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My mother has Dementia and my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last summer. Is there a way to find out if I have early stage Dementia/Alzheimer's?
My husband also 2014 but he lived till Dec 27,2023 at age 87 he also was on Aricept
What is the difference between vascular dementia and Alzheimer's?
Here's a link to the Cleveland Clinic's explanation of Vascular Dementia:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/...
Im not sure. He was diagnosed as borderline type 2 for many years. 2019 it was full blown and been on metformin since then. That's when he received disability for it. No one in his immediateā¦ read more
Great answer
When my husband is out of sorts, I think okay, this really is happening. But sometimes (a lot here lately), I wonder could this all be a mistake? Could something else have been going on 6months ago and now itās over? My husband has been on Aricept for about 5 or 6 months and since July 2nd on the highest dosage. Does he really need it anymore? I am so confused and I donāt want him labeled with something he doesnāt have! Has anyone else ever went through this doubt or know of a misdiagnosis beingā¦ read more
I never questioned his condition, I spent the first part of his tests with the psychologist and psychiatrist one of the questions he was asked was how many children do you have? He said two, he hasā¦ read more
I am trying to figure out how to help my mother-in-law who has been with us 2 months.
I need an official diagnosis but would like more details on caregiving and what level she's at, and whether certain meds are affecting her paranoia. Need advice on psychiatric meds, etc. So do I go to appointments using HER insurance? Or go to my own psychiatrist and ask questions about her? (I don't actually have one) How do you manage these things?
And I'm afraid to say to her "you have Alzheimers so I needā¦ read more
Yes. With online appointment itās nuts. I made an appt for her in my āsystemā. The check in people freaked out, but i said Iām not leaving until we see someone about this fecal incontinence! Itā¦ read more
Serves no purpose to tell them.
It is simply another hurt in the this journey of the lost.
No Ma'am.
The final diagnosis of Dementia, Alzheimerās type is very fresh here. We just met with neurologists who shared results of testing and then with my husbandās regular neurologist a couple of weeks ago. He has not spoken again about the diagnosis since we drove away from the doctorās office. As his wife and caregiver, I am trying to learn as much as I can. HOW DO I INITIATE A CONVERSATION (or do I?)
Thanks everyone, in advance.
Great question. She refuses do go to doctors, and I need a diagnosis!
I havenāt posted in a while. I was living in FL but brought my husband up north in May to be near family. He steadily declined, eventually losing ability to walk etc. He is now completely bedbound. He is incontinent and cannot feed himself. He has lost interest in eating and even getting him to drink is a challenge. He has lost weight now. He has that occasional smile or comment that makes me remember how he was. I hate to see him this way. Some days I wish it was over and I feel so guilty forā¦ read more
We had hospice care for my husband for the last 6 1/2 weeks of his life. He had an episode of a-fib, and went downhill rapidly. Two weeks before he died, he started falling, so we put the side railsā¦ read more
