Did anyone read the news article today about AD being linked to social isolation in a US study? It was really interesting, you can find it on the BBC news website.
I was beginning to wonder if that had contributed to mum's decline. I am an only child and my family and I spent seven years abroad, returning in 2004. She only saw us once or twice a year and never had any friends or other relations to speak of. She made the best of things and was fit and well enough to go shopping etc, but she did develop obsessive rituals in her daily routine, I am sure this was due to a lack of distraction and stimulation. I wonder if this was the start of her AD.
Has anyone had similar experiences?
Jo
I was beginning to wonder if that had contributed to mum's decline. I am an only child and my family and I spent seven years abroad, returning in 2004. She only saw us once or twice a year and never had any friends or other relations to speak of. She made the best of things and was fit and well enough to go shopping etc, but she did develop obsessive rituals in her daily routine, I am sure this was due to a lack of distraction and stimulation. I wonder if this was the start of her AD.
Has anyone had similar experiences?
Jo