January 26th, 2015 10:14 PM
January 27th, 2015 9:44 PM
Krystal wrote:
Hi there. Does anyone have any examples of "unusual" behaviors they've seen from their loved one with alzheimers?
Hi Krystal, I would say in the earlier stage, repeating questions really stood out, progressing to being paraniod such as being suspicious of the night street lights, thinking they were ufo's, seeing animals in our back yard (cougar), driving habits changes, not holding a conversation as much because the focus/concentration was not there as usual, mine cut the wires to the computer because he thought people were spying on him. He at times was unable to remember his pin #s or use the credit cards on his own. HIding posessions or marking his name on everything. Wanting to lock or secure posessions. Not wanting to visit or be social even with family. Walking or wandering and not finding their way home. I would say if you are questioning someone's behaviour then maybe also contact your local Alzheimer's Society and have a conversation with a staff member. I was helped by The Red Deer Society and had all my questions answered. I hope this helps you.
January 29th, 2015 8:47 AM
Hi Krystal,
Thanks for posting, is there any behaviours in particular that are appearing? Or were you just looking in general. As Karen said above, please don't hesitate to visit one of the societies for further support if you have a behaviour that is worrying you or aren't to sure how to handle. You can find a list of our offices in the contact portion at the top right hand side of the page.
March 10th, 2017 10:59 AM
ChristineP-Staff wrote:
Hi Krystal,
Thanks for posting, is there any behaviours in particular that are appearing? Or were you just looking in general. As Karen said above, please don't hesitate to visit one of the societies for further support if you have a behaviour that is worrying you or aren't to sure how to handle. You can find a list of our offices in the contact portion at the top right hand side of the page.
Hi Christine - I am by no means an expert on this topic but maybe sharing some of my experiences could help others. My wife is in the middle stage and I am her sole caregiver she lives at home with me. There have been a lot of changes that a person must adjust to or handle things a little diffferently. For example my wife became paranoid about money. As neither of us drive and we cannot write cheques I took to keeping some cash on hand in a dish on the dresser. If this happened to be say five $20.00 she would take it and put it in her wallet for safe keeping as "this was a lot of money". Then I would spend a fair bit of time worrying about where it had gone and looking for it. This type of thing happens with a lot of things so I have learned not to leave something out for later or she might put it away. This may happen if I start something then leave to say go to the bathroom then it might be all put away when I come back. Some things I have noticed is she has become far more emotionally attached about some things say if there is a show on TV that has children or annimals being threatened she does not want to watch. At times she thinks people on TV are close at hand or she will stop and talk to a picture of our grand children. Through all of this one thing I have learned is to be prepared for change, don't react negatively, it may be different the next day.
Regards - Ken