My husband is only 52 and has been diagnosed with AD for over a year now but may have suffered longer. The AD specialist says it is progressing very quickly due to him being younger. We have tried Aricept and now on Excelon but I am not sure if they are working unless you take him off them.
The worse part for me is that he is very aware of his deteriotion and this is torture for him as he is aware how he is becoming more confused over the weeks and is relient on carers taking him out due to his inability to deal with money and sometimes quick conversation. He was very upset the other week when he couldn;t join in a conversation with his friends as he couldn't follow it. This is making him feel suicidal/low/frightened.
I am on my own as his family don't like to see him go through this and therefore avoid him.
The specialist doctor has said that he will section him when the time comes and he will go on a physch locked unit ward. What a terrible thing to happen.
How do you deal with the pain of listening to someone who knows what is happening to them?
The worse part for me is that he is very aware of his deteriotion and this is torture for him as he is aware how he is becoming more confused over the weeks and is relient on carers taking him out due to his inability to deal with money and sometimes quick conversation. He was very upset the other week when he couldn;t join in a conversation with his friends as he couldn't follow it. This is making him feel suicidal/low/frightened.
I am on my own as his family don't like to see him go through this and therefore avoid him.
The specialist doctor has said that he will section him when the time comes and he will go on a physch locked unit ward. What a terrible thing to happen.
How do you deal with the pain of listening to someone who knows what is happening to them?