Hi
Hoping for some advice on my grandma. She recently got diagnosed with early onset of Alzheimers. She is under the care of a neurologist at the local hospital as she is currently suffering from Musical Ear Syndrome and seizures. She started to experience auditory hallucinations (in the form of music) back in April and she was referred to a neurologist and was diagnosed with musical ear syndrome. At the same time she had an eeg and it showed abnormal activity which he diagnosed as a form of epilepsy. She then went for a memory test and scored low and was diagnosed with Alzheimers. Since then things have gone downhill quite dramatically and we as a family are struggling to cope with her. She experienced a seizure and was in hospital for 10 days until care was sorted for her. She barely home for a few days and had an almighty meltdown and had to go into respite care. The care was good but it was for those who have very advanced dementia and she is not at that stage and she was desperate to come home. The care worker met with her and judged her capable of making decisions. She begged to come home but within a few hours of her being home she threw a tantrum and said she couldn't cope. My grandma has always been a very difficult person and has frequently had tantrums when she doesn't get her own way. We are struggling to know what is real and what is not with her. She has always behaved like this but not to this degree. We cannot ignore incase it is serious but we are so worn out as a family trying to cope with her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hoping for some advice on my grandma. She recently got diagnosed with early onset of Alzheimers. She is under the care of a neurologist at the local hospital as she is currently suffering from Musical Ear Syndrome and seizures. She started to experience auditory hallucinations (in the form of music) back in April and she was referred to a neurologist and was diagnosed with musical ear syndrome. At the same time she had an eeg and it showed abnormal activity which he diagnosed as a form of epilepsy. She then went for a memory test and scored low and was diagnosed with Alzheimers. Since then things have gone downhill quite dramatically and we as a family are struggling to cope with her. She experienced a seizure and was in hospital for 10 days until care was sorted for her. She barely home for a few days and had an almighty meltdown and had to go into respite care. The care was good but it was for those who have very advanced dementia and she is not at that stage and she was desperate to come home. The care worker met with her and judged her capable of making decisions. She begged to come home but within a few hours of her being home she threw a tantrum and said she couldn't cope. My grandma has always been a very difficult person and has frequently had tantrums when she doesn't get her own way. We are struggling to know what is real and what is not with her. She has always behaved like this but not to this degree. We cannot ignore incase it is serious but we are so worn out as a family trying to cope with her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
