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[Mandingle]

Hello MY mum has just been diagnosed with early stages Alzheimer's

 

[Kevinl]

Hello and welcome from me, my wife had early onset AZ and mum too, it's a rollercoaster of a ride so hold onto your sanity please and post on here if you have any questions. K

 

[Gosling]

Hello and welcome from me also @Mandingle to this friendly and supportive forum, I am glad you have found us.
I am sorry to read about your Mum's recent diagnosis. It's tough even if you were half expecting it, The following link may help with information

Alzheimer's disease: Understanding your diagnosis

If you have recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, this booklet is for you. It will help you, and your family and friends, to understand more about the condition and how it can affect you.

www.alzheimers.org.uk

I hope you will find this forum as helpful as I have. It's a great place for sound advice, good suggestions, and understanding. People really do want to help.

On a practical note, please think about getting Lasting Power of Attorney for both the health and welfare one and the property and finance one . This will help further down the track, Lasting Power of Attorney .

 

[Alice_M]

Good Morning @Mandingle and welcome to the Dementia Support Forum. I hope you find the community an understanding and safe place.

I am sorry to hear about your Mum, thank you for sharing.

 

[Izzy]

Welcome to the forum from me too @Mandingle.

I’m sorry to hear about your mum’s diagnosis. I’m glad that you;’ve found this forum. You’ll find understanding and support here.

You might also find this useful -

The dementia guide: Living well after your diagnosis

Have you recently been diagnosed with dementia? Get your copy of the latest version of our dementia guide. It has lots of tips and advice to help you live well with dementia and keeping doing the activities that you enjoy.

www.alzheimers.org.uk