Stage three is the hardest stage for both the patient and the caregiver. Most of the brain had been destroyed by the disease. The mental and physical deterioration become so severe that your loved one will be completely dependent on the caregiver. They will have a decline in the ability to communicate. They will not recognize where they or who they are with. They start to lose their appetite and refuse to eat. They have total loss of bowel and bladder control. The affected person will likely experience and increased loss of basic motor skills. The care giver will need to help with bathing, dressing, eating and using the bathroom. So the question is how do you deal with this heart breaking disease. You use your senses of touch, and hearing with the ability to understand. Use a gentle way to show you care, and tell them over and over again, "I love you." Comfort is the most important thing you can do at the end of the stage of Alzheimer's.

Thank you,
Marie Fostino
Alzheimer's A Caretakers Journal
Seaboard Press An Imprint of James A Rock & Co., Pub.
www.mariefostino.com