FeaturedDoes your loved one living with Alzheimer’s Disease live in your home with you?Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease is challenging. Bringing them into your home has particular challenges, especially if you are still raising your own family. It’s a whole...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCaregivingFriends & Family
Active todayUnfair treatment at workHi, never posted before but I am in need of advice/opinions welcome. I feel I am treated very differently at work. Where my colleagues have kids or are pregnant it's...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesFriends & FamilyDepressionMental Health
Active 3 days agoHow have you made your home safer for your loved one? As Alzheimer’s progresses, it is often harder to safely do things around the house. People with Alzheimer’s may forget how to do things safely... what changes have you made or...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & Advice
Active 4 days agoWhat 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....Reactions0reactionsComments32 repliesCaregivingTips & AdviceCoping
Active 6 days agoHeredityMy mother, her two brothers, a sister and their mother had it. So far, it has not shown up on my Dad's side. I was tested 8 months ago, and...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDementia Types
Active 7 days agoTell me how Alzheimer's affects you and your speaking abilities.I was diagnosed with Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia and was told that it would turn in to alzheimers because it is now effecting my speech. I'm finding out more and...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDementia Types
Active 7 days agoWhat do you wish others knew about Alzheimer's disease?Help others understand an aspect of Alzheimer's disease that you wish you knew before you or your loved one was diagnosed, or something that you think the general public should...Reactions0reactionsComments13 replies
Active 7 days agoHow do you deal with your Alzheimer’s daily?Feel free to express your thoughts of the hardships of dealing with the disease from day to day....Reactions0reactionsComments34 repliesDepressionCopingGrief
Active 7 days agoCaregivers: What do you do when your loved one is having a rough time?Strategies, distractions, redirects... what works for you and your loved one?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTips & AdviceCaregiving
Active 8 days agoHave you or a loved one taken Aduhelm to manage Alzheimer's symptoms? Aduhelm™ (aducanumab), a drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2021. In February 2024 Biogen announced that they would...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Agitation: What are your go-to strategies when calming a loved one's agitation?Alzheimer's disease can be incredibly frustrating - not only for the people around them, like family and friends, trying to adjust to this new reality, but also for the person!...Reactions0reactionsComments50 repliesCaregivingTips & Advice