My Dad died in November following a three year Alzheimer's decline........I knew something was not right with Dad going back several years, I wrote to his GP about my concerns and attended a number of appointments with him but the upshot is they said it was just down to normal ageing, I confess Alzheimer's came to my mind a number of times as Nan had it but when a Doctor tells you all ok I guess i wanted to believe it. 3 years ago Dad had a heart attack and his blood pressure went very low and starved his brain of oxygen, when he came out his opp to have a stent fitted he was a very different person.......he was someone who had mid stage Alzheimer's, was hallucinating, aggressive, blizzare behaviour, we went through all kinds of hell with him and did everything we could to help but his decline was rapid and he is now gone.
He died of pneumonia and he was 76 years old, he had always been fit and strong and kind and caring, I have seen Dad every week of my life and now he's not here, when I look at photos and think about him I feel a sense of total disbelief this has happened to us and he died in such a horrendous way with no food or drink and he was just a skeleton in a bed when he died.........I try to stay strong, life goes on and I try to think of the good times..........I know people die in terrible circumstances but how do you come to terms with what has happened............forever seems like an unbearable thought to never see the ones you love again..........a brokenhearted daughter who feels very sad today
He died of pneumonia and he was 76 years old, he had always been fit and strong and kind and caring, I have seen Dad every week of my life and now he's not here, when I look at photos and think about him I feel a sense of total disbelief this has happened to us and he died in such a horrendous way with no food or drink and he was just a skeleton in a bed when he died.........I try to stay strong, life goes on and I try to think of the good times..........I know people die in terrible circumstances but how do you come to terms with what has happened............forever seems like an unbearable thought to never see the ones you love again..........a brokenhearted daughter who feels very sad today