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looking to talk with caregivers

kellyjoe
  • By kellyjoe · Posted November 15, 2009
  • In Newly diagnosed · 0 replies
  • my husband 41 has a brain injury from a chemical spill which caused a dementia we have a 20 month old daughter looking to talk with other caregivers kellyjoe ...

looking to talk with caregivers

kellyjoe
  • By kellyjoe · Posted October 21, 2009
  • In Newly diagnosed · 0 replies
  • husband has brain injury that caused dementia and fahrs which causes parkinson alzheimers symptoms any encouragement for us we have a one year old and are in our early 40's kellyjoe ...

My grandmother and aspiration pneumonia

girlwithnolife
  • By girlwithnolife · Posted October 8, 2009
  • In Family and friends · 4 replies
  • Hi Don't know if this is in the right spot but my grandma, who is 93 or 94 she says she's younger lol has been in a very nice alzheimer's catholic nursing home in PA. We are in MD. She has been getting ...

Motor dysfunction

pattybegood
  • By pattybegood · Posted August 14, 2009
  • In Symptoms · 0 replies
  • My symptoms began with my girlfriend asking me "why aren't you swinging your arm?" (we were taking a walk). My deficit is all right sided and I have foot drop and my R arm stays in a flexed position ...

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THIS?

Encountress
  • By Encountress · Posted July 11, 2009
  • In Caring for someone with Alzheimer's · 2 replies
  • Hello everyone, I have just joined this group and am looking for advice and support. My Aunt has alzheimers and just this past fall she lost her husband of 52 years. We managed to get through the winter ...

Talking Gibberish. What Do They Hear Back?

sdyal
  • By sdyal · Posted June 19, 2009
  • In Caring for someone with Alzheimer's · 2 replies
  • Hello, I wish I knew a little bit of what my husband hears when I’m talking to him. Seems to me like he probably can’t process all the words together that I’m saying to him. Then in the other direction ...

Husband of 48 years now has A.D.

sdyal
  • By sdyal · Posted March 17, 2009
  • In Moderate Alzheimer's · 5 replies
  • I noticed the symptoms my husband had early on but the doctors were not concerned about it because they couldn’t see it. I always thought it was them thinking I was just a complaining wife and there was ...

My grandmother,the love of my life!!

melaniec1976
  • By melaniec1976 · Posted February 7, 2009
  • In Moderate Alzheimer's · 8 replies
  • I just want to post a story about my grandmother who is currently living with alzhiemers. She was diagnosed just last year on halloween(how ironic the devils holiday) although we all new she has been ...

She is a different person

natileeb
  • By natileeb · Posted April 11, 2008
  • In Caring for someone with Alzheimer's · 10 replies
  • My mother is 63 years old. She was diagnosed about 4 years ago. She is totally a different person. The different have changed my mother into a stranger. I am her primary caregiver and I am 32 years old ...

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