Mum was told she had AD by her consultant with us present as she was desperate to find a reason for her agitation, loss of concentration and memory problems.
We thought she would be upset as her own father had suffered a form of dementia, but she was actually relieved to have a diagnosis and was given galantamine to help slow the progression.
It is a diificult choice to make, to tell or not to tell, but in Mum's case it was right to let her know.
We thought Dad did too much for Mum until we realised how little she could do for herself, when she tried to make a drink, for example, she got very upset that it was beyond her to get it right, so making it for her was the kinder option.
When you are an AD sufferer and every day is got through in a confused muddle with "strangers" all around you, saying and doing things you can't always understand, with no way to out, waking you up when you're tired, telling you the stolen item has been moved by you, saying you have been told the answer to that question 10 times already etc etc life must be unbearable, so if the reaction to this world is anger, agitation, tears or lethargy, who are we to judge them.
Yes, we too are tired, worried, irritated and downright fed-up at times, but we know the reason why......AD......the sufferer just suffers.
Kathleen
We thought she would be upset as her own father had suffered a form of dementia, but she was actually relieved to have a diagnosis and was given galantamine to help slow the progression.
It is a diificult choice to make, to tell or not to tell, but in Mum's case it was right to let her know.
We thought Dad did too much for Mum until we realised how little she could do for herself, when she tried to make a drink, for example, she got very upset that it was beyond her to get it right, so making it for her was the kinder option.
When you are an AD sufferer and every day is got through in a confused muddle with "strangers" all around you, saying and doing things you can't always understand, with no way to out, waking you up when you're tired, telling you the stolen item has been moved by you, saying you have been told the answer to that question 10 times already etc etc life must be unbearable, so if the reaction to this world is anger, agitation, tears or lethargy, who are we to judge them.
Yes, we too are tired, worried, irritated and downright fed-up at times, but we know the reason why......AD......the sufferer just suffers.
Kathleen