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I too missed the early signs, my biggest regret…
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Cry4help Apr 2023
Don’t blame yourself. Many of us miss the first signs until something very obvious happens. Mine was finances. Bills unpaid & insurances cancelled.
Dont dwell on the past, just try to help them now that you know.
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If a LO was diagnosed 2yrs ago with moderately severe dementia, incontinence& needed 24/7 care how could the person improve mentally and physically?
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Grandma1954 Apr 2023
If it is dementia they will not improve.
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There is a good autobiography out there on what it feels like firsthand to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

Living in the Labyrinth by Diana Friel McGowin.

Living In The Labyrinth is the story of how one woman found the strength and the courage to cope with a devastating disease that has afflicted five million Americans. Far from being an exercise in self-pity or a standard autobiography, this is an unflinching and ultimately uplifting look at a debilitating illness from the inside out. 
 
“Somewhere there is that ever-present reminder list of what I am supposed to do today. But I cannot find it. I attempt to do the laundry and find myself outside, in my backyard, holding soiled clothes. How did I get here? How do I get back?”
 
Only forty-five when she first began to struggle with the memory lapses and disorientation that signal the onset of Alzheimer’s, Diana Friel McGowin has written a courageous, stirring insider’s story of the disease that is now the fourth leading killer of American adults.

Diana’s personal journey through days of darkness and light, fear and hope gives us new insight into a devastating illness and the plight of its victims, complete with a list of early warning signs, medical background, and resources for further information. But Diana’s story goes far beyond a recounting of a terrifying disease. It portrays a marriage struggling to survive, a family hurt beyond words, and a woman whose humor and intelligence triumph over setbacks and loss to show us the best of what being human is. 

“A stunner of a book . . . it takes the reader on a terrifying but enlightening journey.”—San Antonio News Express

“Touching and sometimes angry . . . a poignant insider’s view.”—The Cincinnati Enquirer
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NHWM- very hard to explain to someone who has no idea what dementia is. I had no idea what it was until my mother developed Alzheimer's. Years ago, a coworker kinda explained to me that her SIL had dementia and was a little loony and forgetful. And I kinda thought it was funny and cute. Haha. The joke was on me.
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cwillie Apr 2023
All those curmudgeonly but funny, quirky older characters on sit coms have shaped a lot of people's perceptions of aging and dementia.
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