Alzheimer’s stories- My step dad just had his 49th birthday and unsure if he will make 50. July 1, 2020My step dad has gotten to where he can’t even hardly speak anymore. He will say a word or two, then nod saying yeah. It also seems like he has been regressed back to a child in some ways. It’s a really sad disease, and to be in his condition at this age is just […]
- Alzheimer doubts July 1, 2020I am worried about my father, sometimes he forgets where he left such a thing, sometimes he murmurs that we move them, also today he told me 3 times if I was going to take a bath, he has no problems working, much less, but I am worried about this type of behavior, he is […]
- Any advice on communicating a move? July 1, 2020We are moving my Grandma from assisted living into an adult family home on Friday. I’m trying to figure out the best way to tell her Friday that she is transitioning to her new home. She is very attached to her current place of residence, but can no long afford it and needs higher level […]
- "Rapid improvement in Alzheimer’s disease symptoms following fecal microbiota transplantation: a case report" July 1, 2020This journal article was published on the 30th June 2020. Following this case study a clinical trial is now underway. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0300060520925930?fbclid=IwAR1QFYmSdXj0Ssp810oF0cFHXrIx9H-kKvMdQvGGeSd6af0WJAw_wWtRKw8 submitted by /u/JanusOf_Oz [link] [comments]
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