheimers in 10/2023. Dr was not expecting alzheimers as he did not have clinical symptoms, and also has empathy so Dr stated not FTD. Question for this group does anyone have experience with someone that is aware of what is occurring and the…
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Question about a big worry
Hello, This question is specifically aimed towards others (like myself) with Early Alzheimer's: Do you worry about loved ones resentment? ** Not to say that we deserve resentment, but there are a lot of commercials (and memories of my family) that are so negative** It scares the heck out of me!
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Diagnosed at 45
I was diagnosed with HIV associated dementia after having imaging done due to behavioral and cognitive issues and long term HIV infection. The last five years have been difficult alone, self isolating, now seeing problems completing everyday tasks or just takes a lot longer to get a task done. I cant even get into the…
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Young spouse here for support and friends
Hello, my spouse is older. He does not have EO, but we have three children and I am only 51 so I’m looking for people my age to relate to who are caring for spouses with dementia. My DH had signs for at least ten years and who knows, maybe more. I’ve found great support on the spouses’ page but many are retired and not…
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My DH was been diagnosed with Early onset
Just joining this group because I need friends that understand what I am going through - none of my friends in my community understand but they sure like to gossip about what I am experiencing. My husband is 62 and I am 60, I am crushed because we were supposed to be a team to retire together and now all those dreams are…
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New to all of this
Hi, my husband is 59 and was just diagnosed with mild dementia last week. We also learned that he has had a stroke. We don't know when it happened, but I believe it was related to his hospitalization in October of 2022. This is all brand new, and we're still figuring out how to handle any of it..
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Recently diagnosed
After an incident at work, I had a psychneuro exam diagnosing me with early onset dementia -at 38. Having family history with ALZ, I am seeking solutions, Any advice/suggestions in furthering this positively is appreciated! Thanks
