Hi my name is Lindsay and I live in Vancouver, Canada. I have just returned home from a month visiting my parents in the UK. I went to see my Dad who has just turned 89. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about a year ago. He was I would say early stages until a few weeks ago. My Mum (84) popped out briefly, and when she came back he was behaving as though he had a stroke and could not speak properly. The paramedics came and were apparently v.good and thorough. They determined that he had not had a stroke, that it was the Alzheimers, and that he did not need to go to hospital. However, he has never recovered, and seems now to be in the middle stages of Alzheimers, where he can no longer be left alone, finds it hard to articulate, and gets confused easily. What I don’t understand is why he still has not been seen by a Dementia Dr. He had been “signed off” from them after his initial diagnosis. Since the incident we have had no direction on whether he medication should change, and no explanation or examination of why the dramatic change. Is what happened to my Father normal and just the way things are? As that seems to be the message we are getting. The Admiral Nurses have been great with Mum, and she is waiting for social services to contact her for support. Thanks Lindsay