alzheimer's disease

Hi. My name is Nick and I live in the Netherlands. I have a couple of relatives in the UK going through Alzheimer's and thought this might be another good place to gather helpful information. I have a question. One of my relatives is living by themselves but with regular daily carers. They are...

Good morning I’ve had to give up work to look after both my parents, mum has Alzheimer’s late onset and dads just crossed the line into dementia, waiting for retesting. I’ve just had to start mum of tranquillisers to help with sundowning and she’s on her 3rd company of carers as she can be...

My mum has Alzheimer’s and since her diagnosis has had a lot of anxiety around incontinence, mainly urinary. She says that her symptoms have worsened and so I’ve got her various incontinence pads and pants to try. It’s quite hard to find the source of the issue as when we or the GP ask her...

My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in Feb 2023. He has been more or less all right till now but his nightmares are getting worse. He wakes up and doesn't know where he is. He panics and shouts. Is it usual? I calm him down. Yesterday he wetted his bed for the first time. He...

My ex husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's about 4 years ago. Myself and our children now realize that the onset was probably showing signs a few years before that diagnosis. We have always had a good relationship after our divorce and shared many happy family gatherings and occasions. He has...

Hello All, I am the sole and full-time carer for my husband, who has Alzheimer's. We are in our 10th year of living with this illness. We are both English but live in a rural and isolated part of France and until 3 months ago I had been caring for my husband entirely alone. Thankfully, last...

Look at all the new people signing up just today! Including me! This is to stop me screaming out loud. Just doesn’t stop the inner scream! I am caring for my husband of 47 years who has Alzheimer’s type dementia. It can be so so hard but i have family who care and do what they can. I am...

Hi everyone, My father had a fall at his Care Home on Christmas Day. He was a farmer and despite having late stage Alzheimer’s he is still remarkably physically robust. Nevertheless the CH sent him to A&E to check for possible broken hip.The hospital confirmed painful bruising but no broken...

A relative has been recently diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s disease, mild severity. The symptom was short term memory challenges. They’ve been prescribed memantine and donepezil. It seems to us that when they started takin donepezil they started experiencing from time to time some side...

Hi Everyone - I am a new member living in the US in New York State. My mother is in between mild and moderate Alzheimer's. She has good days of lucidity and then others that are not so much. Unfortunately, the doctors made us take away her ability to drive and live alone all in one day. She...

Hello, I have just come back from visiting, my husband, in his nursing home. His Alzheimer 's has advanced very rapidly over the past year. Today the backs of his hands and ankles were very swollen, , he has only recently lost his mobility,. Any suggestions as to what could be causing it? The...

Hello Everyone My husband Alzheimers Stage 5 has not washed for almost 3 WEEKS. He now smells of urine. I've tried EVERY tactic to get him to have a bath/wash but to no avail. IHe is very mobile and can wash himself independently. t's so distressing. I'm spoke to the Day Care Centre ge...

Hello everyone, I just have a question about my Dad's vision. My Dad has early-middle stage Alzheimers and it mainly affects his short term memory and his vision. He has been to the optician various times and had new glasses but I realised yesterday he can see very very little despite the...

My wife was diagnosed with alzheimers a couple of years back but strenuously denies it. We have no local friends or family who can visit. I have applied for a bit of financial assistance but unfortunately didn’t qualify because her disease isn’t considered severe enough and this has made me...

Hi All, I'm in the unenviable position of now having both parents diagnosed with Alzheimer's - mom 6 years ago and dad just last week. I'm an only child (if you can call a 56-yr-old a child). Mom's been on medication since diagnosis and her memory is too bad considering, but physically she's...

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Hello all, My OH has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and is taking Donepezil 5mg for 2 months, His behaviour towards myself and his sons has changed even before taking the meds He says no one listens to him, he feels the family are not a family anymore, he’s the father and no one listens to him...

i am a new member; my husband was diagnosed with combined Alzheimer's and vascular dementia and i am finding it increasingly difficult as he is becoming more erratic and angers quickly. I hope to find support and advice. Thanks.

Hi, This is my first time posting, just joined the forum. My mother in law (82) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia last year. She has remained pretty much independent at home with one daily visit from a carer and a daily meal service. She was able to take care of her own...

My Dad was finally diagnosed with Alzheimers a few months ago after a car accident and my parents are slowly very slowly accepting the diagnosis. I have known that something is seriously wrong for several years. My mum has always been very demanding of my dad especially about things which she...