FeaturedWhat questions do you have for the AlzhiemersDisease.net community? Share your questions along with offering your own experience to other community members! ...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTips & Advice
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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesHealthcare TeamTips & AdviceCaregiving
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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregivingTips & Advice
How have you planned for the future?With the progression of Alzheimer's, as a caregiver or someone living with the disease, it can be helpful to have plans in place for the future. Share in the comments...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregivingCopingAwareness
OCD type behavior My 55 year old daughter with downs syndrome has started to copy words phrases from any things she gets her hands on. She also empties her bureau drawers full of...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
For those who have been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, what are you looking for from an online community like this?We want to create a helpful, supportive, and meaningful space for you. Please share what you would find most helpful in an online community. Are there particular things you'd like...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesPatientTips & Advice
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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsTips & AdviceCaregiving
Caregivers and family interactionsAny other caregivers feel like the family members don't understand exactly what this disease does to their love one....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregivingTips & AdviceDementia Types
What are alternatives to saying "remember"?Words like, "remember" can be triggering to a person who is living with Alzheimer's disease. While the intention behind the word can be innocent enough - "Did you remember to...Reactions0reactionsComments60 repliesSymptomsIntimacy & RelationshipsTips & Advice