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cks1646 Asked June 2015

Where do we go from here?

Dad has been going to group therapy for depression. The therapy has not helped, in fact it finally led to a diagnosis of dementia which we have suspected for a long time. We live with my fil and have for over 3 years to take care of him. He just becomes more difficult all the time. I was (in a way) thankful for the diagnosis - the validation of someone ELSE - a professional - saying 'there's more to this then meets the eye." But now what do we do? We were told to get a hold of the Alzheimer's association but what can we expect and where do we go from here?

notrydoyoda Jun 2015
The Alzheimer's Association is online with plenty of information for you. They can also direct you to the nearest support group in your area plus they have a 24/7 hotline. The address is www dot alz dot org.

There is also plenty of information here that you can find by doing a search site from the upper right hand corner of this page.

I am sorry to hear of your situation, but it is good that he now has the correct diagnosis. He will continue to decline and if not already, will need 24/7 care which is not possible for one person to do for someone with this disease. He may need to eventually have to go a memory care unit in a nursing home.

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