Anyone have experiences with 'Alzeihmers?'

[TotorosOcarina]

My gran is only 65 so don't think its dementai - thats related to old, old age I think?

Shes always been 'ditzy' and had a very poor education so never been 'clever' but the last few months she has changed so much.

She forgets everything from appointments to peoples names.

WHereas she used to say 'my grandson James' she now says 'my grandson, ermmm whats his name?? the blonde one? ermmm....'

until someone says 'james?'

She says things like 'i have a son.... but I can't remmeber his name'

and she genuinly can't.

My sister went round there the other day and my gran said to her 'I'm sorry love but I don't know who you are'

:(

My mum was there yeatserday with her from 2pm-6pm and my husband just took her round a sandwich for lunch, my gran said to him 'I've been sat here alone for a week ... no one has visted for a week'

:(

people have been everyday but she just can't remember it.

Am so worried for her,

does it sound like she has alzheimers?

she is seeing a specialist next friday.

Yes, it does sound like dementia, but there are several types, alzheimers being one of them.

They will be able to start her on treatment if it's indicated and that should help, but it is hard watching somebody you love going through this.

unfortunately neither dementia (which is a general term) and Alzheimers are restricted to old old age and your Gran certainly sounds like she is developing it.

She needs to see a geriatric psychiatrist.

Thankyou,

We first took her to the GP 6 weeks ago over it and in the time since its just gone 10x worse. Really worrying.

that is too quick really, there may be something else going on - some medical conditions cause this kind of confusion (Menieres for example, or even extremely low iron levels). If you didn't have a specialist lined up I would say go back to the GP

She is seeing the specailist next friday.

She has LOTS wrong with her, emphasemia, diabetes, depression, stomach problems

so many things.

Hi there so sorry you are going through this.

When my granny was in her eighties she got some kind of blood poisoning which made her very confused and forgetful. We all assumed demetia but it was shown later that it had been due to this other condition.

Hope you get some answers soon

Hi I work as a carer and look after a lot of people suffering from dementia/memory loss/confusion. There are varying levels and no two people are the same.

Hope you can get some help from the specialist. It might also be worth checking she hasn't got a urine infection as this can make memory problems worse.

Hope this helps.

Thankyou,

she has regular checks because of all her other problems but I'm sure they will recheck.
Oh another thing, I'm 25 now and NEVER heard her swear and shes started swearing terribly, call people 'dickheads and all sorts

Hi Totoros, as Orangeflutie says, she may have a UTI which appparently blows the mind of anyone suffering dimentia/alz. My dad has been diagnosed since feb of this year and we have been through so many scenarios with him I have lost count, including not knowing names, literally forgetting that we had been here half a hour before. Get your GP involved first of all, then demand a appointment at the local memory clinic, then get the CPN attached involved. Ours have been fantastic. Most of all remember to take time out for yourself, this is one thing I have not done and since starting this in Feb am looking forward to a couple of days away at xmas although feeling rather guilty about it :)

Totoros, my dad has gone from a nasty aggressive man to the most mild mannered gentleman it changes the behaviour completley

Could it be a series of small strokes causing brain damage? I think I remember something similar happening to my MIL and one suggestion was strokes - not big enough to be noticeable.