Hello everyone, what a wonderful network of support you have. It's great to be able to share with others, that have an understanding of this miserable disease. Mum was diagnosed 7 years ago with alzheimers she is now 83 years old,dad doesn't have dementia but is in poor health. I am married and have a supportive hubby some how we have managed to keep mum at home but it has been exhausting work.We are very lucky that mum sleeps well at night and she doesn't wander,she is very restless of a day and into everything which is quite annoying as she is pretty clueless as to what things are used for.Somedays she is tired and sleeps alot,with her last annual assessment there was a significant deterioration in the score and this placed her in the beginning of the last stage of dementia. Mum at present is the easiest she has been to manage through out this whole journey, but I know it could all change, I think mum has to concentrate so hard now just to get through her day,if she gets agitated, she doesn't appear to be able to sustain it.Physically mum is showing signs of deterioration and mentally it is like she is programmed, her conversations are predictable as are most of her physical activities. I guess with the other stages of this disease I just learnt as it progressed and now, I just would like some insight into what could be ahead.Thanks for your time. Taffy