#Alzheimers Disease

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Sketch of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain of patient Auguste D., from the 1911 article by Alois Alzheimer

[mynamesnotdahlia]

Will simon forget that betty isnt technically around because that happens with dementia right(?)

Absolutely. He tends to think of her as being away but not gone, like he could just go in the other room and find her there, or that she's on a trip.

He talks about her a lot and it's one of the main ways people have found to calm him down, to ask him about stuff with Betty gets him less agitated. When he gets more prone to wandering he tends to get confused and default to looking for her to try and figure out what he was doing. There's been a couple times where he gets brought back to PB and Marcy by a helpful candy citizen who found him wandering calling for her. He might default to calling women around him Betty or Princess and it can be hard to tell if it's a placeholder name or if he genuinely thinks she's there.

[ethereal-bumble-bee]

One Minute of Silence (Based off of Everywhere at the End of Time)

Note: just some feelings and stuff I wanted to get out, lol (this isn’t a vent on my part necessarily, just some emotional writing, it’s not even in my perspective lol). This is based off of the project “Everywhere at the End of Time”, so major warnings for dementia, Alzheimer’s, grief, memory loss mentions, and death. Please read with caution— love y’all!!!

(p.s.— the “one minute of silence” won’t make sense unless you know the project, but you don’t have to listen to it to know, you can just look it up. Again, listen with caution 👍)

Your limbs are stiff and still; the robotic, dull movements of a man whose soul is long dead but whose body won’t accept it. It’s been so many years, so many years… Why are you still holding on?

Your memories are quickly fading into distorted static and distant space, blurred and hazy. How long have you been in the darkness?

Family, friends, lovers— you had them, right? Who were they? Why can’t you remember their names? 

Some people are fortunate enough to be left in the past, reliving their childhoods in the husk of a body they used to have. Why do you have to go back? You can’t shake the feeling that you’ve been here before.

Have you forgotten even how to speak kindly? Your words come out angry, harsh, twisted curses flying from a brain that’s long since lost its filter. You don’t mean it. They know you don’t mean it.

They miss you. Sometimes, they come to stay with you… did they visit today? For who should you be waiting to walk into the room?

A dull thumping noise breaks through the chaos. Is it God, knocking on your door to call you home? The nurse strides through the door, a bored look on her face and an orange bottle of pills in hand. It’s six p.m.— time for your memantine.

Of course they’re not coming to visit. They stopped showing up years ago, when you could no longer recognize their faces.

Did you know, when you were young and healthy, that it would come to this? Mama, Papa, every soul before you, none of them had to die alone. You can’t remember the names of the people who should be here, holding your hand. Your fingers are gnarled, scratched. You’re tired.

The pills don’t work. Nothing works. You’re a shell of who you used to be… who did you used to be? Will you ever be that person again, the one who knew who they were, knew where you were at and why you were there and the time of day and the name of your doctor and your favorite color and your favorite music and how you wanted to die.

A burst of clarity. Is it gone? Are you free? Finally, you remember, you know. Oh, what a joyous day, you want to go home—

One minute of silence. In memoriam.

[surprising-world-we-live-in]

Explanation why cholesterol is important to prevent alzheimers disease

[7deadlycinderellas]

My mom passed away before Thanksgiving. Complications from Alzheimer's Disease. My grandmother also passed away from it over a decade ago. It's a nightmare that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

We suspected it for years, but she was only diagnosed in May, coincidentally, around the same time that Bruce Willis's dementia diagnosis was publicly announced.

I was never a huge fan or anything, but every once and a while through the fog of grief, or remembering some of the truly bad days, I catch myself wondering "I wonder how Bruce Willis is doing today."

[braind3adbeetle]

HI HI I made an album based off my two special interests!! (The caretaker and pvz) for those who don’t know who the caretaker is, he’s most known for his project “everywhere at the end of time” which shows the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease through 1930s-40s music and it’s so fucking cool, but I used tracks from pvz instead and only recreated stage one tho since I don’t have any fancy audio editing tools and stuff. I highly recommend checking out some of the caretaker’s shorter projects if you’re interested they’re so nice to listen to :3 anyway I hope u enjoy lemme know what you think!!

[balkanradfem]

I’m in bed due to my neck pain still, so I couldn’t do any of my hobbies for a while, making me extra grumpy. I was looking at videos, trying to avoid tutorials and just going for comfort content, but then I found this video, of a woman making shoes for the first time, from a shoe-making kit! Making of shoes was just a huge mystery to me until now, but watching someone do it from a kit immediately explained 100% of how it’s done to me, and now I’m absolutely certain that had I not been in pain, I would be making shoes instantly. I don’t have the materials, or the tools, or the thread, or any money to buy them, but what I do have is endless optimism and makeshift stuff I could convert to shoe materials. I’m going to have to put that on my to-do-when-healed list.

On the other hand, I got some bad news that left me in a lot of disbelief; one of my cousins seems to be sick with Alzheimer's disease. I didn’t know people as young as 33 could get sick, and I can’t get more info because I’ve fallen out of contact with that part of the family. I’m wondering if anyone has any experience with a young person they know being sick like this? From what I’ve researched about it, it’s incurable and causes lack of independence and eventual death, but I’ve been told it’s very early in development, and that my cousin will be getting medicine for it. I’m not sure whether to be hopeful or not, it’s a tragic situation.

[uncrossedrhyme]

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[thebillyengland]

Biden doesn't even know where he is much less who he is half the time.

[tatersgonnatate]

I will never forget the last Thanksgiving I had with my grandmother before I remember her memory really fully going her losing her life. We were very literally in the middle of a conversation and she stopped abruptly, looked at me and said, "... I'm so sorry. I know that I know you, and I know that I love you, but I can't remember who you are."

Even when people have Alzheimer’s or dementia they don’t ever lose their humanity. My grandma had really bad Alzheimer’s in the end and even though she didn’t know any of her family anymore she was so kind and gentle with my baby nephew. It means something, I think, that caring for others is so ingrained in our psyche that not even disease could make us lose that

[georgiasedify]

Eating disorders

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[theleadersglobe]

Gena Rowlands, star of ‘The Notebook,’ is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

Gena Rowlands, an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress, best known to modern audiences for her heartfelt performance in The Notebook, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Her son, actor and director Nick Cassavetes, confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that his 94-year-old mother is living with this progressive form of dementia. Rowlands portrayed the older version of Allie Hamilton, the main character played by Rachel McAdams in The Notebook, who also develops Alzheimer’s disease.

“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes told the publication, recalling his time as director of the film. “She’s in full dementia. And it’s so crazy — we lived it, she acted it, and now it’s on us.”

Read More:(https://theleadersglobe.com/entertainment/gena-rowlands-star-of-the-notebook-is-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-disease/)

[blessihomehllc]

Caring for a loved one with dementia can be both a profound and challenging experience. It demands not just practical know-how, but also emotional resilience and patience. This blog post aims to provide essential tips and advice for caring for a loved one with dementia.

[siliconvalleyeldercare]

Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease include memory problems, increasing confusion, and cognitive decline. These symptoms can increase the risks of accidents, falls, and other unwanted incidents for senior citizens. Memory care services can help make homes safer for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia by providing assistance with daily living activities and safety monitoring and supervision. Families can also create a safer home for elderly loved ones with dementia by.

[pandafamilyhomellc]

Taking steps to improve safety at home for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease is crucial to ensuring their well-being and reducing the risks of accidents or injuries. Ourassisted living facility in Marylandprovides care for dementia patients and for seniors aging in place at home;

[ricisidro]

Godspeed to the Boss' mom Adele Zerilli Springsteen. She was the longtime legal secretary, musical muse and concert dance partner who captured countless hearts in her son Bruce's E Street Nation and beyond, has died at 98 after battle with Alzheimer’s 10 years earlier.

What is #AlzheimersDisease?

#dementia #memoryloss

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/aginginfo/alzheimers.htm#:~:text=Alzheimer%27s%20disease%20is%20the%20most,thought%2C%20memory%2C%20and%20language.