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would like to talk with othercaregivers

kellyjoe
  • By kellyjoe · Posted November 15, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • my husband is 41 and recently had a chemical spill at work that left him with a brain injury causing a type of dementia we have a 20 month old daughter looking for other caregivers to talk with that might ...

hello

kellyjoe
  • By kellyjoe · Posted October 21, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • hello new to site kellyjoe ...

Dealing at Home

LET
  • By LET · Posted September 15, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Hello Everyone...I knew I had to do something today or I would analize and re-analize my situation and still end up with no answer. We knew that my Mother In Law was suffering from Paranoia for years ...

Hard to believe

pattybegood
  • By pattybegood · Posted August 13, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I found out I have Atypical Alzheimer's (AA does not have me) on 7/6/09. The diagnosis was made after many, many months and several misdiagnosis. I'm fortunate that my presentation has been motor movement ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

A Song For My Grandma

ElisaG
  • By ElisaG · Posted July 20, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • My Grandma died in 2007 from Alzheimer's. We kept her home with us instead of putting her in a nursing home. We are lucky enough to have a large family so there was always someone here to take care of ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

dementia

misty25
  • By misty25 · Posted February 1, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • my dad is 85 years old and has dementia. i have been his primary caregiver for the past 6 years as he lives with me. He has trouble expressing himself and has gotten worse. He is inappropriate most of ...

Myelodysplasia, and onward to dementia

Peter
  • By Peter · Posted April 19, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • This is a hard thing to write, but I hope that this story at least provides a little insight into what was a very difficult journey for my father. My father died in February of 2007, after a long battle ...

She is a different person

natileeb
  • By natileeb · Posted April 11, 2008
  • 0 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 ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

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