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How do you show support for others who are coping with loss?

When someone close to you is mourning, knowing how to support them can be hard. How do you like showing compassion when a friend is coping with losing a loved...

How do you handle life with lack of sleep?

It's tough enough to get good sleep with my own maladies, how can I expect to function well with my loved one keeping me up?...

What do you wish you knew then, that you know now?

Looking back at when you, or your loved one, was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's and knowing what you know now ... what information do you wish you were better equipped...

How do you manage your loved one's agitation?

What to you do when they become agitated with computer games and starts yelling and cursing at the tv as if they were in the room. Desperate to talk to...

What have others tried regarding meal options, in particular "finger foods"?

My mother is quickly losing interest in eating. Her speech therapist is recommending going to always having "finger foods" around. At the moment my mother thinks gummy bears are the...

Eye Health and Alzheimer's

My husband's eyes are bad he only see,s shadows ,Eye Dr.s. Are no help. Donna...

How do you pay for Alzheimer's care?

Long-term care is expensive. Have you managed to get assistance for paying for care? How have you tackled this part of caregiving? This is a place to share what has...

Speech therapy

Is there any value in speech therapy? I've heard that it doesn't really do any good. I would like to know if anyone has seen any benefit for their loved...

Alzheimer’s Mother Hidden Away Somewhere

I’ve been trying to locate where my mother’s half sister placed her after she lived with her a couple months in a mobile home in Lake Placid Florida. Sandy’s uncooperative...

Suggestions to prevent a dementia patient from misplacing things?

The lady I keep has dementia and she has started hiding things! Yesterday we couldn't find her hearing aids! After several hours of looking she remembered that the night before...

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