New here, devastated 4/4, family history of AD
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:42 pm
Hello everyone,
Well today I got the news that I have two copies of E4. I'm devastated and alone. I wasn't prepared. My father has AD and it's my worst nightmare. I'm 41. I have started Dr. Bredesen's book the End of Alzheimer's. That's what led to me getting tested. I figured it's better to know what I'm working with, right? I still think that's true, but I don't know what to do with this information right now. I'm in NYC and I don't have a doctor who will be willing to order all the additional tests. I've tried to make appointments with Alzheimer's experts, but they tell me I'm too young to be seen. I'm worried to tell my lovely fiance. I know he'll be supportive, but perhaps knowing that I may not have as much time as he thought will weigh on him as it's weighing on me. I need to snap out of this and get hopeful. Right now I just feel doomed. And of course I'm looking back on everything I've done over the past ten years that has been wrong: high stress, no sleep, lots of alcohol, lots of processed food, dental problems (including one root canal), low vitamin D. Plus I'm a woman and I read the symptoms start earlier for us. Does anyone know of a doctor in NYC who is helpful? Preferably one that takes insurance? I *really* appreciate this group. The internet is full of information and most of it is extremely scary. Thanks in advance.
Well today I got the news that I have two copies of E4. I'm devastated and alone. I wasn't prepared. My father has AD and it's my worst nightmare. I'm 41. I have started Dr. Bredesen's book the End of Alzheimer's. That's what led to me getting tested. I figured it's better to know what I'm working with, right? I still think that's true, but I don't know what to do with this information right now. I'm in NYC and I don't have a doctor who will be willing to order all the additional tests. I've tried to make appointments with Alzheimer's experts, but they tell me I'm too young to be seen. I'm worried to tell my lovely fiance. I know he'll be supportive, but perhaps knowing that I may not have as much time as he thought will weigh on him as it's weighing on me. I need to snap out of this and get hopeful. Right now I just feel doomed. And of course I'm looking back on everything I've done over the past ten years that has been wrong: high stress, no sleep, lots of alcohol, lots of processed food, dental problems (including one root canal), low vitamin D. Plus I'm a woman and I read the symptoms start earlier for us. Does anyone know of a doctor in NYC who is helpful? Preferably one that takes insurance? I *really* appreciate this group. The internet is full of information and most of it is extremely scary. Thanks in advance.