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[quote=Anonymous]In my experience I haven’t seen the “sun downing” that occurs in Alzheimer’s.  But when my mom gets tired or anxious she’s almost incapable of formulating a sentence and she makes no sense.  She also has primary progressive aphasia that impacts communication.

My mom has lost the ability to do pretty much anything related to technology.  She can’t operate a TV remote control, change the temperature on the thermostat, use a computer and often has difficulty using her key fob to unlock her door.

They become very childlike and you need to learn how to pack your patience.  Similar to 50 first dates and a lot of accusations about how you never told them something important (that you’ve told them 100 times over a period of two months).  It’s a very scary time for them.  In my moms case she is very aware of the changes and the challenges which leads to depression, anxiety, sadness, frustration and anger.  Just be there and be supportive.  It’s really all you can do.[/quote]

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