TheLongPointGirl...I have been happily married to my husband, Steve, for more than a quarter century! We have two amazing adult children: a...
How Do I Connect With Others Affected by Alzheimer's Disease?...Navigating life with or caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease can be overwhelming. This can be an incredibly isolating disease, and it...reactionscomments
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields. They review...
It's More......Hello everyone. I have new poem that again, I shared with my FB support group. This time I also posted my poem...reactions5comments
When Elation and Devastation Collide...When I was young, my father wrote letters to me packed with life advice. It was almost as if he intuitively knew...reactions4comments
Coping with Early Stage Alzheimer's...There are different stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and a common model of the disease is the three-stage model: early stage (also called...
Tim Louwers...Tim was previously an advocate on AlzheimersDisease.net. Renata and Tim Louwers co-founded Months To Years in 2017 after the losses of their...
Your Life - Living with Alzheimer's...Once an Alzheimer's diagnosis has been made, the person diagnosed and their loved ones may feel a range of emotions: sadness, being...
How to Plan for the Legal & Financial Aspects of Alzheimer's...Legal and financial planning are important for everyone, in case of an emergency or even simply for the future, but especially so...
Why Participate in a Clinical Trial?...Medical research often uses clinical trials in order to find new information about diseases and treatments. Clinical trials are studies that evaluate...
Light in the Darkness: Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda...I thought it strange that my mom's slipper, a single slipper, was on the floor outside of my mom's bedroom. With Alzheimer's...reactionscomments
How Does Alzheimer's Affect Activities & Hobbies?...While a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease changes a person’s life, it doesn’t mean life is over or that quality of life has...
Caregivers, You Are Enough...Like most people, my cell phone is the first thing I see every morning. This morning, I reached over, squinted at the...reactions3comments
Sometimes You Gotta Laugh...My dad always appreciated a clever sense of humor. I could hear the comforting sounds of his laugh through the floor as...reactionscomments
Things to Do When Long-Distance Caregiving...We visited Daddy often when he was in a nursing facility. No matter how often that was, it never really felt like...reactionscomments
FDA Approves Tauvid® To Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease...On May 28, 2020, the FDA approved Tauvid (flortaucipir F18) to image "tau pathology." Tau pathology is a characteristic of Alzheimer's disease...reactions1comment
A Taboo Topic: Alzheimer's and the Concept of Death With Dignity...I have had a lot of time lately to reflect on the journey I watched my dad walk with Alzheimer's, which led...reactionscomments
Prepping for Caregivers: Adult-Proofing Your House...I've often heard about soon-to-be moms "nesting." Toward the end of gestation, these women dive into making fitting accommodations for their new...reactions2comments
Can a Blood Test Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias?...Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis is a challenge for patients, physicians, and researchers. There is no single accurate test to diagnose AD. People...reactionscomments
