I am sorry for your situation. I lived through my mother's dementia. She had periods of brilliance and periods of not knowing her own name. She could tell you exactly what was in a recipe some fifty years ago, but could not remember if my sister visited five minutes earlier. My mom's support system was limited to me and my sister. Keep your friends in your circle. You will need them as the disease progresses.

There is some good advice on this page. Read and eat well. Exercise your body and your mind. Keep us informed as to your prognosis.

Just a thought...has your diagnosis been made after every other possibility (drug interactions, B-12 deficiency, blocked carotid arteries, to name just a few possibilities) have been ruled out? Because i know several people misdiagnosed who wasted Years. Best wishes!

Take a look at this article. It’s not from peer review but it is at least worth a read.

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Sorry to hear that man.

So sorry to hear of your diagnosis (dx ). My mother was recently dx with MCI, but her doc says it’s too early to tell if it’s Alzheimer’s, dementia or natural aging. How did your doc pin it down?

I'm so sorry to hear of your diagnosis, and I hope your MCI period is long and strong, and surrounded with love. I'm ashamed to say I was like most people who learn about ALZ: it was only after my father was diagnosed.

Good for you for taking charge - if it helps, all of us now know of your plan and know that any conversion - should it ever happen - is only via nefarious means and thus a lie. Know that we're here for you, @GodlessFred.

I'm sorry. I hope you still enjoy the rest of your time.

I'm constantly reading up about food and health. At the moment I'm adding small amounts of turmeric powder to all my cooking. There seems to be some evidence that it protects cognitive function over the long term. Big Pharma will hate it.

Interesting idea. I hope you are able to enjoy as much of your life for as long as you can. Peace.

Sorry to hear of your diagnosis.

I am dubious that ever-hopeful theists will take this clause as anything other than a tacit admission of pre-existing private doubts that you're trying to get out in front of, but what the heck, there's probably no harm in trying.

My 90 yr old mom has it.
I hope that you're a veteran
They will "pay" your healthcare.

Sorry to hear this. It is a deplorable illness. Many people in my family suffered from it including my father. Just don't let it get you depressed. I know that's probably the most difficult part but I believe depression makes it much worse. Find things to laugh about. Laughter is the best medicine.

I never thought about including a death bed conversion clause in my health care directive. hmmm ...