Hi all
This is my first post and I’m hoping that being able to seek advise and generally vent on here may help with my own mental wellbeing as well as gaining information to help me in supporting my Nan.
Last week we finally received the diagnosis we have all been dreading, although fully already aware of that my man has mild to moderate Alzheimer’s. This has been going on for over a year really with me pushing and pushing the memory clinic for reassessments all the time as me and my family were noticing Nans forgetful ness wasn’t just old age. We’ve had good days and also some very difficult days where my Nan has believed she was dying and having paramedics out to other days where she just can’t remember if she’s eaten or not. We are a small family unit of myself, my mum and my grandparents and have manned this out from the start.
Now we have an actual diagnosis the consultant is starting her on donepezil and we will be going back in 6-8 weeks.
I thought I was prepared for the diagnosis and although it feels a weight has been lifted and we are optimistic about the medication all I want to do is help and support her in as many ways as possible and also support my grandad as he has struggled with watching my Nan change.
Does anyone have any advise on thing I can do or help them access to support them even more? At the moment the main issues in daily life are her forgetting her medications or throwing it away neliwveong she doesn’t need it/has taken it (and arguing with my grandad about it), having no appetite and believing she has/hasn’t eaten and then complaining of ‘hunger pain’ and also her daily anxiety when it comes to leaving the house, she has cancelled endless appointments with the hospital and as a lady who used to be out all day every day, we struggle even to just get her across the door?
Any help/advise just general listening is much appreciated
Thanks
This is my first post and I’m hoping that being able to seek advise and generally vent on here may help with my own mental wellbeing as well as gaining information to help me in supporting my Nan.
Last week we finally received the diagnosis we have all been dreading, although fully already aware of that my man has mild to moderate Alzheimer’s. This has been going on for over a year really with me pushing and pushing the memory clinic for reassessments all the time as me and my family were noticing Nans forgetful ness wasn’t just old age. We’ve had good days and also some very difficult days where my Nan has believed she was dying and having paramedics out to other days where she just can’t remember if she’s eaten or not. We are a small family unit of myself, my mum and my grandparents and have manned this out from the start.
Now we have an actual diagnosis the consultant is starting her on donepezil and we will be going back in 6-8 weeks.
I thought I was prepared for the diagnosis and although it feels a weight has been lifted and we are optimistic about the medication all I want to do is help and support her in as many ways as possible and also support my grandad as he has struggled with watching my Nan change.
Does anyone have any advise on thing I can do or help them access to support them even more? At the moment the main issues in daily life are her forgetting her medications or throwing it away neliwveong she doesn’t need it/has taken it (and arguing with my grandad about it), having no appetite and believing she has/hasn’t eaten and then complaining of ‘hunger pain’ and also her daily anxiety when it comes to leaving the house, she has cancelled endless appointments with the hospital and as a lady who used to be out all day every day, we struggle even to just get her across the door?
Any help/advise just general listening is much appreciated
Thanks