Bear with me as this is my first time posting a thread on this forum......
And this is my story.....
My name is Amy, I am 25 years old, and have been related to Alzheimer's since I was 10 years old. My Maternal Great-Grandmother was diagnosed in 1995, and sadly passed away with late stage Alzheimer's in 2004 . My Grandmother (Her daughter) was diagnosed with probable early onset Alzheimer's in 2005 and is now at the late stages and is in a Care home who specialise in Dementia and Alzheimer's. The Doctors believe she was only around 60 when the symptoms started although she was diagnosed much later, she is now just 70 years old.
This is the reason for me posting this thread..... My mum is my Grandmother's daughter (as mentioned above), she is only 50 years old and it appears to both myself and my dad that she is starting to develop classic signs of early onset Alheimer's, however neither of us are able to approach this subject with her as she is close to her mum and finds it very difficult to talk about it as she can see first hand the degeneration and how hard it is watching her mum, and having watched her Nanna go through it. She will not go to the doctors to have any tests or to discuss the possibilities. I know people say that Alzheimer's isn't hereditary but I think this is a situation which could dispel those myths.
After long discussions with my dad, I have decided to contact my GP myself to see whether or not I would be eligible for genetic testing and counselling. If it was found that I carried the common genes related to Alzheimer's then maybe it may encourage her to face her demons. What do you guys think?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated xxxxx
And this is my story.....
My name is Amy, I am 25 years old, and have been related to Alzheimer's since I was 10 years old. My Maternal Great-Grandmother was diagnosed in 1995, and sadly passed away with late stage Alzheimer's in 2004 . My Grandmother (Her daughter) was diagnosed with probable early onset Alzheimer's in 2005 and is now at the late stages and is in a Care home who specialise in Dementia and Alzheimer's. The Doctors believe she was only around 60 when the symptoms started although she was diagnosed much later, she is now just 70 years old.
This is the reason for me posting this thread..... My mum is my Grandmother's daughter (as mentioned above), she is only 50 years old and it appears to both myself and my dad that she is starting to develop classic signs of early onset Alheimer's, however neither of us are able to approach this subject with her as she is close to her mum and finds it very difficult to talk about it as she can see first hand the degeneration and how hard it is watching her mum, and having watched her Nanna go through it. She will not go to the doctors to have any tests or to discuss the possibilities. I know people say that Alzheimer's isn't hereditary but I think this is a situation which could dispel those myths.
After long discussions with my dad, I have decided to contact my GP myself to see whether or not I would be eligible for genetic testing and counselling. If it was found that I carried the common genes related to Alzheimer's then maybe it may encourage her to face her demons. What do you guys think?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated xxxxx