{"id":4286,"date":"2025-02-18T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/alzheimers\/?p=4286"},"modified":"2025-02-24T09:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:15:53","slug":"the-stages-of-alzheimers-vary-from-person-to-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/alzheimers\/the-stages-of-alzheimers-vary-from-person-to-person\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stages Of Alzheimer’s Vary From Person To Person"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stages Of Alzheimer’s Vary From Person To Person<\/span><\/p>\n

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No two people are alike and that is true of patients experiencing the stages of Alzheimer’s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia that robs one of his or her ability to reason, remember, and function by slowly killing brain cells.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some patients may skip some stages of Alzheimer’s or some may be in one stage for many years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alzheimer’s patients live an average of three to 20 years after they are diagnosed.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the first stages of Alzheimer’s, the patient shows no symptoms. They are functioning normally and are completing everyday activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the second stage of Alzheimer’s, the patient may begin to have memory lapses.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is often not until the third stage of Alzheimer’s that the symptoms become noticeable. Unlike the previous two stages of Alzheimer’s, patients can no longer hide their difficulties.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the third stage, patients forget the names of family or close friends, begin to lose their ability to plan and organize, and often misplace objects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Family, friends, and co-workers will notice a decline in their work and perhaps in their social skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the fourth stage of Alzheimer’s, patients are beginning to forget current events.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simple math becomes a challenge. Bills may go unpaid, housework may be neglected. At this stage of Alzheimer’s patients may withdraw from social settings they once enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the fifth of the stages of Alzheimer’s, patients are more challenged by everyday tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though the stages of Alzheimer’s and their symptoms vary from person to person, by the sixth stage there is usually a noticeable decline in the patient.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many times during this stage of Alzheimer’s the patient is not aware of what is happening around them. They need help doing everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

The patient may have delusions or hallucinations and forget the names of those around them.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is in the very last stages of Alzheimer’s that the disease is most brutal. In the seventh stage, the patient is usually totally dependent on someone else.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to all the changes in the previous stages of Alzheimer’s, the patient may lose their ability to walk, sit up, or even hold their head up.<\/span><\/p>\n

They need to be fed and helped to go to the bathroom and there is usually general incontinence. Their speech is often unrecognizable.<\/span><\/p>\n

A physician is the only person who can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

The family physician can also offer advice and refer caregivers and private nurses to Alzheimer’s patients.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Alzheimer’s Association also provides a wealth of information on the stages of Alzheimer’s.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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