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Final complete day: 2026-08-11. Attention was 1.8% — this entity appeared in 13 of 738 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (13 mentions).

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1. 2026-08-11 19:20 UTCComment

   Investigate Anosognosia. It is a condition commonly associated with dementia and AD patients. Also work closely with their neurologist and PCP to help you understand the common symptoms and indicators that will be forthcoming. Go to ALZ.ORG. There are many resources available to you to educate and inform yourself about this issue. Learn about the issues your Dad may encounter, your Mom also. Everyone of us with AD takes a different journey, so the “ one size fits all” approach will not work. Best wishes for your Dad going forward. Regards

2. 2026-08-11 08:21 UTCComment

   (M74) diagnosed with AD 2+ years ago. I have the APOE3/4 genes. Not sure what the brain bleed gene is, never heard of it. We ( my team, wife, neurologist and myself) have worked diligently to make my journey as positive as possible. So far, so good. I changed my diet, meds., sleeping 🛌 habits, lifestyle, exercise routine. There is no cure, nor reversal, only mitigation and alleviation. My progression has been very slow. I still drive, shop, volunteer, travel, (that’s changing). I declined any injectable medications and work diligently every day on my mental health. Things have changed, albeit very slowly. There are many of us out here similar to me. Now my situation is my unique journey. As is everyone’s. My grandmother had AD. While she had total memory loss, both long and short term, she remained happy, content, friendly and loving almost to her death. My wish is for the same. Only time will tell. Stay on this subreddit, and others, like r/dementia etc. and I wish you and your family nothing but the best going forward. Regards

3. 2026-08-10 16:21 UTCPost

   Just starting this with my wife (79F). So many questions/anxieties - I’ve been following this Reddit for six months now, since my wife (79F) was diagnosed. I guess I’m looking for answers, although I’m sure there are none. I know this long letter seems like a “brain dump“ but right now I don’t have other resources to turn to. At least she has had 79 good years. I see stories in this reddit if people who contracted the disease much earlier in their 60s. I feel really bad for you all. Right now, things are OK. Her health is otherwise good. She can help with breakfast, and dinner (only basic cooking and preparing salad) but I don’t think I could leave her by herself for more than a couple of hours. She treats each day as new, and is generally optimistic and cheerful. Maybe the Lexapro helps that. She took Aricept for a while. But stopped it after the side effects of nightmares and nausea. She doesn’t even realize she has a disease (just “memory issues”), so she wouldn’t be up for the lequimbi or other medication that requires infusion at a clinic. In fact, she’s still angry at me “and all your friends“ for taking her to doctors in January February to get a diagnosis. She says “oh I’ve got memory issues“ but has no idea what’s coming down the road. She denies getting an actual diagnosis. A friend of mine, who is also a neurologist, said that Aricept only extends the “mild“ phase by 10%, and the other drugs by 30%, (but with side effects). So even if she were to agree, we’re talking about extending this phase by only three months to a year. Then, what is “moderate” Alzheimer’s? Will she need assisted-living? I know we’ll have to start looking for a Senior Living, with assisted-living and memory care in the future. That’s really difficult, since Mary Ann doesn’t even believe she has a serious medical issue. She says “I’m older than you, so I’ll die sooner“ (she’s 79, I’m 72, but that’s another story there.) I try to say “we need a place that can take care of us as we get older and have medical issues, because we don’t want to put that burden on our adult sons.” But she’s always been a “one day at a time“ person so, it seems that I have to start making all the decisions for us. Even if we try to discuss and make a plan even for the next day’s activities, she will have forgotten that plan by the next day. So how do I do this? Do we start clearing at our house and selling stuff that the kids won’t want (that will take six months), while I get on assisted living communities waiting list, near where our sons live? (We were married, and have lived last 40 years, and raised our kids in Washington DC, while both sons now live in the San Francisco area, married with children.) And then, on future trips back to San Francisco, we start “touring“ the senior communities? But she doesn’t even believe she needs one? Do I just wait until I can’t take it anymore and then say we’re moving. Some days I’m close to that already. I mean, every waking minute of my life is worrying about the future, while she never thinks about the future and we can’t have a discussion about the future. It seems the only time I get to myself, is between 9 PM and 3 AM. What good do continuing visits with Neurologists do? Her Dr wants her to do another neuropsych evaluation in January, which will just freak her out more. Thank you everyone. Wish me strength.

4. 2026-08-08 14:17 UTCComment

   A neurologist ordered it for me.

5. 2026-08-08 13:55 UTCComment

   I posted this on another thread, but it seems relevant here.... My wife (55) was diagnosed with EOA a year ago. Her symptoms started before that. Her neurologist denied her the amyloid treatment because she believed it was too late and would not benefit my wife. The tests reveal no genetic cause for her condition (outside of a single copy of the APOE4 gene, but that's not associated with EOA, although I suppose that might be influenced by lifestyle, too). So, I'm left to look elsewhere. (This is where I get to your "all in" question) The doctor is only going to treat symptoms at this point. I firmly believe two major contributions to her condition have been poor sleep habits, and her picky diet (ie. the gut-brain axis). All my efforts have been to diminish those negative influences. So, outside of the usual donepezil and memantine, my wife is on hormone replacement therapy (estradiol patch and progesterone), and I have her on a slew of supplements, we go on near-daily walks, I have her at the local gym twice a week for workouts (including weight lifting) with a personal trainer, and have altered her diet as much as I can (she's still picky). We got her the shingles vaccine in February, and I will request the "high dose" flu vaccine when that comes around again. (she only got the low dose last time) My best description of her condition is "stable", based on my observations. But, it could be that we're not very far after the initial diagnosis, either. As far as when the process of AD started, that was likely 20 years ago. But, I've also seen a couple of things (very recently) that give me some encouragement. She seems more alert, and is putting on makeup (something she hasn't paid attention to in awhile). Whether I'm seeing things I want to see, and if it's related to everything we're doing, or the fact that I increased her Lithium Orotate dose a couple of weeks ago, I can't say for sure. It could be all of the above.