Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. An early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifesting as minor forgetfulness that becomes pronounced with illness progression, with relative...
Sounds awful.....
It might be necessary to have her on a toiletting schedule and in depends
ad maybe it will be important to supervise her medications and eating ...it is not unusual for Alz people to either eat all the time or not want to eat....
Your grandma maybe could be helped by meds for her aggressive behavior...does she have a geriatric specialist who is helping with her meds...sometimes these docs can help...
sorry you guys are having such a difficult time...this is a VERY hard illness...hugs...
From what I understand this is common, and often personality change is a first sign of the disease too.....
Lowering her frustration with the bra sounds iike a good idea!
God give you all strength for your journey ahead.....
sometimes, although very hard, it is possible, sometimes not....sometimes it is necessary for the person to be in an Adult Day Health Program so the family has sufficient respite for their own health....sometimes a NH becomes necessary...it is impossible to predict what will happened to our family member and what his/her needs will be and whether we can meet those with family input, with professional assistance or whether the care needs to be outside the home.
If your grandmother needs help even if she does not have the funds herself she may qualify for funds thru your state Medicaid.....or for help thru and Elder Care Agency in your area....
hugs...