My wife suffers from depression and severe anxiety. She has been diagnosed with Alzheimers and is in the early stages. She is not yet aware of the diagnosis. When is the best time to tell her?
My wife suffers from depression and severe anxiety. She has been diagnosed with Alzheimers and is in the early stages. She is not yet aware of the diagnosis. When is the best time to tell her?
My wife suffers from depression and severe anxiety. She has been diagnosed with Alzheimers and is in the early stages. She is not yet aware of the diagnosis. When is the best time to tell her?
My husband was bluntly told he had Alzheimers by his Psychiatric consultant, along with advice to attend meetings and talks organised by a Memory Team. We were swamped with advice and information, all of which he dismissed, saying it had nothing to do with him at this stage, as all he had was some memory difficulties.
But if a person can't remember he or she has Alzheimers, or it would upset them, what's the point of trying to remind them?
If possible, do try to arrange finances etc as soon as you can, as we didn't and it can be more difficult later on. Things like shared bank accounts would be better changed to seperate ones.