Hello everyone, my Mum was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s at the end of January 2020 aged 68. I have noticed changes with her for around the last 5 years. My Dad died just over 3 years ago aged 68 of Motor Nuerons Disease and they had been married since they were 20 so this was very hard for her. I am finding it very difficult and coronavirus has obviously made the situation even harder as it has for so many people. I just want my Mum but I know she has gone really and I have to except that although she cares it’s very different. She still lives on her own and is still capable of looking after herself, but the thing that has gone is any memory of anything, She forgets what we have done minutes later, can’t remember appointments, forgets she’s seen me. I understand this bit, but what I’d like advice on is that I thought you were meant to chat about the past with them and old memories as they remember these sort of things, but my Mum has no memories of anything really. Not how she got engaged, their wedding, where we lived, where I grew up or her as a young girl, her parents etc. I try and think of so many things but there are no memories. Has any one else experienced this. It’s hard as there is just no conversation anymore, unless I chat, which luckily I am good at! It’s hard as she is still pretty young and don’t see it much at her age as her support worker told us. Hope that makes sense. 
