Re:FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's d...
by junon on Monday August 24, 2026 @09:33AM
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Just lost my aunt to Alzheimer's this last week. +1 on the hard to take care of bit. They turn into toddlers, then animals, then nothing. It's heartbreaking.
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Re:FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's d...
by avgDev on Monday August 24, 2026 @12:17PM
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I've lost my aunt and now losing my mother to it. It's a garbage diseases and such a burden on the loved ones, mental, physical and financial.
Re:FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's d...
by toomanyrichies on Monday August 24, 2026 @11:33AM
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I'm so sorry you went through that.
Re:FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's d...
by 361994752 on Monday August 24, 2026 @02:24PM
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I lost my grandma because of this. She was taken care of by my uncle and my father, and deep in my heart, part of me blames them for not doing their best. At the same time, I know they did way more than I ever could have done. Itβs just so hard to take care of someone like that.
Re:FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's d...
by junon on Monday August 24, 2026 @03:22PM
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I don't even know what "best" looks like, tbh. I also have some family not particularly happy (putting it nicely) with how my uncle handled it. I personally think he's a saint; views differ but there's no Right Way, I don't think. Everything is clearer in hindsight, too. It's just a severe, extended period of sadness and loss, I don't know how anyone actually dealing with it can do it for that long aside from intense love for the person. It's one of the most unrewarding things I think you can humanly go through. :/