Alzheimer's Disease Online Health Community and Support Group

Welcome to the Healia Health Community for Alzheimer's Disease. Through this Alzheimer's Disease support group, you can get Alzheimer's Disease information, share experiences about Alzheimer's Disease, connect with peers, and get answers to your Alzheimer's Disease questions from health professionals.

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Information About Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities.

Alzheimer's Disease Community Questions

Alzheimer's Master's Thesis

Submitted by HHoyt, 24 weeks 22 hours ago.

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Could this be Alzheimers or natural ageing?

Submitted by concerned daugter, 49 weeks 5 hours ago.

My father has always had a fiery temper but in the last 18 months especially he has really started flaring up at my eldest son.  He will suddenly front him face to face and start accusing him of all sorts of things.  No matter how much you prove him wrong,… [more] 

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Is Alzheimer's reversable?

Submitted by windyladawn21, 1 year 16 weeks ago.

My Mother has Alzheimer's. She has had it now going on 3 years. At first she went down hill slowly. Then it got worse. She does not know me. We had put her in a nursing home, she got worse. She was there about 9 or 10 months. Then my… [more] 

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What is the general (typical) timeline from the diagnosis of the onset of Alzheimers, early stage, to death?

Submitted by Davidicus, 33 weeks 1 day ago.

As a caregiver starting six months ago, and an anthropologist, I am curious about the general development of this disease.  It appears to me when viewing "caregiver, support, or health information" sites related to the disease that this aspect is often left very nebulous.  Sure, no one can predict a… [more] 

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My Fathers Mom had Alzheimers, My father has Alzheimers, should I be worried?

Submitted by lancaster, 1 year 16 weeks ago.

I am almost obsessive about this issue I worry constantly that I am going to get this horrible disease. My poor family I think. I am almost 53 no signs of anything yet, I do not have high blood pressure no heart problems, I think I am healthy I don't… [more] 

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