My dad started with the first signs of memory loss when he was 70, Mum and Dad had a static caravan, but while heading back home on the motorway he suddenly forgot his route home, he decided to pack driving in, When we mentioned it to the doctor he said it was his age, Years after things was getting worse, he was eventually diagnosed with Alzheimer's, along the way dad became very irritated, I live on the same street as my parents, so I would help mum as much as I could, After a long spell of trying to cope ourselves it was time to speak to our GP, we was determined to keep dad at home no matter how hard it became, our GP gave us a drug called promazine to help calm his irritation, it had to be in liquid form as dad had never took tablets in his life,Mum and Dad was inseparable, I was very scared that it might affect her health as she has a few issues if her own, We managed to keep dad with us till he passed away on 1st Feb 2017, the last stages of dementia, was awful to see him deteriorate each day, he had two days assessment in hospital the week before xmas, he couldn't stand up anymore he was back home in Christmas Eve, on CHC care near the end he could only whisper but we couldn't make anything out what he was saying, It's extremely hard looking after someone with dementia, and there's no two people the same with the disease, we have been lucky to get through doing what we have done, but it's been a tough and long journey, but worth every minute to see my dad smiling now and then, god I do miss him, mums staying with us just now as her house seems empty x