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Help with elderly alcoholic father

Katiecoen · 2011-12-30 10:52:02

My mother was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. My father is not coping with the idea at all and is now refusing to get up or eat, drinking a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of brandy every week, being abusive to my mother and also to me when I try to talk to him about his drinking, his diet or my mother's…

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30-12-2011 11:52am

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Katiecoen

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My mother was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. My father is not coping with the idea at all and is now refusing to get up or eat, drinking a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of brandy every week, being abusive to my mother and also to me when I try to talk to him about his drinking, his diet or my mother's diagnosis.

Where can i access help? He is never going to admit that he has a problem or willingly seek treatment. He will get up and drive to town when he needs more booze, other than that he lies in bed all day or sits looking at tv.

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#2 30-12-2011 12:00pm
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You should really raise this in Personal Issues instead:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=127

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