Hello,
I'm here because my Mum, approx 6 months ago was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimers. We noticed she wasn't herself when my Dad was admitted to hospital and has been there for the past 8 months. She was forgetful, lacked empathy and just kept repeating things that had happened. Anyhow, since the diagnosis things appear to have gotten worse, whether this is the stress of Dad being in hospital or just how Alzheimers progresses we don't know.
I really want some advice because I would say at the moment she is somewhat delusional. My Brother was always the favourite (in my eyes) but lately she is accusing him of all sorts. Taking things, pinching her post, money, going into their house when shes out. He isn't. 100% isn't. I've even set up a security camera near the front door so I can show her no-one has been in. She doesn't believe it! She is currently taking Memantine and it worked at first then she decided to stop and things went completely AWOL. She was threatening to go to the police about my brother so I asked her to go to see her Doctor which, thankfully she did and she is now back on the tablets.
I think as a family we really aren't coping very well especially with the issue of mistrust with my Brother. I'm trying to be the one in the middle and I'm just getting sworn at and the phone put down. I simply can't get my head around the no rationalisation part. We end up arguing and she shouts and gets angry.
We see someone at the Memory Clinic beginning of July but the last time we seen them they said they would see her again and all being well on the tablets they will discharge her. I feel like there is no support.
Please can someone give me some advice on what to do and will this stage pass? Thank you x
I'm here because my Mum, approx 6 months ago was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimers. We noticed she wasn't herself when my Dad was admitted to hospital and has been there for the past 8 months. She was forgetful, lacked empathy and just kept repeating things that had happened. Anyhow, since the diagnosis things appear to have gotten worse, whether this is the stress of Dad being in hospital or just how Alzheimers progresses we don't know.
I really want some advice because I would say at the moment she is somewhat delusional. My Brother was always the favourite (in my eyes) but lately she is accusing him of all sorts. Taking things, pinching her post, money, going into their house when shes out. He isn't. 100% isn't. I've even set up a security camera near the front door so I can show her no-one has been in. She doesn't believe it! She is currently taking Memantine and it worked at first then she decided to stop and things went completely AWOL. She was threatening to go to the police about my brother so I asked her to go to see her Doctor which, thankfully she did and she is now back on the tablets.
I think as a family we really aren't coping very well especially with the issue of mistrust with my Brother. I'm trying to be the one in the middle and I'm just getting sworn at and the phone put down. I simply can't get my head around the no rationalisation part. We end up arguing and she shouts and gets angry.
We see someone at the Memory Clinic beginning of July but the last time we seen them they said they would see her again and all being well on the tablets they will discharge her. I feel like there is no support.
Please can someone give me some advice on what to do and will this stage pass? Thank you x