Have you been diagnosed with Alzheimer's? What do you wish your family and friends understood about what you're going through?Dementia can make everyday tasks and communication challenging for the person living with the disease and their loved ones. For our community...reactions20repliesAwarenessFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
UCSD & UCLA Caregiver Research StudyHi everyone! My name is Avery and I am a staff research associate at UC San Diego and we currently have an...reactions2repliesCaregivingResearch & Clinical TrialsMental Health
Support groups for patientsA community member recently asked: "How can you convince a parent/loved one that a support group could help?" What tips/advice do you...reactions6repliesTips & Advice
Finding or forming Local Community GroupsMany members have shared that they have a difficult time finding peer support in their community. A member of our community and...reactions1replyCaregivingCopingResources
Losing MyselfI was diagnosed with stage 4 of Alzheimer's back in February of this year. My life has changed drastically. I've had to...reactions7replies
I dont have ad but ...Ive been diagnosed with lowgrade white matter disease and want to join a group of people living with what i really dislike...reactions5repliesDementia Types
Remembering What I CanI can vaguely remember being diagnosed because it was such a monstrous event. Mostly, life goes on without people noticing if I...reactions2replies
FeaturedSo many questions... very limited answersThe hardest part for me is that there are no black and white answers. This disease has no timeline... the disease leaves...reactions20repliesTips & AdviceCoping
I try to stay calm and do deep breathing and try to get plenty of sleepI am 80 years as is my husband. I have been my husband's primary caregiver for many years. Fortunately, I don't get...reactions3repliesCoping
I know what's coming ! I Went from a caregiver, to being diagnosed with Dementia myself . The worst part is , I know what is coming...reactions2repliesCoping