Altzheimers..Do you know someone who has it? How are they coping

My grandmother has Alzheimers. It is a terrible disease, she has had it for quite awhile and is in the end stages. She doesn't remember anyone or how to do anything. She doesn't remember her own children or even simple things like how to speak and eat. She is in a nursing home because she needs 24/7 care. It is extremely sad, I would give anything to have her the way she was before. She basically raised me, she no longer recognizes me or gets to see things like me graduating. I hate the disease.

I've worked in personal care homes. It's so sad when people get altzheimers. When they have it really bad, they have no clue what they're doing. :(

I don't know anyone who is actively suffering right now, but I've known some in the past, and it's a terrible disease. The president of the company I used to work for had it. Most of his life he had been a very intelligent, dignified man, but Altzheimers robbed him of all dignity. I'm sure that given the choice he would have preferred dying right off to living the way he spent his final years.

My grandmother has Alzheimers', she's in a home now. We kept her at home with my uncle for as long as we could, but she started getting lost and we took her license, and then she started giving away things that didn't belong to her. The doctors said she would stay the same for a long time because of how her medications are. Unfortunately I haven't seen her in a while but we're building a house and as soon as it's finished I'll be seeing a lot more of her. I miss the way she used to be though.

My great grandmother has altzhiemers.

My grandmother has it :(

There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease. Currently available medications offer relatively small symptomatic benefit for some patients but do not slow disease progression. This is latest position. I'm sorry to reveal this.

My grandfather has it, we all saw it coming, but he was only recently diagnosed. He has a lot of good days, but his bad days are really bad. It breaks my heart to watch him. I can't imagine what it will be like in a few years when he has to go in a nursing home and can't remember things.

My grandmother has had it for about four years now, she copes with it prttey good, she ahs to be lead because she is blind now from Diabieties, she is 579 years old she says,and her Birthday is everyday.She remembers alot of the christian songs, she used to sing, and she always says she is ready to go when the lord tkes her.She will be a 100 years old in January.

No i haven't know anyone who has it.... I hear its very hard to cope with..

My mother had this. I watched a very strong willed independant lady to turn into a child. :(

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No, I do not know anyone that has Altzheimers. I think we had a student at my office that had it but not sure.

my grandmother has it, she has little note pads all over the place to remind her of things.