Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Vancouver, Canada
Does My Grandfather Have Alzheimer's? Posted: 06-30-04 18:16pm
My grandfather is normally an eccentric
man, but over the past few years, he will
fly off the handle for minor things. He
screams and yells at family members, to
the point where they fear for their
safety. An hour later, he seems to have
completely forgotten the incident and acts
normally. It's tearing my family apart.
My grandmother rotates living at other
peoples' homes because she can't handle
living with him anymore. We have
approached him about seeking help, which
resulted in a very unpleasant
confrontation.
He is obviously not well but he refuses to
accept help. Is it possible he suffers
from alzheimer's? Any suggestion of how
to proceed?
I agree that he has psychical problem that
could be due to some organic brain
disorder (demention). It could be any type
of demention not only Alzhaimer's. For
example senile or maybe atherosclerosis.
Can you tell me his age?
Does he suffer from any cardio-vascular
disorders"?
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