Hi
This is my 1st post. My mom is 69 and was diagnosed with AD 4 years ago, there has been a steady gradual decline until about 6 months ago when she seems to have deteriorated very rapidly. She can no longer wash, dress and the last couple of weeks shes had a few toilet accidents. Her memory is very bad, she still recognises my dad,sister,brother and myself but has problems remembering the grandchildren and other familiy members. Shes crying and getting very anxious on and off all day every day, she is on medication for this but they dont seem to be having any effect. My dad is her main carer and although he is doing an excellent job he wont accept any help at all. He is finding it very hard with the emotional side at the moment, my moms constant crying and following him everywhere is really getting to him. I speak to him at least once everyday and visit 3-4 days a week, i work part time and have 2 small children but feel guilty about not helping enough. We are very lucky in that we are a very close family. Has anyone got any advice on how we can support our dad more? Thank you very much
This is my 1st post. My mom is 69 and was diagnosed with AD 4 years ago, there has been a steady gradual decline until about 6 months ago when she seems to have deteriorated very rapidly. She can no longer wash, dress and the last couple of weeks shes had a few toilet accidents. Her memory is very bad, she still recognises my dad,sister,brother and myself but has problems remembering the grandchildren and other familiy members. Shes crying and getting very anxious on and off all day every day, she is on medication for this but they dont seem to be having any effect. My dad is her main carer and although he is doing an excellent job he wont accept any help at all. He is finding it very hard with the emotional side at the moment, my moms constant crying and following him everywhere is really getting to him. I speak to him at least once everyday and visit 3-4 days a week, i work part time and have 2 small children but feel guilty about not helping enough. We are very lucky in that we are a very close family. Has anyone got any advice on how we can support our dad more? Thank you very much