# Anyone with firsthand experience with Alzheimers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-firsthand-experience-with-alzheimers/699880>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 29, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-firsthand-experience-with-alzheimers/699880 "2014-09-29T17:29:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-firsthand-experience-with-alzheimers/699880/21 "2014-10-01T19:50:03Z")

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> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> Why yes…
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> …what was the question?

ha ha you so funny. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-firsthand-experience-with-alzheimers/699880/22 "2014-10-02T02:01:32Z")

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Meanwhile, try cutting gluten out her her diet–won’t hurt, and has recently been a medical recommendation.

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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-firsthand-experience-with-alzheimers/699880/23 "2014-10-02T02:26:58Z")

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Sorry I missed the thread earlier. With the exception of the lone comic, everyone is spot on. Glad the appt got moved up. How did it go?

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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-firsthand-experience-with-alzheimers/699880/24 "2014-10-02T19:05:47Z")

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She didn’t say much about the appointment. I am now convinced she was adding some kind of medication that I don’t know about. Everything normal as of now.

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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-firsthand-experience-with-alzheimers/699880/25 "2014-10-02T20:25:30Z")

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Given your concerns (past Alzheimer’s research work on my side), I strongly suggest you should attend her appts with her. At least join a discussion with the dr, if not the exam. Alzheimer’s is NOT a self-manage disease. Patient’s with dementia often can’t accurately self report symptoms or progression. Many of the other possible issues warrant SO participation and awareness as well. (Stroke, etc.)

Are you comfortable discussing this with her?

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