I am doing a research/persuasive paper on Alzheimer's Disease. My grandmother had it so I have been exposed to the problems dealing with it. What I would like to know is how other caregivers have dealt with it and what traumas/experiences they've had. I am going to be persuading people to find ways to bring more funding to the research for a cure for Alzheimer's.
If anyone can help, I would appreciate it.
Also, please make it as brief as possible. Thanks very much!
2006-11-06 05:32:09 · 7 answers · asked by juliefan 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
My mother has Alzheimer Disease and so did her Mother. My
grandmother passed away. My mother is in her last stage of
this disease and at the beginning I didn't know what to expect.
She would have change of attitudes and she would forget a lot.
When we first had her tested is when she got lost for 4 hours
by her self. Came home with out the car and didn't remember
where she left the car so we had to go look for the car and when
she was missing we had to call the police to file a missing report.
It is hard at the beginning, but once they are under Dr.'s care
then it get some what easier due to that everything is explained
and nurses does home visits. Medication is given to control the
Alzheimer Disease. But as a care provider you can see the
changes in them. They do less talking and you wonder what
they are thinking. In the beginning when we knew nothing about
her having this disease she would say some hurtful thing that
would make you cry and we just didn't know why she would
be saying these things, now we understand that she needed
to be treated by a Dr. and now that my father has passed away
she is really quite and she is losing her balance and she is getting
more test done. An CAT SCAN was to be given to her right away
to give us more info on why she is losing her balance, plus
they have accidents on them selves which they cannot control.
The best thing we can do as a Daughter/Son is to give them
proper treatment from the Dr. and to keep a good eye on them
24/7, never leave them alone at all. They are like a kid again.
2006-11-06 05:54:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-10-19 04:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the book The 36-hour day. It deals with caregiving issues and Alzheimer's disease.
2006-11-06 13:38:32 · answer #3 · answered by stingme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to be "brief" about what it's like to care for someone (physically and emotionally) who has Alzheimer's. If you don't go in depth, you aren't going to find what you need for your paper.
I have a blog with 105 entries on my dad's progress, and it's part of two Alzheimer's webrings. You can start there.
The Alzheimer's Association is also a good place to look.
2006-11-07 13:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom got the disease at age 52, when I was 12 and she died at age 64. In that time, my father, sister and I took care of her - feeding her, bathing her, cleaning up after her, fixing her bed sores, watching her lose her mind, go through psychotic episodes. It was horrible for my sister and I because we were young and it was our mother. But I think it was harder for my dad, because she was his wife. I know after I turned 20, I found her illness harder to deal with than when I was younger. When you're a teen, you're very narcisstic.
If you'd like more details, just e maiMF
2006-11-06 23:10:52 · answer #5 · answered by Shelley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandfather had it (he died in July). This man was a WWII hero (2 Silver Stars and a Purple Heart) and he was reduced to spitting, peeing on the floor, walls, furniture and taking a poop on the carpet. After years of this, his mind finally stopped telling his vital organs to function and they shut down quickly. I think if he'd know what was going to happen to him, he would have eaten a bullet.
2006-11-06 13:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i cant help you with any advice but i always feel so very very sorry for the person suffering from the illness and the nearest person to them generally the spouse its such a sad condition to have to live indeed it is no life at all
2006-11-06 13:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋