Originally Posted by
LexieCat 
I don't think the usual "rules" for dealing with an alcoholic necessarily apply when there is demential and alzheimer's involved. They probably can't "hit bottom" the same way someone who still has some normal thinking can.
It may be that commitment is the only answer, though from what you've said about his wife, that may not be an option she would go along with. If he kills someone while drinking, he'll get treatment in a prison hospital setting.
His dementia manifests in frustration, inability to complete simple tasks, anger, and sheer madness at times. He becomes paranoid due animals such as dogs, and becomes furious when they are close to him.
He drinks to obscene amounts and becomes rather difficult to deal with. The most frustrating aspect of it all is that I will drink a beer or a glass of wine and I am told that I have a drinking issue.
The last time I drank any alcoholic beverage was 7 months ago. He is very close to me, and I want to help but I don't think it is possible anymore
