Combo.
Watched my grandmother go through it - watching my mother start it (undiagnosed - but the signs are there).
Basically it’s a blockage of the neurons in the brain by plaque buildups so the electrical signals can’t fire. Depending on body chemistry that buildup can be fast or slow and that will determine the disease’ progression. It starts out by blocking memories (short term first then long term) then will progress to cognition. In my grandmothers case se was pretty mild for years and could still live alone up until near the end as the prices accelerated and she lost touch with reality altogether.
No real known treatments - the pills are dubious at best and only claim to slow down the process in a percentage of patients.
Not a fun time.
Thank you for sharing!
Yup. We tried the so-called slow-down-dementia-progression meds. I think two different types. Both made Mother even more agitated and paranoid.