She was 76 years old when she lost her battle to ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE! She began at her early 40's but as a grandchild I truly had not concept of what was really going on, I just always said that's something that grandma does. I was told by my mother, that my grandmother's Alzheimer's was under control for quite a while with medication, but as time passed it continued to get worse. I saw first hand how she left her real life and became someone that was angry and aggressive with the Alzheimer and Dementia she developed.
It was the most difficult time in our family to deal with the fact that no one could understand her and see her view of the world, she always was lost in her own home and confused on who each one of her children were let alone her grandchildren.
Being aware of this awful disease is the best idea because being informed can help families and as it did for us and know what would be to come from the disease.
Alzheimer's disease is a very scary disease. It is unfortunate that the numbers are increasing and that this disease causes so many deaths. I get worried for people in my family that have trouble with memory and I always wonder if it can turn into Alzheimer's disease or any other memory loss disorders. I am so sorry about your grandmother and the frustration she and many other with the disease have to go through as their world changes.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you went through and not because it happend to a family member but to a very close friend of the family. the husband of my moms friend when i met him he looked normal and after she had told us about his disease i wondered. i remember that my grandmother would would joke and say that she would eventually meet the German man (Alzehimer's)fortunate for us she never had to deal with "him" back to our friend the lady would tell us he would act as is he was a baby again and that he would at times wounder off and she had to constantly monitor him and then it got to a point where they had to put him in an adult him so that he could be supervised on a daily basis. the poor lady would cry because she could not believe what had happen to her dear husband all the memories they had everything was gone. it was very sad to see her like that.
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