Alzheimer’s sufferer, 55, describes agony of becoming violent and losing his memories because of the disease

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Former newspaper editor Greg O’Brien has spoken out about the overwhelming anger that Alzheimer’s patients experience – and what this does to their families.

O’Brien talks openly about the rage that swallows him when he becomes confused and forgetful as a result of his disease, speaking of instances during which he has lashed out at his wife, son and random strangers because he is scared.

He talks about the terror he feels after realizing he has become violent and the effect that the process has on his family members, who are having to watch the illness slowly chip away at their father and husband’s mind.

O’Brien’s story, published in Psychology Today, highlights some of the heartbreaking symptoms that Alzheimer’s patients experience and sheds light on the troubling emotions they are often faced with.

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