a little bit about alzheimer's.

there are three stages-
early: memory impairment, lapses of judgment, subtle personality changes
middle: memory and language problems worsen, difficulty performing activities of daily living (remembering to take medications, balancing checkbook, etc), visuospatial problems (difficulty navigating an unfamiliar route), disoriented about places and times, delusions (like someone is stealing from them or their spouse is cheating on them), and may become short tempered and hostile
late: lose the ability to control motor functions, may have difficulty swallowing and lose bowel and bladder control, eventually lose the ability to recognize family members and to speak

important to note is that this path is not linear. for example, i have a client who knows my name and recognizes me, has major lapses of judgment, but has some serious delusions. a little bit from the early and middle stages. there is no one route for alzheimer's.

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