22nd March 2007
Hi Missy,
Since you asked for instances of our relatives progressing and starting to show alz "things", here is part of my dad's:
We all thought that our dad, grandpa and greatgrandpa, was becoming more hard of hearing. We kept telling him to get a hearing aid! Then he was silent more often! Sort of like - he hardly talked unless talked too or asked a question!
Finally one day, my niece was at my parents house, just visiting. She asked him if something was wrong. And he told her that he just did not feel right! So, she set up an appt. for him to go to his family dr. Since it was her spring break (a teacher), she took him also.
She kept me informed of what all had happened. So, then about a month later, I went with him to a neurologist, and my mother went too.
After about 4 tests, he was diagnosed with alzheimers and parkinsons. He was at the mild to moderate, for about 10 or more years. Then started getting about moderate for a year or two.
Just over the last 6 months, he has gone down faster. He has had a couple of out patient operations, so that might have contributed to his alz. and parkinsons diagnoses. He takes Sinemet for parkinsons, and was taking Aricept for 3 - 4 years. No he no longer takes Aricept.
Hope this helps you.
Love, Wannabe
Since you asked for instances of our relatives progressing and starting to show alz "things", here is part of my dad's:
We all thought that our dad, grandpa and greatgrandpa, was becoming more hard of hearing. We kept telling him to get a hearing aid! Then he was silent more often! Sort of like - he hardly talked unless talked too or asked a question!
Finally one day, my niece was at my parents house, just visiting. She asked him if something was wrong. And he told her that he just did not feel right! So, she set up an appt. for him to go to his family dr. Since it was her spring break (a teacher), she took him also.
She kept me informed of what all had happened. So, then about a month later, I went with him to a neurologist, and my mother went too.
After about 4 tests, he was diagnosed with alzheimers and parkinsons. He was at the mild to moderate, for about 10 or more years. Then started getting about moderate for a year or two.
Just over the last 6 months, he has gone down faster. He has had a couple of out patient operations, so that might have contributed to his alz. and parkinsons diagnoses. He takes Sinemet for parkinsons, and was taking Aricept for 3 - 4 years. No he no longer takes Aricept.
Hope this helps you.
Love, Wannabe