How to deal with Alzheimer's disease 14 Articles

by Elizabeth Lynn

Five years ago our family came personally face to face with Alzheimer's disease. My mother-in-law and father-in-law accepted our invitation to move in with our family so we could help care for my father-in-law who was goin...read more

by Amy Black

As we get older, some memory loss is normal. Such as forgetting where the car keys are or occasionally misplacing things. But some more serious things like, for example, forgetting what car keys are used for, or putting ...read more

by Jane Allyson

Alzheimer's disease is a fatal, debilitating disease of the brain that eventually leads to dementia and death. On the 21 September 2006, the world united to commemorate World Alzheimer's Day to raise awareness of this terr...read more

by Ted Sherman

You deal with it. Period. End of story. We who've had to watch a loved one deteriorate from a lively, articulate companion to an angry, confused tyrant, and then finally, to a glassy-eyed robot had no choice. We dealt with...read more

by Vicki Phipps

The cruelty of Alzheimer's disease requires loved ones to grieve the loss of someone they love long before they are gone. In the mean time, they must deal with the disease itself and how it affects the entire family. Bel...read more

by Zoey Day

Alzheimer's disease - the words reverberate when you hear them. This diagnosis beyond the depths of understanding strikes thousands of people every year. It has no boundaries for young or old although it preys more heavil...read more

by Arabella Kelly

I received shocking news this morning. My neighbor's partner passed away after only three weeks in a nursing home. He had Alzheimer's Disease. We all thought it would be a long drawn-out stay in the nursing home, but appar...read more

by Christine G.

At a meeting of the University Women's club, an elderly member disrupts the proceedings four times, insisting that she must pay her annual dues. Each time, the treasurer reassures her. in a calm tone of voice. that her du...read more

by SonnyD

My bus commuter buddy informed me that her mother-in-law has Alzheimer's diseases and is currently living with them in their home with her husband and 15-year old son. When telling me the stories of the situations that sh...read more

by Erin Colligan

Egad. How to deal with Alzheimer's disease. Forgive me, I may rant as I seem to have misplaced the manual on this disease. I guess we deal however we can. The first time that I dealt with Alzheimer's was as as a pre-t...read more

by Shawna Blake

Having to deal with a loved one who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's is akin to choosing between the lesser of two evils. Either you uncover all there is to know about the serious disease, or you must distance yourself from t...read more

by Mary Bubbins

"I remember that many times I would stop at a gas station, and after filling my tank, not knowing whether I was going to work or coming home from work. I tried desperately to hide it...but one day in December, my husband a...read more

by Kara Wolf

The sounds of the old World War II movie on the miniature TV echo through the kitchen, reaching my ears contorted by the sounds of my mom and great-grandma talking. He turns from the TV for a moment, smiles at me, and stam...read more

by Maureen Gomes

Alzheimer's disease affects not only the person diagnosed with this devastating illness, but the entire family. This disease steals people's lives from them, while they are still trying to live them. It takes parents, husb...read more