Positive story for family members with Alzheimer’s

I see people post from time to time about relatives with Alzheimer’s. Anyone that goes through it knows how hard it is. My dad got it in his late 60s and it’s advanced a lot. He doesn’t really know who we are anymore. Angry all the time, always fussing with imaginary people. My mom has to give him enemas twice a week because he can’t or won’t go on his own. It’s wearing my mom down.

Out of desperation, she, a devout Catholic that’s probably never done anything like this in her like, bought some of those “legal” marijuana gummies from a gas station. The hospice nurse told her that she’d heard good things about marijuana and Alzheimer’s.

So my mom started giving them to him and it seemed to help a bit. She was able to get him a medical marijuana prescription and now gives them to him every day. And the results are nothing short of a miracle. Well, that’s how it feels when you’re used to his normal behavior.

He’s happy all the time now. Always smiling and singing to her. It hasn’t stopped his Alzheimer’s but it’s stopped all of the antipsychotic medication he was taking before. He’s like a new man. Also, he goes to the bathroom on his own everyday. That’s huge for my mom.

I just wanted to post this for anyone going through it. You probably aren’t offered marijuana as a treatment. Maybe you had no idea it was an option. But it’s made my dad a happy person again which is a huge win, all things considered.

Whatever works, brother. I’ve seen a lot of pretty positive news stories recently on the fight against Alzheimer’s also so there’s that.

Keep fighting the good fight.

Good for pops!

It is a very horrible disease for all. We are going through this terrible disease at the moment as well. Sucks for all involved man. God bless you and your family!

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Thanks for posting.

Amazing. Good for your family

I was going to say that if she was in Blakely country and y'all needed anything to just let me know. I know the struggles, not the same one, but one with a different type of devastation.

Will do, but I must say....I'm more interested in the dog.

Great to hear. My dad passed away in February after a battle with Alzheimer’s and dementia. It was rough on my mom as well. Wish I had suggested that. She would have tried anything near the end.