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My grandma has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's 6 months ago, but we think she's had it for much longer. My parents were hiding it from me all this time. I'm really upset with them for that. But anyways...
I'm just scared for her. I just was wondering if anybody could tell me things about Alzheimer's...I know like what it is but I just wanted to know a little more. I'd ask my parents, but they sorta don't want to talk about it. I mean, they didn't even tell me. I figured it out when they mentioned it in casual conversation. So basically asking them is completely out of the question.
Thank you.....

It's a sick disease. My grandma had it. What makes it so horrible is that, it doesn't actually make you sick like it will kill you...

You live as long as you were supposed to live...but it just makes the persons rest of their life and the lives of the people that love them miserable.

My grandma was diagnosed with it when she was 79. She lived 17 years with it before she passed away at 96. The first couple years after she was diagnosed were okay because she'd only have "episodes" where she'd have the memory loss. But after that it was like a miracle if she remembered anything. She lived in a nursing home for the last 12 years of her life. And it was awful because my grandpa died while she was still living with the disease. And we had told her he had passed but she wouldn't remember and she would always talk about him like he was still there. It was very hard for my whole family to watch.

Your parents probably just didnt want to tell you because they were either too troubled by it or they just didnt think youd be able to handle it.

I think the best thing you can do in this situation is to be mature about it and spend as much time with your grandma as possible while you can. Cherish the time you have left with her.

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