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Hi Positronicus
Welcome to NeuroTalk ![]() The lady reminds me of my mother-in-law. She was a hoarder and I never dared to discuss Australian politics with her. She died from Alzheimer's Disease and my wife and I had the unpleasant job of sorting through the junk in her house (her husband died earlier from a heart attack). I don't know if a diagnostic label was helpful for her or whether it was simpler to accept that she had a "difficult" personality. My wife has worked as a clinical psychologist. Hope this helps.
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Or it could be some other kind of Alzheimer's-like disease ... ??? |
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[QUOTE=Positronicus;1290426]It would have to be an extremely early onset of Alzheimer's -- the symptoms started in her early 30's and became progressively worse over time. Is that possible?
Or it could be some other kind of Alzheimer's-like disease ... ???[/QUOTE My mother-in-law and her brother both died of Alzheimer's Disease. Possibly they both inherited one or two copies of apoE4 from their parents.
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Welcome Blufox9654.
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Welcome, Positronicus!
Based on what you say, it sounds as if this woman's problems are worsening and she needs more medical attention than she's getting. I do agree with blufox9654 (welcome, blufox9654!) that any medicine she's taking should be carefully investigated. It might be as simple as adjusting the dosage of one of them. But you say this has been going on since the 1980s. The chances are that she'll need a thorough workup--a physical exam as well as a psychiatric evaluation by someone who is known to be conscientious and careful. Some psychiatric "diagnoses" are made in a shamefully unprofessional way, though. There are psychiatrists who will diagnose someone as paranoid schizophrenic after an interview of only 10 minutes. So I hope that she will be willing to get COMPETENT help, and soon. Maybe you or someone you know is able to encourage her to do that. I hope so. Children are mentioned but not their ages or what happened to them after they were removed from this woman's care. Their situation would need to be carefully considered as well.
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Positronicus I do not know what your relationship with the lady is.
Somebody could take out over her what is called an Enduring Power of Attorney here. This must be done while the lady is aware of what she is doing, It means that somebody can act on her behalf on all financial matters. Somebody can also take out what called an Enduring Guardianship over the lady, Again this must be done while the lady is aware of what she is doing, It means that somebody can act for her if she becomes incapable of making decisions about her health. Both "Enduring" documents are important and should be kept in a safe place.
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