Alzheimer's Disease

I traveled to Roanoke, AL to help my mother move in with my grandmother who has Alzheimer's Disease.  She was diagnosed over 5 years ago. She was placed on two medications initially.  This stabilized her symptoms, but her memory eventually began to deteriorate again.  She is not able to drive or live alone. She has been living with family for about a year. Her hip replacement gave us a reason to have her live with others to keep her safe. She has been in Washington State for the past six months. My mother has retired and has now moved to Alabama to live with and take care of my grandmother. I think we need to be around her as much as possible. Since I don't live in Alabama, I will need to try to visit as much as possible.

Alzheimer's Disease Facts
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and fatal brain disease and is the most common form of dementia. It was named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Dr. Alzheimer noticed changes in the brain tissue of a woman who had died of an unusual mental illness. Her symptoms included memory loss, language problems, and unpredictable behavior. After she died, he examined her brain and found many abnormal clumps (now called amyloid plaques) and tangled bundles of fibers (now called neurofibrillary tangles). Plaques and tangles in the brain are two of the main features of Alzheimer’s disease. The third is the loss of connections between nerve cells (neurons) in the brain.

Currently there is no cure.