Home-Based Workouts For the Win?...Raise your hand if you are among the people who jumped on the Peloton craze amid the pandemic. Maybe it’s just me, but I have found a startling number of...reactionscomments
Sleep Issues with Alzheimer's: What Time Is It?...Since sometime around February or March last year, time lost most of its meaning. For many of us, our schedules went out the window. The school calendar, weekends, workdays ...reactionscomments
Tips for Introducing Professional In-Home Care...When my mom was living with Alzheimer’s, my family found it hard to manage her care at home by ourselves, but my dad did not want to place her in...reactionscomments
The End Stages of Alzheimer's: Caregiver Self-Care Tips...Mom and I have been best friends since I could remember and when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's 10 years ago, our friendship became closer than ever. We started...reactions7comments
How do you address sleep issues? ...This is a space to ask questions relating to sleep issues and to share tips on sleep. We recently asked this question of our Facebook and Instagram communities and are...reactions7replies
The Second Best Time to Plant a Tree…...The Chinese proverb that begins by telling us that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago doesn’t leave us hanging with regrets and missed opportunities. It...reactionscomments
Managing My 'Worrywart' Ways: Research on Anxiety & Cognitive Decline...Anxiety is something I personally struggle with on a daily basis. So, when the headline on my Google alert said that anxiety may accelerate the pace of Alzheimer’s, like most...reactionscomments
Coping Strategies...My husband is in the later stages of Alzheimer's after five years, but he can still do jigsaw puzzles, with minimal help. I think that's been as helpful as any...reactions2comments
What I Learned From My Alzheimer's Diagnosis...My son and husband were with me when I got the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. After the neurologist told us, she left the room to give us a few minutes...reactions3comments
Amy Matthews...(Amy Matthews)was previously a health leader on alzheimersdisease.net. Amy has worked exclusively in the field of Alzheimer’s and related dementia disorders for the past 30 years. Her experience ranges from...
What Has Surprised Me So Far on This Alzheimer's Journey...Mom’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease began just over two years ago. She was having trouble talking, as she would say. She would want to say something and the word wouldn’t...reactionscomments
Helping Your Loved One with Alzheimer's Maintain Their Dignity and Independence...Have you ever stopped to think about when was the last time your loved one did something? Like, when was the last time they dressed or did their own makeup?...reactionscomments
Who Designed This House, M.C. Escher?!...I could also entitle this article, “House Hunting When You Have ‘Issues’.” I am so frustrated and am feeling enormous pressure. We moved back to Long Island from Buffalo three...reactionscomments
Healthy Walking Or Dangerous Wandering?...Exercise is very important for all of us. We read about it almost every day. Recently I read an article that supported walking as exercise and how it can help...reactionscomments
Caregivers: Stuck on Repeat...Caregiving can sometimes be monotonous. Like you fell into a Punxsutawney, Groundhog Day is sort of monotonous. Fixing coffee, oatmeal, and bacon for what feels like the four thousandth day...reactionscomments
Losing My Mom, Finding Myself...During the ten years my mom suffered from Alzheimer's, I was never her full-time caregiver and she never lived with me. My mom lived with my dad in my childhood...reactions3comments
Picking Up the Puzzle Pieces: My Alzheimer's Community...My journey with Alzheimer’s has been going on for all of my adult life, spanning more than 15 years. While it is often sad, sometimes I can pull myself away...reactionscomments
Resources...What are your go-to resources? Check out our resource list: https://alzheimersdisease.net/answers/resources. ...reactions2repliesResources
My mom with alzheimer's is sleeping more....Hello. I am new here. This is my 1st time experiencing a family member with alzheimer's. My mom, who was diagnosed 7 years ago with alzheimers, has been sleeping...reactions5replies