
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...
Hugs and best wishes to you.
BUT I AM A CNA AND A MED TECH HAVE WORKED WITH ALZHIEMERS LOST MY MOM TO AD AND I HAVE TAKEN A 40 HOUR WORKSHOP IN IT. AND IT CONSIST OF THINGS LIKE IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN A FAMILIAR AREA AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE.
ALSO IF YOU ACTUALLY FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR UNDERWEAR THE NEXT DAY. IF YOU FORGET TO SHOWER. NOT JUST OH I WILL SHOWER TOMMORROW JUST THAT YOU ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE WHOLE DAY AND REALIZE YOU NEVER DID SHOWER. I ALSO HAVE LEARNED. YOU NEED TO KEEP ONES MIND BUSY. CROSSWORD PUZZLES. OR ANY OF THOSE MIND WORKING THINGS. READING.
AND YES LITIUM IS A DANGEROUS MIND ALTERING DRUG. SO AD IS MOSTLIKELY NOT YOUR PROBLEM.
TRISH