Hello all,
This is my first post in here and I’m not quite sure how this works but I am at a point now where I feel I need support of others in a similar situation as myself.
My dad got diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 3 years ago and is taking donepezil 10mg and recently he’s been prescribed memantine but not started taking them yet. My mum is struggling to cope with it all and I think she’s in denial or wanting to cope all herself with it. He has recently started to get more confused to the point he knows people are talking about ‘this illness’ as he puts it but he doesn’t believe he has so he gets angry.
I just don’t know how to help him and mum to get through this period.
I feel useless and so unhelpful. I feel I shouldn’t tell him as he doesn’t understand and it’s not helpful, and my mum only tried to explain things but he doesn’t accept it and gets so angry with her.
many help would be so much appreciated! Thank you!!
This is my first post in here and I’m not quite sure how this works but I am at a point now where I feel I need support of others in a similar situation as myself.
My dad got diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 3 years ago and is taking donepezil 10mg and recently he’s been prescribed memantine but not started taking them yet. My mum is struggling to cope with it all and I think she’s in denial or wanting to cope all herself with it. He has recently started to get more confused to the point he knows people are talking about ‘this illness’ as he puts it but he doesn’t believe he has so he gets angry.
I just don’t know how to help him and mum to get through this period.
I feel useless and so unhelpful. I feel I shouldn’t tell him as he doesn’t understand and it’s not helpful, and my mum only tried to explain things but he doesn’t accept it and gets so angry with her.
many help would be so much appreciated! Thank you!!