Hello
@JoBurge68
I just wanted to say Hello
My Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimers just as the first Covid lockdown started and my Mum was diagnosed with Mixed Dementia ( Alz and Vascular ) a few months later. Both in their mid 80s.
They are totally different ....
Dad likes to sit in a chair and look at the newspaper and book. He is content
Mum is much more physically active and we've had hiding keys etc , being very agitated, confused and tearful.
Not recognising home, unhappy with any help from Carers.
Both have felt and said there's nothing wrong with them ( quite normal with Dementia )
As you can see ( as said in a previous post ) my parents Dementia displays differently.
You don't say how your Mum is but I can understand your Dads fears. I think by the time my parents were diagnosed Mum thought and was very concerned about Dad but not herself.
We went through a stage of her getting cross with him ' for being lazy and not doing anything '.
It has been difficult giving them both the help and support that they need as Mum demands a lot more than Dad.
But I guess your Dad will be looking to you for strength , love and reassurance .
Xx