Question:
I need help and advice. first of all, I am a widow of2years lost my hubby to a brain tumor at 56now I am a care-giver to mom. she has dementia and I am all to new tothis one. I AM going crazy ~~~~mom keeps repeating things over and overand yet she forgets something I tell in 10 min.just want to know more about this disease and is this an eearly stage of ALZHEIMER's?

Answer: As far as I know, none of us are doctors and even if we were, wecertainly couldn't diagnose your mother's condition without seeing her.Take her to her doctor, *soon*, and find out what he or she says aboutthe problem.

From what you say and in a layman's opinion only, it *might* beAlzheimer's. Other things can cause dementia, however, and some of themare curable. Take her to the doctor.

What you have described are symptoms of dementia, a one-size-fits-all term.Dementia can be caused by a million different things, and alzheimers is oneof them. The good news is that some dementias can be treated.

Unless you get her properly diagnosed, you won't know which it is.