Alex How long can a 78 year old live with dementia?
General life expectancy for someone with Alzheimer’s is around 8-12 years from diagnosis although this does depend on age and health. If you were relatively fit and healthy on the diagnosis you could live considerably longer than this.
How old was my mother when she had Alzheimer’s?
As with many Alzheimer’s patients, it was the family who suggested my mother get her memory tested. She was 68 years old, repeating herself, losing things and occasionally paranoid and combative with my father, something we had never seen from her before.
What happens to a person with dementia after age 75?
Dementia after age 75: survival in different severity stages and years of life lost Dementia is a known predictor of mortality, but little is known about disease duration.
Can a person with dementia have Alzheimer’s disease?
Sharing is caring! If an elderly loved one is mentally alert one day and confused or delirious the next it may not be Alzheimer’s Disease. Sudden signs of dementia is one obvious symptom of a considerable number of medical conditions that are potentially life threatening if untreated.
How old was my mother when she died?
She died in her family’s arms at the age of 76, having battled Alzheimer’s bravely for more than eight years. The author, second from left, with her family in February 2017.
As with many Alzheimer’s patients, it was the family who suggested my mother get her memory tested. She was 68 years old, repeating herself, losing things and occasionally paranoid and combative with my father, something we had never seen from her before.
How long do people with Lewy Body Dementia Live?
Someone who has dementia with Lewy bodies will typically live for two to eight more years. However, everyone with dementia experiences impacts and symptoms differently. People have lived more than 25 years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
How long do people with young onset dementia live?
People with early onset or young-onset dementia live for about the same number of years after diagnosis as those with more common forms of dementia. About 5% of cases of Alzheimer’s disease are young-onset, meaning symptoms develop between the ages of 30 and 60.
She died in her family’s arms at the age of 76, having battled Alzheimer’s bravely for more than eight years. The author, second from left, with her family in February 2017.