I Have a Father With Alzheimer's Disease Stories of Experiences

My Dad started getting dementia several years ago. A relative lived with him and took advantage of him. I tried to get him committed, so that the stealing and abuse would stop. Everyone said I was doing the right thing. Except the...

I cared for my father in his advanced stage of Alzhiemers. I lost my oldest brother to it. He was 67. I lost an uncle to it. I lost part of my life to it. It's a sad diease. It destroys families. I'm bitter that it took Heston...

My dad was dx'd about 5 years ago.  He currently is still living at home but with round the clock care.  It's been hard to watch him loose his faculties but I have tried to think of it as its better than cancer and...

D ad died Oct 6th, 2005. The year of the Veteran, and he was one of Canada's youngest. He had lied about his age, and was only 17 when he went overseas to fight in WW2.
 
His army records note him as a "Bright, keen, young...

Actually, it's my mother who has Alzheimers. I am her primary caregiver. She has been diagnosed since 2000, so it has been a long road. My husband & I moved in to her house to care for her, while my daughter rents our home. I have...

Even though my father is a retired minister with alzheimer's, he continues to minister to people around him everyday.
Almost intuitively - with the innocense of a child, he reaches out to those around him in need without any concern...