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dehydration

gfella

hi how long does it take to become severly dehydrated with a person with azheimers does it take days, weeks or can it happen in hours,and...

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MLA Scale

Karismatico

My father has done a brain MRI. The report says he possibily has a slight atrophy of mesial temporal lobe - grade 2 of MLA scale schelte...

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Trouble at night asking when we can go to bed.

Sunrise33351

My spouse is 70 and has what I feel stage 6 as hes shadowing and afraid to be alone even in our house that we lived in over 30 years and ...

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vascular dementia: sudden "sleep" possible?

paolettimoira

Sorry for my english....my father is in hospital due to abuse of psyco-medicines in the rest house he was living in. Now he is phisically...

Happy CL anniversary to heartfluttersflyawayplz!

Emily_MHManager

Please take a moment to reach out to heartfluttersflyawayplz, and give a shout out for how much you appreciate her! She has been a Commun...

Altizmers

shirley48

I just was wondering, what might be One of the FIRST SIGNS OF THIS???? PLZ....someone dear to me thinks they have it, and I am worried, t...

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ITCHING

LOMESIE

My 82 year-old mother has had severe itching for a while and nothing has helped so far. The doctor prescribed the use of different soap a...

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the cause of that disease

yogini_13

hello, i wanna know how is the alzeimer actually occurs.. i mean how does it happen..is it that the brain neurones begin to die? if so wh...

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Does this sound like an Alzheimer's symptom?

Stellatum

My mother is 65. She is terrified of getting AD, because her own mother has it. She has been having very mild memory troubles that may or...

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Am I having Alzheimer's disease???

amber835

Hi all I am 30 years old female, doctor by profession . I have been suffering from this strange irritating problem (unbearable now) sinc...

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memory loss

heartfluttersflyawayplz

Alzheimer's is not the only cause of memory loss. Many people have trouble with memory — this does NOT mean they have Alzheimer's. There...

Congratulations to your Community Leader- heartfluttersflyawayplz!

MHCommunityManager

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how is every one doing, i hope alls good

heartfluttersflyawayplz

we are here to try and help you get threw these hard times

can i drink wine and take excelon patch

1rita999

can you drink wine and while using the excelon patch

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alzheimers

1uncletookie

any new treatments to slow progression

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alzheimers

daughter1966

Hello, i just found out my mother has alzheimers. I was wondering if anyone knew how long I have with her, and if there is any treatment...

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are hallucinations part of dementia?

1oftheclub222

my mother is in a nursing home and has obvious confusion sometimes, short term memory loss, but most of all she has a lot of hallucinatio...

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we are here if anyone needs to talk

heartfluttersflyawayplz

Hi want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, may your home be full of love and warm memories.

Sudden Onset Alzheimer's

slaytheday

My beloved sister was dxd with Sudden Onset Dementia (Re: Alzheimers a year ago at 63). Short-term memory loss. How short term is short...

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How can I prevent Alzheimer's? (GENETIC)

PaintingLife

I am told by a cousin that it is "in our genes" My dad had it and now my aunt has it both on father's side. PLEASE HELP

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