Hello everyone, I have just logged into the forum in my place of escape at the end of a gruelling day, my solar lit Gazeebo ! Sadly no one appreciates it, especially Mum who is usually in bed asleep by 6.00 pm unless it’s a bad sundowning session. New assisted technology ( mattress/bed alarm ) means I can safely venture a bit further from close range of her bedroom + my daughter has arrived to take over for the weekend. Mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 8 yrs ago . I decided 2yrs ago to wean her off her drugs which included Donepizel , I met with her doctor some months later and updated her with my decision which she accepted without any judgement. Mum who is now 91 yrs has had 2 drug free years , she is lucky she takes nothing and has a good strong heart and has had the best quality of life that anyone could wish for. However she is now coming into the later stage of the disease, which is what we all expect. She lives in her own home, she is cared for by her family and daily carers, she is deteriorating, I would not wish to give her any drug that would prolong her life. To my knowledge she reluctantly only ever took Paracetamol if necessary, she was a Farmer and she knew what she had to do when her animals were clinging onto life. We need to be realistic, emotionally detached and ask ourselves, what would our love ones have chosen had they had mental capacity. I know what I would have said . This may sound harsh to some of you but good old common sense has got me through my life and hopefully I win the day.