Alzheimer's disease, what to expect? | Stages & life expectancy

[@krisjustin3884]

So nicely presented with a compassionate understanding of the stress and sadness these patients have to endure. Your information matches very closely to what I saw with 3 relatives. It was interesting how they could still remember people and events from 70 - 80 years ago, but even forgot their own children and called us names of other relatives. I hope more people watch helpful videos like this. Understanding helps lift our moods!

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you, Kris! 💛

[@sammie20]

my Darling husband is in the late stage of dementia/alz. diagnosed 4 mos. ago but I know he has had this illness for at least 12 to 15 yrs but he would not see a Doctor. He is less and less verbal...incontinent....aid of a walker and at times wheelchair....sleeps a lot...sundowning....hallucinations, paranoid and all the other awful symptoms...I pray and sing and see him daily...he still recognizes me...I tell him often, how much I love him....He is 85 yrs...brilliant mind he once had (Nuclear Physicist), athlete, ate well....read often...positive attitude...didn't prevent the illness...

[@Crystalquartz964]

My Mum died 3 days ago, she was in the final stage of Alzheimer's .. she was losing the ability to swallow, was bedbound and doubly incontinent with only a little coherent speech. She was 95 and had Alz for about 15 years although, like others here, it took a few years to get the diagnosis. Her mothee died of alz too age 87. My mother did all she could to keep her brain active ... she took various brain vitamins, read viraciously and went out to interesting places. It was so upsetting to see her decline .. she had terminal lucidity 3 days before she died, when she could talk and laugh. But then declined and slept a lot She died 20 mins after being given morphine for terrible pain (bowel blockage). Rest in Peace Mum x x

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. My condolences 😕😪💫

[@Crystalquartz964]

@@dr.paulinemoyaert Thank you so much

[@MsStephanieJane32]

I’m very sorry for your loss 💔❤️💔

[@Lisa-xf5uf]

Bless you. I'm sorry

[@CynymonGirl]

Morphine is a killer.

[@judyjackson2260]

My mom died at 82 of alzheimers. I'm 63 and have early onset alzheimers. I have problems with short term memory quite a bit. Occasionally i can't think of the right word even when i know it. This isn't that often . My balance is off sometimes. The more tired i am i walk different. I think I'm at the mild stage. It is a horrid disease. I took care of my mom until she died. I loved her dearly and it was hard on both of us.

[@amberworr5612]

Wow.. I'm so sorry... I hope you have someone to help you through this. That is so heartbreaking. 😢

[@AprilPettiford81]

Praying for you. 🙏🏽💕

[@blatherskite9601]

I'm 63, and seem to be showing the dementia symptoms. Only humour will save us, so...Race you! 😚

[@jasont6287]

So sorry to hear you have it too looks like my father has hes 83. Me personally if i had it before i lost me i would end myself while i am still able to think.

[@MsK-yr2sw]

My mom is 62 with young onset alzheimer's disease, I tried telling the doctors 6yrs before her being officially diagnosed that she has dementia because I recognised alot of the signs after relentless arguments they finally agreed to MRI and after them getting the results finding she had alzheimer's 6yrs on she never got any treatment. I've been losing her for years. The neurologist wants me to give dna to see it its genetic. I'm strongly wanting to do this and if indeed I do have this, while sound mind I want to give them full permission to monitor, test and trial drugs so that it may help them to help others.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thanks for sharing this. I hope your neurologist can help you. (Keep in mind that only a very small percentage of people with Alzheimer's have a genetic disease. It is most of the time a combination of genes, lifestyle, environment, etc.) Good luck 💚

[@MsK-yr2sw]

@@dr.paulinemoyaert its heart breaking because she is blind not connected with alzheimer's, and has been having alot of seizures due to this disease. It's taking away from my mom every day I cant imagine what she must be feeling or going through but its absolutely heart breaking seeing her go through this and there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop it.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

@@MsK-yr2sw Oh, indeed, horrible 😥. Can't imagine what your mom and your family are going through 😢😩

[@SilverMusik333]

Yes, I too lost my mom little by little to Alzheimers. Being a piano player helped. I still play for seniors and memory Cafes. Now my sister who is 70 is diagnosed but I l8ve far away. We talk twice a day.

[@KPDenver]

@@SilverMusik333 My husband was a highly skilled professional piano player all his life. He has now lost the ability to read music and the 100s of pieces he knew by memory are all gone. It's so sad.

[@acceleratefaster46]

My father probably in stage 6 or rapidly progressing to stage 7. Its very painful to watch him like this. The person i knew as my father seems lost. 😢

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. It's a devastating disease. Take care 🧡.

[@keithnaylor1981]

Nicely present, unrushed and clear. Too many people on KZbin narrate as if they have a bus to catch! Both parents lost to dementia. It’s horrifying and heartbreaking to witness the decline.

[@tracysmith245]

I have found the same I wanted something clear and understandable which this is my mother in law has just found out she has it very daunting time

[@juliekonicke5329]

My mother is 85. I believe she has had this for many years. She was brought into nursing care do to a broken leg. She was walking before this and Her memory was really bad. Just in the last few weeks my mother has became aggressive, and my mom doesn't have an aggressive bone in her. She is hallucinating now too. I just can't believe how fast this came on. Very sad.

[@hazelparr8461]

My mum also went through the aggressive bit and usually hallucinates frequency when I visit yet the last visits she's been great . Such a mysterious disease xx

[@stevenfenton3227]

They may have drugged them

[@ENGLISHISBEST]

I have just been fiagnosed with early onset, you diagnosis of what you mention was exactly the same as my doctor described I had 1 month ago. I knew I had problems & the wife pushed me to go to the doctors which led to a brain scan, the doctor called me in to tell me the news about micro bleeds on my brain & did tests, I am still working & retire April 2024 but hope to do at least 1 more year work into retirement but keep my brain as active as possible but if its going then that's not my choice.

[@jenniferstaley3851]

Thank you. I’m so tired of Drs say early signs of Alz is when people can’t remember who they are or how to order at a restaurant. That is not an early sign. I come from a long family history and have cared for Alz family members for decades. Often spot those early signs in others only to have their Drs tell them it’s nothing to worry about.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

💛💛

[@mruganknayak3216]

My maternal Grandfather Diagnosed Alzheimer's in 2011 at 76 years and after 11 years he passed away 3 days ago at 87 years.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

My deepest condolences to you and your family. 💛😔

[@ichangednametoamorecringyo1489]

I got adopted and raised by boomers. Currently 19 years old and just had another conversation with my mom about the same issue we talked about two weeks ago and resolved. This isn't the first nir second this has happened this year. She has also forgotten family friends dying and sometimes she forgets what words mean. She is a very Christian lady and somehow mixed Noah and Moses up. She refuses to get this checked and that there is an issue. I believe things will only get worse. I have already accepted she won't live long, but it still seems too early.

[@maureentupaea4205]

Beautiful presentation. Thank you.

[@markbennett1237]

My father just died from Alzheimer’s. He had two siblings and his father who have also likely had Alzheimer’s. He has three younger brothers who appear to be OK, at least to me. Every time I forget something, I wonder if it’s normal memory loss, or an early sign that I have inherited this awful disease.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. My condolences. I understand what you're going through, I know a lot of people who experience the same thing. I truly hope that you will be spared from this horrible disease 😔💫

[@roberthaines1227]

I have memory issues that started over the last few years, so I went to see a neuropsychologist and took a battery of tests. Trying to wait patiently for my follow up, but it’s hard. My memory issues are starting to scare me. I do not retain all new information. I need reminders so I don’t forget things. I can suggest a “new” restaurant to my wife, only to be told we had been twice previously. Yesterday I made coffee. We keep the coffee in a canister and I put the cover back on the canister upside down without realizing it. I’ll make something to eat and when I’m done leave everything out and open. I’m anxious and scared that I may have some form of early onset dementia. My follow up can’t come soon enough, but the memory clinic I am going to is awful when booking appointments. Took 6 months to get the initial appointment and my follow up had to be rescheduled to who knows when. I know early diagnosis is important, but what do I do?

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I can imagine that this is scary, I'm so sorry to hear this. You're memory problems are definitely not normal, how old are you? Unfortunately, there's not much you can do. Because even if it turns out to be dementia, the drugs that we give are only symptomatic, meaning they won't change the course of the disease (they won't delay the progression). They just make you forget only 3 things a day instead of 6, simply speaking. I don't know where you're from, but what I would do if you would be my father, I would take you to a family physician, discuss your worries and ask if it would be possible to already start dementia drugs (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors). It won't hurt and it might relieve some of your anxiety.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Here's a video on how dementia drugs work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3WXiGCfdq2Zi9E

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[@maybeimurangel]

I'm not sure if my dad has alzheimer's, but he sure has dementia. It's frustrating because we didn't have a clear diagnosis. My dad is progressively getting worse, it's a challenge for us to go to the doctor. He's now mostly bed ridden, though sometimes strong enough to sit or even stand for a few minutes. Idk what to do... I'm his only child, and my mom has passed away too. I just feel so alone sometimes.

[@JamesMassay-Sulumo]

Very helpful to me and I will send the info to others !

[@FlorenceO-kn5in]

Education, informative and impactiful

[@Godwh1sperer]

God bless you. dear.

[@bklynpa]

Thank you for the insight

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

You're very welcome. 😊

[@chetanambhorepatil]

Thanks you its very helpful for me... My father is suffering from this disease and they on 2nd last stage 😒

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this 😔

[@lesellen1994]

Very informative

[@ClareBarker-e7d]

My father in law is in the moderate dementia stage. He is 81. He is currently convinced that my mother in law has an English boyfriend 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@MichelleHermanSkeels]

What is your opinion on the use of intra nasal insulin to prevent and treat memory loss? There is a professor at Wake Forest University who has been doing studies that seem to show good results... Suzanne Craft, PhD, professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, discusses NIH-sponsored research ... why is no one exploring this further?

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Hi Michelle, I've never heard of using intranasal insulin to treat memory loss. I found online that early research suggested that insulin could possibly improve memory, but that the study results have been mixed and that some recent trials showed negative results. More research is needed to draw firm conclusions. I wouldn't recommend it right now. Hope this helps.

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[@NyarkoMary-u8d]

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[@camillelopez4111]

thank you so much

[@teresatourism2140]

Very nice

[@mandlin4602]

I’m curious as to what dementia looks like with specific learning disabilities. Lots of the early signs of dementia are the similar as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalcula, ADHD etc.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Hi Mand lin, interesting question. Unfortunately, I don't know what the early signs of dementia are in people with (learning) disabilities. I'm sorry.😕

[@cassavamellin]

If ur deep in ur 80s and 90s I view it as something will end ur life one way or another. That is old and something will give. I see it more a tragedy when it happens to people in their 60s or younger.

[@my2cents85]

my mom is 62 she is forgetfull but how do i know its aging forgetfullness vs alzheimers kindly guide pls

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

This is something a doctor should determine.

[@AmandaAllen-c2q]

My Grammy(mom's mom will be 84 on January 11th 2025) is in the middle stage of Alzheimer's.

[@michaelmaximilian913]

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[@MsStephanieJane32]

My grandma died of Alzheimer’s; I really miss her I was very close to her 💔 🥀🌹❤️

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. My condolences.😥💫