I have a friend who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease

Bretrick

Bretrick

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Perth Western Australia
Of late he has been spiralling downwards.
I rang just now to invite him out for coffee tomorrow.
He replied - "Do you know my address, do you know what number my place is"?
I replied "Yes, I know where you live"
He replied "How? I have never seen you here before"
I visit regularly; this is a marked deterioration of his condition. :(
 

hollydolly said:
..and yet he may remember you when he sees you... and that could last the whole of your visit, or just a few minutes of it.... it's a horrible disease....
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He has good days and bad days. When I rang him, he mentioned that he read my Letter to the Editor that was published today.
His long-ago memory is really good. He often talks about his past life, how he wooed his wife, he can list all the houses he has lived in and all the cars he has owned.
I indulge him and let him reminisce even though I have heard all this multiple times.
 
Bretrick said:
He has good days and bad days. When I rang him, he mentioned that he read my Letter to the Editor that was published today.
His long-ago memory is really good. He often talks about his past live, who he wooed his wife, he can list all the houses he has lived in and all the cars he has owned.
I indulge him and let him reminisce even though I have heard all this multiple times.
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oh yes it's well know that the long term memory is the last to go... even in the very end stages some people who recognise no-one at all. and really don't even remember how to chew food even .. can still be heard remembering something that happened in their childhood..
It's devastating for you as his friend to see this happening... it's like an Alien has taken over the friend you once knew...
 

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