She is only 68 and in the past 12 months she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and her short term memory is now poor, causing havoc with her daily life. She can't go out unaccompanied or prepare proper meals and lives alone in the UK. She was physically fit and vivacious and now (besides being prescribed Donepezil which hasn't stopped her deterioration), she get's very little support besides me and I'm worn out. I took her to her local Memory Clinic 12 months ago but they've not followed up with an annual review. Also an ENT CLINICIAN at her local Hospital ENT Dept said he'd make a direct referral to the Neurology Dept there over her Burning Tongue Syndrome some months ago but she hasn't received an appointment yet and she is in a lot of pain with it.
I'm doing my best to support both her and my 2 elderly parents in their 90's as they are quite ill themselves. I wonder why the new Alzheimers drugs aren't being trialled with people like her in mind who are still relatively young and up until recently both physically and mentally ok? She needs the new drugs now, not in 12 months. Any thoughts or suggestions. She has 2 sons but they both work and are busy with their families and only visit her very occasionally and maybe ring her once a week at most.
I'm doing my best to support both her and my 2 elderly parents in their 90's as they are quite ill themselves. I wonder why the new Alzheimers drugs aren't being trialled with people like her in mind who are still relatively young and up until recently both physically and mentally ok? She needs the new drugs now, not in 12 months. Any thoughts or suggestions. She has 2 sons but they both work and are busy with their families and only visit her very occasionally and maybe ring her once a week at most.