My Dad was diagnosed with vascular dementia in July this year following a stroke last Oct and a subsequent stroke at the end of July. His dementia has taken hold and we are at the mercy of this cruel illness. He is 83 and my mum is his main carer and 74. My sister and are are at our wits end - He has become very physical and tried to smash his way through a glass door to leave the house this week - to avoid injury Mum had to open the door and let him go. Needless to say he was off running and soon became lost - the Police were called and after much searching he was found only for the same thing to happen the following day. He is now wearing a gps tracker and today has become difficult and left home again - I’m worried that he is a danger to himself and others and will cause an accident. My sister and I are trying to hold down jobs but it is impossible to function when my lovely dad is deteriorating by the day, Mum is adamant that he is staying at home but we can see her going down by the day and she is struggling . I’m heartbroken and feel lost, I lie awake most nights trying to solve this wondering what I can do to put it right but I’m now reaching saturation point - I broke down today in front of Dad, he stroked my face and wiped away my tears not realising that he is the reason behind them. We have the dementia crisis team coming out tomorrow so we will wait for their feedback. Thank you for listening x