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What is one thing you would tell someone beginning their journey with Alzheimer's disease (as a caregiver or facing the disease themselves)?

We all started somewhere with this. I guess I would lovingly tell someone to brush up on their "patience" skills....

Accountability

Can our loved ones be held accountable for stuff they do?For instance, I just cleaned up a huge food mess that my HWA made— crumbs, mostly— and he said he...

How do you manage adequate fluid and nutrition with someone who sleeps 16 or moore hours each day?

Alzheimer's person wakes around 9 or later, then requires about 90 minutes to get dressed and ready for the day. A nap usually follows before lunch and definitely one after...

Mom with Pulmonary Dementia

Caring for My Mother with Alzheimer’s: What Has Helped

Hello everyone, I wanted to share my experience caring for my 82-year-old mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease three years ago. Before the symptoms appeared, she suffered a stroke...

How do you navigate doctor appointments with your loved one?

It's common for medical appointments to be fast-paced and overwhelming, particularly when caring for someone with dementia. Have you ever faced challenges with medical staff not recognizing you as the...

First learning about diagnosis

Talk to your love one about what they expect from you as it progress. They may not want you to do suffer trying to take care of them. I talked...

I Wrote This To Help Others After Losing My Father to a long battle with Alzheimer's...

It is not acknowledged nearly enough, but it is the loved ones of those with Alzheimer's who bear the greatest burden, and often care for them at the expense of...

What do you do if your loved one with dementia exhibits sexually inappropriate behaviors?

Hypersexuality is a possible symptom of dementia that is especially hard to deal with. It can make spouses and other loved ones feel embarrassed, anxious, and scared and affect both...

Caregivers and family interactions

Any other caregivers feel like the family members don't understand exactly what this disease does to their love one....

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