Information and opinions on Alzheimer's from Caregiverwife at OurAlzheimers.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737 http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737 http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737/13071/determine Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:34:00 -0000 Caregiverwife I've noticed for the last couple of months my husband stays up fairly late before going to bed.  This past friday nite it was after 1am after I've worked a full day I cannot stay away.  Anyway, the next day he told me that while he was sitting in the breakfast area someone tried to open the door.  When I started questioning him, he then decided he was not sure if it happened at all... because to him it seemed... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737/13071/determine http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737/10201/seeking-advice Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:40:00 -0000 Caregiverwife My husband has Alzheimer's and I have tried to rationalize "not driving" with him, which I now know was all for naught... I am scared out of my mind with this issue.  His judgement is poor, reaction time is slowed, drives about 4 mph everywhere he goes.  He is fearless, does not believe he has a problem at all.  No, he has not been lost, that I am aware of, but his driving skills are poor.  We were visited by a... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737/10201/seeking-advice http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737/9975/journey Thu, 31 May 2007 03:36:00 -0000 Caregiverwife This has been a journey, one year into the diagnosis of Alzheimer's (my husband).  He is 83 years old, I'd noticed for maybe two years he was having trouble completing a task, poor judgement with money, very repetitive in statements, questions and stories from long ago.  He was very agitated most of the time.    However, medication (Exelon) made a big difference with the agitation and he seems to have mellowed... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/8737/9975/journey