Hi everyone!
In the spring we were told by a neurologist that my dad "likely has Alzheimer's Disease". We've been waiting for brain scan results all summer to give us some real information, as further mental testing was inconclusive.
Now the MRI results have come back and they don't lie: it's dementia. The neuro also said his mental functioning has clearly worsened since the (first) appointment only 4 months ago! So it seems to be rapidly advancing.
He was immediately put on sick leave, and won't be able to drive or work any longer. It's heart breaking. He is just 55...
Dad doesn't see that he has serious enough cognitive problems as to warrant not being allowed to work and drive anymore, and is shocked and sad of course. He is in the early stages, with smallish issues like finding it hard to do multi step things independently, not thinking logically, withdrawing socially, and of course some memory lapses.
I am coping alright at the moment but that may be because I feel like I can't fall apart right now, again. I had my first shock this spring when I first saw dad's symptoms, but now I've got my boyfriend's wellbeing to think of also, as his father is dying in a matter of months. It's not as bad as many other people have it, but for me it's quite a plateful of worries at the ripe age of 28, hahah.
When I first joined here I soon stopped posting because we were just waiting for confirmation about dads condition and I had no news at all. Now we have it so I'm back here nice to be back, this place is wonderful.
In the spring we were told by a neurologist that my dad "likely has Alzheimer's Disease". We've been waiting for brain scan results all summer to give us some real information, as further mental testing was inconclusive.
Now the MRI results have come back and they don't lie: it's dementia. The neuro also said his mental functioning has clearly worsened since the (first) appointment only 4 months ago! So it seems to be rapidly advancing.
He was immediately put on sick leave, and won't be able to drive or work any longer. It's heart breaking. He is just 55...
Dad doesn't see that he has serious enough cognitive problems as to warrant not being allowed to work and drive anymore, and is shocked and sad of course. He is in the early stages, with smallish issues like finding it hard to do multi step things independently, not thinking logically, withdrawing socially, and of course some memory lapses.
I am coping alright at the moment but that may be because I feel like I can't fall apart right now, again. I had my first shock this spring when I first saw dad's symptoms, but now I've got my boyfriend's wellbeing to think of also, as his father is dying in a matter of months. It's not as bad as many other people have it, but for me it's quite a plateful of worries at the ripe age of 28, hahah.
When I first joined here I soon stopped posting because we were just waiting for confirmation about dads condition and I had no news at all. Now we have it so I'm back here nice to be back, this place is wonderful.