What is Alzheimer's Disease? Definition and History: Re: earliest symptom

» bpsibley - Re: earliest symptom

In response to message posted by biogardener:

This is really interesting. Perhaps the symptom was a side effect of memory loss, as she would forget what she was supposed to be doing. The most recent memories tend to go first, so forgetting what she is doing at the moment was the problem. On the other hand, they do seem to lose a sense of responsibility, often in taking care of themselves, as eating properly and grooming. Besides the other things we saw getting gradually worse over the years-- repeating herself, forgetting the proper pronunciations/names of places, diseases, etc. (and never remembering when corrected)-- I noticed my mother seemed to have lost her ability to coordinate the clothes she wore. Also in the months preceeding her diagnosis, I noticed once when I visited, she wasn't eating properly, wanted just snacks and desserts instead of real meals. Taking care of the house also declined. After my sister realized something was wrong and took her to the doctor, she came back and found dirty dishes my mother had put away without washing them. It's amazing how many different things losing ones memory can affect.

Thanks for sharing this about your mother. Your last sentence is especially true for everyone I think. That's one reason an early diagnosis is important.

-- posted by bpsibley