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Husband 50 and memory really bad

I have eventually persuaded my husband to talk to his Dr about his bad memory. Dr has agreed to do a card test, whatever that is. I am so worried, for the last...

I have eventually persuaded my husband to talk to his Dr about his bad memory. D...

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Alzheimer's and your spouse

I found this and I wanted to share. Take care of yourselves. Stay safe.

I found this and I wanted to share. Take care of yourselves. Stay safe.

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Depression

I have made a few post here iam 51and have m.s. when iam asked to repeat something I said I cannot do it so why am I still asked uhhh the short term memory...

I have made a few post here iam 51and have m.s. when iam asked to repeat somethi...

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Memory

My short term memory sucks m.s. sucks but yet still a warrior

My short term memory sucks m.s. sucks but yet still a warrior

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Care giving 101

My husband love this site. He’s been in the prostate cancer group for years. He’s been stage 4 almost 4 years. I tried the caregiver site with no luck. But...

My husband love this site. He’s been in the prostate cancer group for years. He’...

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Early dementia onset concern

Hello joined up recently my husband has noticed significant memory loss regarding past aquatints who he was really involved with in the past he’s very...

Hello joined up recently my husband has noticed significant memory loss regardin...

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A Note On The Pandemic From A Dementia Patient

I was done posting here but in light of whats going on, I felt I should (for non-patients this time)...

I was done posting here but in light of whats going on, I felt I should (for non...

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Memory Loss

I am new to this site. I am 85 years old and have little or no short term memory. I would have trouble telling you what I had for supper. My Memory loss...

I am new to this site. I am 85 years old and have little or no short term memor...

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Anyone heard about using Noscapine to help AD patients?

Has anyone heard about the new research conducted in Switzerland using Noscapine as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's? It looks promising, would love to...

Has anyone heard about the new research conducted in Switzerland using Noscapin...

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I’ve got some concerns about my mum

For the past few years my mum has been slowly losing her memory but the past year or so her behaviour has become increasingly worrying and erratic. Myself...

For the past few years my mum has been slowly losing her memory but the past yea...

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Worried about Dad

Hello everyone, I am new to the group and need a bit of advice. My Dad is now 74 and takes statins due to a mild heart attack last year and had a stent put in....

Hello everyone, I am new to the group and need a bit of advice. My Dad is now 74...

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I'll Be There

I heard a new, well...new to me, song a few days ago called Even Though I’m Leaving I Ain’t Going Nowhere. It tells the story of a father and son, throughout...

I heard a new, well...new to me, song a few days ago called Even Though I’m Leav...

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Me and my blank mind

Unfortunately, I seem to have hit another bump in the road concerning my writing skills. And it's making me feel as though I'm letting both my family and the...

Unfortunately, I seem to have hit another bump in the road concerning my writing...

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Living the life given you

Where has my life gone? The one that Karen and I had always planned for as we reached our \"Golden Years\". The one that included our going from college...

Where has my life gone? The one that Karen and I had always planned for as...

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Alzheimers's Poem

I found this poem. I wanted to share. My brother had Alzheimer's. He also had Parkinson's. He died at age 70.

I found this poem. I wanted to share. My brother had Alzheimer's. He also had Pa...

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I’m so glad the deep recesses of my mind are a happy place

As I’ve mentioned before, I love sitting outside on the deck, listening to the fountain on the lake, feeling the gentle breezes cross my face, hearing the...

As I’ve mentioned before, I love sitting outside on the deck, listening to the f...

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Will a person with dementia forget how to eat?

People with dementia may struggle to handle cutlery or pick up a glass. They may also have trouble getting food from the plate to their mouth. A person with...

People with dementia may struggle to handle cutlery or pick up a glass. They may...

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Weighted Blankets

As my dementia has progressed my level of anxiety has increased as well. A few years ago nothing bothered me, I worried about little. But now, a trip to the...

As my dementia has progressed my level of anxiety has increased as well. A few y...

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Thinking of my eventual demise

How will I handle my death when the time comes? This is a question that occasionally slips into the dark recesses of my mind and makes me even more...

How will I handle my death when the time comes? This is a question that ...

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Article on anesthesia and cognitive impairment

Hey guys, I found this today and thought it important enough to share. Hope it helps someone!...

Hey guys, I found this today and thought it important enough to share. Hope it h...

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Mum gets memory back..

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dementia-sufferer-82-who-couldnt-12406506

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dementia-sufferer-82-who-couldnt-12406506

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Mario Andrette drives again

New member diagnosed 2yrs ago LBD. 70 yrs old; no auto wrecks, ever. If this changes and I have major crash (my fault) with injuries to other driver, will I...

New member diagnosed 2yrs ago LBD. 70 yrs old; no auto wrecks, ever. If this ch...

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I'll never be able to repay her

My wife/caregiver, Karen, has had bronchitis for just over a week and is finally starting to improve. This is amazing on so many fronts considering the...

My wife/caregiver, Karen, has had bronchitis for just over a week and is fin...

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Nature’s Renewal for Dementia

Hello all, this will be a short one. I just wanted to try and trumpet the value of quiet, alone time. For the past several weeks I have been more gone than in...

Hello all, this will be a short one. I just wanted to try and trumpet the value ...

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Reducing Dementia Risk - Anyone keen to participate in a free online course?

A free online course from the University of Tasmania has just been rated in the top 15 online courses of all time by Class Central (from around 13,000...

A free online course from the University of Tasmania has just been rated in the ...

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DLB

I don't if any member has seen this report *Long Post 19 Jul 2019 Lewy body dementia, the second-most-common progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease,...

I don't if any member has seen this report *Long Post 19 Jul 2019 Lewy body deme...

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Are My Eyes Deceiving Me?...Yes!

Hey gals and guys, I today I wanted to relay a strange new occurrence, one that’s a bit disconcerting while happening and it’s happened on two distinct...

Hey gals and guys, I today I wanted to relay a strange new occurrence, one that’...

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Reminded of my mother again

I don't know why but I seem to be following my mother's path through dementia much more closely than my father's....

I don't know why but I seem to be fol...

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Does Exelon (rivastigmine) have sedative effects?

Hi. My Dad has Alzheimer's, more specifically we were told it is Lewy Body Dementia, officially diagnosed in January 2018. He has been on Exelon (rivastigmine)...

Hi. My Dad has Alzheimer's, more specifically we were told it is Lewy Body Demen...

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Brothers from another mother

Jeff and I feel we are descending into a darkness from which we may not return. This has been going on for months now. I don't believe its a first for Jeff...

Jeff and I feel we are descending into a darkness from which we may not return....

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