Sundowning
The other day I met someone who was telling me how well his father is doing. At 85 he is managing all his own affairs and living independently in his own home. He is active, drives, does his own shopping and his conversations don’t show any apparent gaps in memory.
But – in the late afternoon he is not himself. It’s hard to explain, he gets agitated and short tempered and what he says doesn’t always make sense. The next day everything seems fine again.
Everything is not fine. A situation like this needs attention and attention now. In almost half of those with Alzheimer’s, Sundowning is an early stage symptom of the disease.
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