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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want to add that in the past year or two, there were two men in this area, Howard Co. and Anne Arundel,  who went missing after leaving to run errands.  They were found dead within days.  Early onset Alzheimer's.  This man needs to be watched.Don't assume anything.[/quote]

If they didn't hurt anyone except themselves, I'm doing to be blunt here, perhaps it was for the best. These disorders are terrible at the end.

OP, do whatever you need to do to stop him from driving. He's a danger to others.
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If you consider the "best" being that one was found frozen in the snow and the other partially submerged in water.  My point is that people think that they are ok on their own and they aren't. This disease can be deceiving as it progresses.  [/quote]

NP who would consider it preferable. The final stages of dementia is worse than either of those scenarios. [/quote]

Another NP who disagrees that it would be preferable. I’ve watched two close family members die of dementias, and neither would in any way be considered worse than dying alone in the cold. My family members died peacefully with loved ones with them. Dying in the cold is not preferable to dying with your family members holding your hand and telling you that you have been loved.

Yes, it is a lot of work to take care of a person with dementia, but that is part of life. Life isn’t always easy and convenient, but that is part of living. 
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