Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Group

Alzheimer's disease and dementia can be devastating for both patients and loved ones. But it's important to know that you're not alone. Share your questions, tips, coping strategies, and more.

Newest Group Members

	Carolyn Have friends who have it		alzhelper3 I have 2 elderly parents with dementia and a friend with early onset alz. I am learning as I go.
	debrox My grandmother had Alzheimer's for 13 years, died two months short of her 96th birthday. Mother has vascular dementia.		kares my grandfather & grandmother suffers with it
	scollini Dealing with mother diagnosed with dementia		Knuckles mom I come from a family where there is a history of these problems & I want to know if I am set for this.

Recent Discussions

Re: Is Alzheimer's Genetic?
My mother has it, I have the same worries. On the one hand, no one else (to my knowledge) in the family had Alz. My grandparents died of other illnesses, both were clear headed when cancer and heart disease killed them in their 70s. My great uncles on Read more...

Posted by Q Reed on Tue Sep 29

Re: Is dementia inevitable?
NO, it's not inevitable. http://www.alz.org/index.asp Memory loss is directly affected by a number of factors, such as genetics, diet, exercise, alcohol abuse, general outlook on life, etc. There are lots of things you can do to keep your mind shar Read more...

Posted by Q Reed on Tue Sep 29

Re: Treatment for Alzheimer's
go to http://www.alz.org/index.asp they have tons of info on the disease and can help you. no, middle aged folks can get the disease, sadly. now that my Mom has it, I constantly worry I'll be next. All I can do is pray. Read more...

Posted by Q Reed on Tue Sep 29

Re: Grandmother with alzheimer's
contact the alzheimer's association. http://www.alz.org/index.asp they have resources who can talk to you and guide you through decisions to take. keep in mind that we ALL will go somehow. It may be cancer, heart attack, etc. There are worse illn Read more...

Posted by Q Reed on Tue Sep 29

Re: Need Help
Does she have Alzheimer's dementia? There are dementia care homes all over the place. Not just the huge institutions, but there are smaller places that are literally "homes" with 5 or 6 residents. Many of these accept Medicare/Medicaid. You may feel g Read more...

Posted by Q Reed on Tue Sep 29

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