Young Onset Alzheimer's disease

Get information and support related to Young Onset Alzheimer's disease, a rarer form of the disorder that affects people under age 65.

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Just Diagnosed

By Enig97 · New reply yesterday at 7:22 am
29 replies
I am a 54yr old female diagnosed last week with EOAD. In a way it was a relief because otherwise I was a crazy hypochondriac. I suppose the latter would have been better. I had to leave my nursing job ...

family disagreement

By beagle4 · New reply April 7, 2013
9 replies
My husband was diagnosed 5yrs ago when he was 63. His dr says he needs to go to home. My daughter says no! My oldest son says yes. I have had 2 heart attacks,3stints. This past Dec I had a mini stroke ...

Seeks helps, turns to Google

By MrSandman996 · New reply March 9, 2013
10 replies
How do I officially know if I am a candidate for Y.O.AD ?? I had to check myself in to a local hospital because I have been experiencing symptoms as early as 36 and could not wait another week, another ...

Caregiver and Caregiver

By Wendala128 · New reply March 9, 2013
3 replies
Hi. My husband who is 55 just got the Dx this week of YOAD. He has been having some issues for the better part of two years, but we felt it was his normal absentmindedness...I applied for SS Disability ...

Social Security

By schamber · New reply March 8, 2013
7 replies
**** SOCIAL SECURITY: ***** After confirming everything we filed for Social Security Disability. I want to stress to everyone that if you or your loved one becomes disabled & cannot work please review ...

early systoms

By warthog5052 · New reply February 28, 2013
3 replies
My wife is just 58 and she has episodes that begin at night. Talking to people who may not be there. Making comments to herself or to me out of the blue or past. This is all very new to me. Been married ...

aricept for early mild cognitive impairment

By Andiroo · New reply February 10, 2013
38 replies
My mom is 63 and was recently diagnosed with early mild cognitive impairment. She is still very independent and able to do many things on her own, basically everthing. However, the neurologist prescribed ...

Legal Costs

By schamber · New reply January 30, 2013
19 replies
We met with an Elder Law attorney yesterday. We really like her & felt comfortable with the visit & her suggestions on what we need to have in place. We are one of many who have not put together our legal ...

Bifocal Cortical Atrophy

By sandy2013 · New reply January 14, 2013
3 replies
Does anyone know of someone who started with dementia or early Alzheimers at 52? I had a CT scan of my brain for headaches, what it showed was bifocal corticol atrophy, which I understand is aging of ...

Earl Onset Alzheimer's ....need advice.

By Erinlynn · New reply December 4, 2012
27 replies
My father was recently diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's , he is only 55. I am looking to talk with anyone who has or is going through this with a parent at such a young age. I am only 31 myself ...

One Step forward and two steps backward

By LostLife · New reply December 3, 2012
11 replies
Yesterday my husband was doing great, we went to the doctor got his meds changed, he slept through the night and woke up in a good mood. Well that lasted about 3 hours, by mid-afternoon he was back to ...

Concerned about my mom taking aricept

By Andiroo · New reply November 14, 2012
5 replies
My mom (63) was recently diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. This diagnosis may have been made because my mom underwent chemotherapy for breast cancer and kidney cancer about 10 years ago and thereafter ...

How do you make a decision?

By Geedee · New reply October 16, 2012
18 replies
My husband(57) has early onset AD. He was diagnosed 2 years ago. His last MMSE score was 15 in February this year. He also has heart disease. He is waiting to have an angiogram. He had a quadruple bypass ...

Anesthesia

By jdpitt · New reply October 3, 2012
10 replies
My 62 year old husband was diagnosed in Feb 2012. He has had stents put in his heart in 2008 and 2009. He is scheduled for an angiogram next week. What are your thoughts on anesthesia making someone decline ...

Lonliness

By SheriMarie · New reply September 4, 2012
17 replies
Last night I felt it really I think for the first time. Alone. My husband with Alzheimers will not go anywhere with me unless we are alone or with close family. This has been his way for years now, but ...

Anybody like me?

By missmyhusband · New reply August 22, 2012
9 replies
I'm in my 50's and just had to place my husband in a facility as I work full time and he's close to Stage 6. It's stressful to work full time, go visit him 15 miles away every day, go home & try to sleep ...

Wife has younger onset Alzheimers

By jerryc · New reply August 5, 2012
6 replies
Hi My wife is 52 and has early onset Alz. She is upbeat in very good spirits at the moment. I know this is only temporary,and I'm trying to be 0one step ahead of this disease. We have 2 boys 19 & 20 they ...

Keeping it Together

By ppetricca · New reply August 1, 2012
9 replies
Hello, I am trying to deal with my 58 year old husband with AD (whose very sweet, just so dependent), my broken wrist (occurred on first day of Florida vacation), family reunion at my house next week ...

Alzheimers and ????

By SheriMarie · New reply July 26, 2012
17 replies
I am new and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced what we are living with: Husband age 53 is diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimers. Also has lived with Epilepsy since age 16 and in 2005 was diagnosed ...

Housing for Young Onset Alz

By jenstarrunner · New reply June 27, 2012
1 reply
We are looking for an assisted-living type of place for my Dad who has moderate Alzheimer's. He is a young, healthy 66 and the only medical care that he needs would be to be reminded to take pills. He ...

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