[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

It's a horrible disease, because the person knows they should be remembering things but just can''t

I actually saw the reverse of your nan's situation. Where a man had Alzheimer's and during the period of deterioration his wife died. From that point forward he kept asking why his wife hadn't come to visit him, and his son told him repeatedly that she had died , so he experienced the grief multiple times. I've no idea why the son chose to answer him because he would have forgotten he had asked the question a few minutes later. I found it quite disturbing and distressing

Yeah I don't understand why people always have to correct people with alzheimers, why couldn't he just say she'll be up later or if they confuse you with someone else to just go with it or whatever so you don't make them feel worse

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah I don't understand why people always have to correct people with alzheimers, why couldn't he just say she'll be up later or if they confuse you with someone else to just go with it or whatever so you don't make them feel worse

Sad news about Barbara Windsor . More & more people are being diagnosed with a form of dementia , some people even get it at an early age .

I think at first some people don't know how to handle someone with Alzheimer's so yes they may try and correct them at first, but after a while it should be apparent that the person can't help being forgetful and confused (which is an understatement as it's more than memory loss it's actually like losing the person ) , it's a very distressing illness and its cruel & difficult to deal with and we all cope with it differently . I agree the best thing is to try and not upset them .