Living with a Dementia Diagnosis
Understanding is Your Most Powerful Tool
If you’re living with a diagnosis, learn more about maintaining dignity, health, and independence.
Educating yourself and understanding Alzheimer’s and dementia-related conditions is critical to best supporting yourself or a loved one facing them. When you’re aware and compassionate, it opens the door to:
- Relieving the stress you already feel
- Seeking medical attention when symptoms are present
- Building a family and friends support system
- Making positive plans for the future
- Benefitting from available treatments
Resources and Guides
Understand your condition and that it doesn’t define you. Learn more about how to communicate, ask for help, get support, and empower yourself. As a family member, friend, or caregiver, there are also tools to reduce your own concerns and best support the ones you love.
How to Share Your Diagnosis with Loved Ones
How to share your diagnosis with loved ones and the importance of seeking support.
Living with a Diagnosis?
5 things you can do now to maintain your brain health.
This Isn’t the End of Your Journey
How to positively make the most of your next path.
What is Early Detection of Dementia?
Early detection of dementia means identifying the problem when it is affecting a person’s life – before a crisis occurs.
Signs of Early Detection
Know the 10 signs of early detection and why it matters.
Caregiving and Support Toolkit
Information and Resources to Support Caregivers.
What Families Experience and Need to Know About an Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Hear from someone coming to terms with their diagnosis, choosing to learn, plan, and live with intention and purpose.
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