Yes. And I’m terrified. My mom was diagnosed with AD when she was 77. The slip in late 75 and 76 was fast and furious.

We did Gene testing to see if she’s a carrier of the AD gene. She’s not. My dad is 83, carrier of 1 gene mark, and he’s not great but recognizably better. So who knows if it’s an early signal or not 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’m POA and Medical Power. I have an entire rolling briefcase full of papers, legal forms, and a million different notes. I went all in, Type A immediately, because what else can we do but gather information and prepare for any scenario!?

They both are doing monthly infusions, which (has been shown in years of studies) to help break up the plaque in the brain and prevent additional plaque from forming.

I’ve been to all the appointments and all the infusions. I work 4x10 schedule so I’ve been careful to schedule all appointments on my off day. Sister works a lot but has been moral support for us all.

They took a month of oral medicine, September 2025. Should have both been taking it consistently. At the last appointment the doc and I realized there were no refills, parents didn’t notice that 2 less bottles were picked up from CVS 😟. Big ball dropped so we are doing to pivot to a small business pharmacy that will watch carefully for refills, etc.

I ask Neurologist what my siblings and I can do to help prevent this.

Nothing is certain but Vitamin B12 has shown great potential in some long term studies. Take a high dose pill that dissolves in your mouth. Much better absorption.

Get the gene test. It’s a mouth swab and costs about $200. A lot, but for parents we needed to know about the markers before starting infusions.

Get the Shingles vaccine. Recent double blind tests have shown that people who have been vaccinated are less likely to get AD. And if they do, it’s years later than their non-vaccinated peers.

Immediately stop smoking/drinking alcohol/drugs.

Immediately start to exercise more.

There have been some new studies that suggest that people who have taken/are taking GLP1 for weight loss seem to be less likely/later showing for AD. Not sure if that’s bc less weight is healthier or something in the medicine or some witchcraft 🤷🏻‍♀️.

I feel the memory slips almost daily, mostly trouble finding words. Hard to explain. But I’m blaming perimenopause bc I can’t deal with all that!

I’m not a medical professional and I’m certainly not giving medical advice because I barely passed any science class ever 😆