WOW! There is certainly an awful lot of information given by posters concerning this subject matter and if it does anything it makes clear that Alzheimer's is an issue we are all interested in hearing more about.
My perceptive wife brought to my attention that during our weekly phone calls to home that my Mom seemed confused.
so when we were ready to make our annual visit back home i called ahead and made an appointment with a specialist. At this point the rest of my family just thought she was a little confused since my Dad' death.
The specialist confirmed my wife's suspicions indicating she was in the stages of mild to moderate Alheimer's. The specialist's admonition was that we not tell my Mom because it would only frighten her. I did abide by the specialist suggestion but toward the difficult end was sorry I did not better prepare her or at least explain why we were doing what we were doing.
In short we know our loved ones and we know when they are not themselves. If you see loved ones acting out of the ordinary don't guess and don't play doctor. Do behave as a son daughter brother sister and intervene in their behalf
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