My dad has just received his diagnosis for mild Alzheimer’s. I’ve been trying to get a diagnosis since September last year and we finally got it on the 4th April.
Since then my dad has told me that he feels thick and stupid. I don’t think he fully understands what Alzheimer’s is.
I now am wondering if things would have been better left without the diagnosis? There is no cure although I know medication can help slow things down and dad was plodding along fine until now. Now he’s worrying about so much that he never worried about before, he’s lost confidence in himself and seems to have lost confidence in mums capabilities, he seems to trust me to do things for him rather than mum. Because of this I have taken a step back and mum is attending hospital appointments with dad now despite her having little mobility and being slightly deaf. Should I have left things to progress further before getting the diagnosis? What are the benefits of early diagnosis for Alzheimer’s??
Since then my dad has told me that he feels thick and stupid. I don’t think he fully understands what Alzheimer’s is.
I now am wondering if things would have been better left without the diagnosis? There is no cure although I know medication can help slow things down and dad was plodding along fine until now. Now he’s worrying about so much that he never worried about before, he’s lost confidence in himself and seems to have lost confidence in mums capabilities, he seems to trust me to do things for him rather than mum. Because of this I have taken a step back and mum is attending hospital appointments with dad now despite her having little mobility and being slightly deaf. Should I have left things to progress further before getting the diagnosis? What are the benefits of early diagnosis for Alzheimer’s??