10 Things You Should Know About Alzheimer's Disease

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mohammd of MI 8:39PM October 09, 2011

Could lethargy brought on by prolonged lack of sleep be mistaken for a symptom of Alzheimers when it appears to include trouble concentrating, focussing and disorganised behaviour?
Can Alzheimers develop in a matter of days because of such conditions or is misconstruing the symptoms the main problem?

Malini 7:52AM August 29, 2011

My mother alos has alzheimers. She has been in a Nursing Home now going on 4 years and is getting worse everyday. I work fulltime and get over to see her once to twice a week so she knows who I am with no problem, but my sisters only get over to see her every 4 to 6 months and she doesn't know them when they come. They moved her from one room to another because she had a room mate that I was worried would hurt my mother so I requested her to be moved. Not knowing what an effect it would have on her. Its been six weeks since the move and everytime I see her she complains about the room and she doesn't know why they put her in this room it is not her room. We can't get thru to her that it is now her room. Yesterday when I was there she told me I have to take her to get an apartment or house because she is not going to stay there anymore. This is very hard on me, I'm not sure how to handle it. So good luck to all of you that are going thru this also.

Sandy of GA 3:02PM July 02, 2010

Describe here better symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. By this disease memory lost day a day and typical to understand to visual images and relationship.
http://www.thehealthprotector.net/alzheimers-disease-early-symptoms.html

Alzheimer’s disease early symptoms of NY 9:30AM April 08, 2010

My own Mom died of Vascular Dementia... a form of Alzheimers. It was so heartbreaking when I went to visit her the last few times and she didn't even recognize me. She became a human vegetable, staring into space, totally incontinent, helpless and stuck in a wheelchair with diaper rash, because the care home she was in was only allowed to change the diapers every 12 hours. My Mom started with the symptoms when she was only 70, and passed away at the age of 77. This has made me become very health conscious. I'm determined to NOT get this disease and am so careful about what I eat, and have gone from a size 12 to a size 2, with exercise and just by eating healthy, organic (when possible) foods. Less is more! I have stopped my exercise routine but am going to start again on April 1st, and make part of my daily routine again.
I do NOT want my children or grandchildren to have to watch me slowly die like my dear Mom did.

Diane Moore of AZ 5:02AM March 24, 2010

My dear mother is in the Nursing home with severe dimentia and alzheimers disease - she is 99 years old. She has been in the NH for 4 years now - The only good thing about this is that she is in a happy place in her mind - she is always talking or telling some kind of a story about her or where she has been that day, or what we are going to cook for supper - because that is what we did before she went into the nursing home - overall, her health is not bad,other than her mind - she is in a wheelchair all the time -
But it does make me very sad to have to leave her there - I work fulltime, and cannot care for her at home - Right now she knows who I am when I go see her and talk to her - but she still does not live in the present.
No one knows how hard it is to have a loved one in the NH until they have experienced it. My heart goes out to each of you. May God bless you and your loved ones.

RL Rockett of NC 3:01PM March 04, 2010

My grandmother is only 67, she has had alzheimers for 12 months. it is very hard on my entire family. my grandfather takes care of her at home, i feel very sorry for him than for her sometimes. it takes its toll on everybody i can promise you that. my mom suffers because thats her mother and she has no idea who my mother is. and my grandfather suffers because he lives with her and she has no idea who he is either, and when i go over to sit with her and visit, its sad because she tells me that my grandfather beats her and does these awful things to her. its very hard on the whole family, if you havent ever exsperienced this yourself, you have no idea how hard it is...

Taylor Hannon of SC 2:10PM February 02, 2010

it's a very very sad thing to watch a loved one sink ino the depths of despair when they can't walk talk or make good decisions anymore.Alzheimers is such an awful awful diagnosis.

Vonda HOFFMAN of PA 11:33PM December 30, 2009

my dad has been living w/ us for over 3 yrs now. he's in the mid stage...still aware that he can't remember...it breaks my heart to see him this way. he has always valued honesty & now feels he must cover up his not remembering by "pretending" he knows. he's trapped in this body w/a vanishing mind. i know it will be better when he doesn't know that he doesn't know. the woman he was married to tried to put him in an institution - that is why he is here with me & not w/ strangers & she is gone. i want him w/me as long as he can be...but my rational self knows it may become impossible at some point. i know that feeling of guilt for wanting him to be over this mess. i have a daughter & wonderful son in law & i don't want her to have to go thru this. i am so scared of this cruel disease & it seems i'm not alone in this fear. thank you folks for sharing your thoughts in this forum.

charla clark of NC 7:06PM September 21, 2009

I've been working in elder care for about 10 years and I find that Alzheimer's disease is actually harder on the families and loved ones than it is on the patient. Mostly, the patients are lost in their own world and not capable of understanding what or who they used to be. But when families try to reconcile who the patient used to be with who the patient has become, the loved ones suffer. Trying to put logic into this equation just frustrates those who love Alzheimer's patients. Try to accept however much or little contact your loved one can offer. And remember that they may be cursing or yelling at you, in their mind you may be someone completely different. And, yes, it's okay to pray for an end to the disease. I am 54 and have decided that if I ever get an Alzheimer's diagnosis, I'll move to a state that offers assisted suicide. I consider that a better choice than torturing my family and friends by having them watch me die a piece at a time.

Susan of IA 1:19PM July 17, 2009